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  1. ApoE4 and Psychosis in Neurodegenerative and Non-Neurodegenerative Disease: A Scoping Review 2026-10-27
  2. Multimodal mediators connecting APOE4 to dementia 2026-10-21
  3. Reproductive Aging, FSH, and Apolipoprotein Biology in Alzheimer’s Disease 2026-10-19

Studies

1,613 studies carry this tag.

Date range

1982 to 2026

Top journals

  • Neurology 93
  • The Journal of biological chemistry 68
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 52
  • Archives of neurology 43
  • Neurobiology of aging 38

457 journals in all.

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  1. APOE epsilon 4 lowers age at onset and is a high risk factor for Alzheimer's disease; a case control study from central Norway

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. BMC neurology 2008-04-16 Brain tissue and pathology

    The objective of this study was to analyze factors influencing the risk and timing of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in central Norway.

  2. APOE epsilon 4 allele predicts faster cognitive decline in mild Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. Neurology 2008-04-09 Genetics

    APOE epsilon 4 may influence rate of cognitive decline most significantly in the earliest stages of Alzheimer disease.

  3. Exercise alters the immune profile in Tg2576 Alzheimer mice toward a response coincident with improved cognitive performance and decreased amyloid

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2008-04-09 Inflammation and the immune system

    Inflammation is associated with Abeta pathology in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and transgenic AD models.

  4. Impaired insulin secretion increases the risk of Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 61 out of 100. Neurology 2008-04-09 Genetics

    In this longitudinal study, impaired acute insulin response at midlife was associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer disease (AD) up to 35 years later suggesting a causal link between insulin metabolism and the pathogenesis of AD.

  5. Plasma amyloid levels and the risk of AD in normal subjects in the Cardiovascular Health Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 58 out of 100. Neurology 2008-04-09 Brain scans and imaging

    Plasma A beta levels are affected by age and by systemic and CNS vascular risk factors.

  6. Apolipoprotein E, amyloid-beta, and blood-brain barrier permeability in Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology 2008-04-01 Genetics

    There is increasing evidence for blood-brain barrier (BBB) compromise in Alzheimer disease (AD).

  7. Clinical and neuropathological features of the arctic APP gene mutation causing early-onset Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2008-04-01 Risk genes beyond APOE

    A majority of mutations within the beta-amyloid region of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene cause inherited forms of intracerebral hemorrhage.

  8. Perivascular drainage of amyloid-beta peptides from the brain and its failure in cerebral amyloid angiopathy and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) 2008-04-01 Brain tissue and pathology

    Alzheimer's disease is the commonest dementia.

  9. Independent inhibition of Alzheimer disease beta- and gamma-secretase cleavage by lowered cholesterol levels

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2008-02-28 Risk genes beyond APOE

    The major molecular risk factor for Alzheimer disease so far identified is the amyloidogenic peptide Abeta(42).

  10. The role of interleukin-1 in neuroinflammation and Alzheimer disease: an evolving perspective

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Journal of neuroinflammation 2008-02-26 Inflammation and the immune system

    Elevation of the proinflammatory cytokine Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is an integral part of the local tissue reaction to central nervous system (CNS) insult.

  11. Apolipoprotein E epsilon4 magnifies lifestyle risks for dementia: a population-based study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 58 out of 100. Journal of cellular and molecular medicine 2008-02-08 Prevention and risk

    The risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD) probably results from an interaction between genetic and environmental factors.

  12. n-3 Fatty acid erythrocyte membrane content, APOE varepsilon4, and cognitive variation: an observational follow-up study in late adulthood

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. The American journal of clinical nutrition 2008-02-01 Genetics

    These data are evidence of a gene x environment interaction for cognitive aging.

  13. Overexpression of ABCA1 reduces amyloid deposition in the PDAPP mouse model of Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. The Journal of clinical investigation 2008-02-01 Genetics

    APOE genotype is a major genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer disease (AD).

  14. Peripheral levels of glutathione and protein oxidation as markers in the development of Alzheimer's disease from Mild Cognitive Impairment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Free radical research 2008-02-01 Mild cognitive impairment

    There is a great interest in the relationship between Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and the progression to Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  15. Rapid appearance and local toxicity of amyloid-beta plaques in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 67 out of 100. Nature 2008-02-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    Senile plaques accumulate over the course of decades in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease.

  16. Phosphorylated PP2A (tyrosine 307) is associated with Alzheimer neurofibrillary pathology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Journal of cellular and molecular medicine 2008-01-19 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Down-regulation of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is thought to play a critical role in tau hyperphosphorylation in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  17. Amyloidogenic processing but not amyloid precursor protein (APP) intracellular C-terminal domain production requires a precisely oriented APP dimer assembled by transmembrane GXXXG motifs

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2008-01-16 Risk genes beyond APOE

    The beta-amyloid peptide (Abeta) is the major constituent of the amyloid core of senile plaques found in the brain of patients with Alzheimer disease.

