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  1. Hearing impairment and risk of Alzheimer's disease: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 76 out of 100. Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology 2016-11-28 Risk factors

    Observational studies suggested an association between hearing impairment and cognitive disorders.

  2. Non-stationarity in the "resting brain's" modular architecture

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 76 out of 100. PloS one 2012-06-28 Brain scans and imaging

    Task-free functional magnetic resonance imaging (TF-fMRI) has great potential for advancing the understanding and treatment of neurologic illness.

  3. Contactless longitudinal monitoring in the home characterizes aging and Alzheimer's disease-related night-time behavior and physiology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 75 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2025-10 Cognitive tests and assessment

    AD was characterized by longer time in bed, more bed exits, less snoring, and changes in estimated sleep states.

  4. A Community-Based Study of Dementia in Mexican American and Non-Hispanic White Individuals

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 75 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2024 Disparities

    1,901 participants completed the MoCA and 547 the HCAP.

  5. Enhancing cognitive control in amnestic mild cognitive impairment via at-home non-invasive neuromodulation in a randomized trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 75 out of 100. Scientific reports 2023-05-08 Prevention trials

    Individuals with multi-domain amnestic mild cognitive impairment (md-aMCI) have an elevated risk of dementia and need interventions that may retain or remediate cognitive function.

  6. Supervised, Self-Administered Tablet-Based Cognitive Assessment in Neurodegenerative Disorders and Stroke

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 75 out of 100. Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders 2023-03-30 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Statistically significant Pearson correlations between the neuropsychological tests and their tablet equivalents were found for all domains with moderate (r > 0.3) or strong (r > 0.7) correlations in 16 of 17 tests (p < 0.05).

  7. Sex-specific biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease progression: Framingham Heart Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 75 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2022-11-03 Biomarkers

    During 11 years of follow-up, women were 96% more likely than men to be diagnosed with clinical AD dementia after adjusting for age and education in the younger age group 60 to 70 years (n = 946; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.08 to 3.56) although not in the older age group (70+) (n = 452; hazard ratio = 0.98; 95% CI, 0.68 to 1.53).

  8. Carotid Arterial Compliance and Aerobic Exercise Training in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 75 out of 100. The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation 2021-09-23 Prevention trials

    Relative to HC, the participants with cTBI had lower CAC (0.10 ± 0.03 vs 0.12 ± 0.03 mm 2 /mm Hg, P = .046) and higher CVR (0.17 ± 0.03 vs 0.15 ± 0.03 mm Hg/mL/min, P = .028).

  9. The Effects of Multi-Domain Interventions on Cognition: A Systematic Review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 75 out of 100. Western journal of nursing research 2021-07-14 Prevention trials

    This review aimed to evaluate the effects of multi-domain interventions on cognition among individuals without dementia.

  10. Digitization of neuropsychological diagnostics: a pilot study to compare three paper-based and digitized cognitive assessments

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 75 out of 100. Aging clinical and experimental research 2020-10-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Between the two versions (paper-based vs. digital) statistically significant correlations were found in all tests, e.g., TMT-A r(48) = 0.63, p < 0.01; TMT-B rs(48) = 0.77, p < 0.001).

  11. Resting-state fMRI in Parkinson's disease patients with cognitive impairment: A meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 75 out of 100. Parkinsonism & related disorders 2018-12-17 Brain scans and imaging

    Seventeen studies with cognitively impaired Parkinson's disease patients were included consisting of 222 Parkinson's disease patients with mild cognitive impairment, 68 patients with Parkinson's disease dementia, 289 cognitively unimpaired Parkinson's disease patients and 353 healthy controls.

  12. Neuropsychological and psychiatric changes after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease: a randomised, multicentre study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 75 out of 100. The Lancet. Neurology 2008-06-04 Risk factors

    The primary outcome was the comparison of the effect of DBS with the best medical treatment on overall cognitive functioning (Mattis dementia rating scale).

  13. Widening the Spectrum of Risk Factors, Comorbidities, and Prodromal Features of Parkinson Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. JAMA neurology 2023-02-01 Risk factors

    Consistent with previous reports, risk factors and prodromal features associated with PD included traumatic brain injury, odds ratio (OR), 1.62; 95% CI, 1.36-1.92; alcohol misuse, OR, 1.32; 95% CI, 1