  18. Cortical alpha-synuclein load is associated with amyloid-beta plaque burden in a subset of Parkinson's disease patients

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Acta neuropathologica 2008-01-08 Caregiving

    Amyloid-beta (Abeta) peptide pathology in Alzheimer's disease (AD) comprises extracellular plaques and cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA).

  19. Numerous investigations point to the importance of oxidative imbalance in mediating AD pathogenesis.

  20. Enhanced risk for Alzheimer disease in persons with type 2 diabetes and APOE epsilon4: the Cardiovascular Health Study Cognition Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2008-01-01 Genetics

    These data suggest that having both diabetes and APOE epsilon4 increases the risk of dementia, especially for AD and mixed AD.

  21. Possible involvement of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Current pharmaceutical design 2008-01-01 Disease mechanisms

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in developed countries.

  22. The expression of microRNA miR-107 decreases early in Alzheimer's disease and may accelerate disease progression through regulation of beta-site amyloid precursor protein-cleaving enzyme 1

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2008-01-01 Mild cognitive impairment

    MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small regulatory RNAs that participate in posttranscriptional gene regulation in a sequence-specific manner.

  23. Candidate single-nucleotide polymorphisms from a genomewide association study of Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 62 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2007-11-12 Genetics

    Unadjusted, SNP RS4420638 within APOC1 was strongly associated with AD due entirely to linkage disequilibrium with APOE.

  24. Generation of Abeta38 and Abeta42 is independently and differentially affected by familial Alzheimer disease-associated presenilin mutations and gamma-secretase modulation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2007-10-24 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Alzheimer disease amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta) is generated via proteolytic processing of the beta-amyloid precursor protein by beta- and gamma-secretase.

  25. Cognitive domain decline in healthy apolipoprotein E epsilon4 homozygotes before the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2007-09-01 Genetics

    Of 214 participants, 48 showed no decline on any test, 126 showed decline on only 1 test in 1 or more domains, and 40 showed decline on 2 or more tests in 1 or more domains.

  26. Peripheral insulin and brain structure in early Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Neurology 2007-09-01 Brain scans and imaging

    Accumulating evidence suggests insulin and insulin signaling may be involved in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer disease (AD).

  27. Defective DNA base excision repair in brain from individuals with Alzheimer's disease and amnestic mild cognitive impairment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. Nucleic acids research 2007-08-17 Mild cognitive impairment

    Oxidative stress is thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and increased oxidative DNA damage has been observed in brain tissue from AD patients.

  28. Redox proteomics identification of oxidatively modified brain proteins in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment: insights into the progression of this dementing disorder

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2007-08-01 Mild cognitive impairment

    Alzheimer disease is a common age-related neurodegenerative disease characterized pathologically by senile plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, synaptic disruption, and progressive neuronal deficits.

  29. Reducing amyloid plaque burden via ex vivo gene delivery of an Abeta-degrading protease: a novel therapeutic approach to Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. PLoS medicine 2007-08-01 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Understanding the mechanisms of amyloid-beta protein (Abeta) production and clearance in the brain has been essential to elucidating the etiology of Alzheimer disease (AD).

  30. Modulation of human neural stem cell differentiation in Alzheimer (APP23) transgenic mice by phenserine

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2007-07-17 Biomarkers

    In a previous study, we found that human neural stem cells (HNSCs) exposed to high concentrations of secreted amyloid-precursor protein (sAPP) in vitro differentiated into mainly astrocytes, suggesting that pathological alterations in APP processing during neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) may prevent neuronal differentiation of HNSCs.

  31. Partial reduction of BACE1 has dramatic effects on Alzheimer plaque and synaptic pathology in APP Transgenic Mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2007-07-06 Risk genes beyond APOE

    The aspartyl protease beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) initiates processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP) into amyloid beta (Abeta) peptide, the major component of Alzheimer disease (AD) plaques.

  32. Changes in cerebral blood volume and amyloid pathology in aged Alzheimer APP/PS1 mice on a docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) diet or cholesterol enriched Typical Western Diet (TWD)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Neurobiology of disease 2007-06-18 Brain scans and imaging

    High dietary cholesterol and low dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) intake are risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  33. {gamma}-Secretase Substrate Concentration Modulates the Abeta42/Abeta40 Ratio: IMPLICATIONS FOR ALZHEIMER DISEASE

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2007-06-07 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Mutation of the amyloid precursor protein (APP), presenilin-1, or presenilin-2 results in the development of early onset autosomal dominant forms of Alzheimer disease (AD).

  34. Rodent A beta modulates the solubility and distribution of amyloid deposits in transgenic mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2007-06-07 Risk genes beyond APOE

    The amino acid sequence of amyloid precursor protein (APP) is highly conserved, and age-related A beta aggregates have been described in a variety of vertebrate animals, with the notable exception of mice and rats.

  35. Accelerating amyloid-beta fibrillization reduces oligomer levels and functional deficits in Alzheimer disease mouse models

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2007-06-04 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Many proteins suspected of causing neurodegenerative diseases exist in diverse assembly states.

  36. PET amyloid ligand [11C]PIB uptake is increased in mild cognitive impairment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Neurology 2007-05-01 Genetics

    The SPM analysis showed that patients with MCI had significantly higher [(11)C]PIB uptake vs control subjects in the frontal, parietal, and lateral temporal cortices as well as in the posterior cingulate showing the most prominent differences.

  37. Synaptic alterations in CA1 in mild Alzheimer disease and mild cognitive impairment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Neurology 2007-05-01 Genetics

    These results strongly support the concept that synapse loss is a structural correlate involved very early in cognitive decline in mild Alzheimer disease (mAD) and supports mild cognitive impairment as a transitional stage between mAD and no cognitive impairment.

  38. Alkalizing drugs induce accumulation of amyloid precursor protein by-products in luminal vesicles of multivesicular bodies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. The Journal of biological chemistry 2007-04-27 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Amyloid precursor protein (APP) metabolism is central to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease.

  39. The epsilon(4) allele of APOE confers a two- to fourfold increased risk for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD), but LOAD pathology does not all fit neatly around APOE.

  40. Familial Alzheimer disease-linked mutations specifically disrupt Ca2+ leak function of presenilin 1

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. The Journal of clinical investigation 2007-04-12 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Mutations in presenilins are responsible for approximately 40% of all early-onset familial Alzheimer disease (FAD) cases in which a genetic cause has been identified.

  41. Association of increased cortical soluble abeta42 levels with diffuse plaques after severe brain injury in humans

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2007-04-01 Genetics

    Selective increases in soluble Abeta(1-42) after TBI may predispose individuals with a brain injury to Alzheimer disease pathology.

  42. Systemic inflammation, infection, ApoE alleles, and Alzheimer disease: a position paper

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Current Alzheimer research 2007-04-01 Genetics

    Alzheimer disease (AD) includes inflammatory processes in the senile plaques and surrounding glia, with increased expression of acute phase proteins such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and IL-6.

  43. The association between genetic variants in SORL1 and Alzheimer disease in an urban, multiethnic, community-based cohort

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 58 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2007-04-01 Disparities

    This study confirms the association between genetic variants in SORL1 and AD.

  44. Ccr2 deficiency impairs microglial accumulation and accelerates progression of Alzheimer-like disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. Nature medicine 2007-03-11 Inflammation and the immune system

    Microglia are the principal immune cells of the brain.

  45. A number of studies reported that oxidative and nitrosative damage may be important in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  46. Association of low plasma Abeta42/Abeta40 ratios with increased imminent risk for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2007-03-01 How common it is

    The plasma Abeta42/Abeta40 ratio may be a useful premorbid biomarker for identifying cognitively normal elderly white subjects who are at increased risk for developing MCI or AD.

  47. Evidence that aging and amyloid promote microglial cell senescence

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Rejuvenation research 2007-03-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    Advanced age and presence of intracerebral amyloid deposits are known to be major risk factors for development of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and both have been associated with microglial activation.

  48. Activation of microglia acidifies lysosomes and leads to degradation of Alzheimer amyloid fibrils

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Molecular biology of the cell 2007-02-21 Inflammation and the immune system

    Microglia are the main immune cells of the brain, and under some circumstances they can play an important role in removal of fibrillar Alzheimer amyloid beta peptide (fAbeta).

  49. EEG alterations in non-demented individuals related to apolipoprotein E genotype and to risk of Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2007-02-12 Genetics

    Identification of preclinical markers is required for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cognitive dysfunction in advancing age.

  50. Increased level of active GSK-3beta in Alzheimer's disease and accumulation in argyrophilic grains and in neurones at different stages of neurofibrillary degeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Neuropathology and applied neurobiology 2007-02-01 Lewy body dementia

    The somatodendritic accumulation of hyperphosphorylated tau proteins is an early event preceding the appearance of neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and might be necessary for their formation.

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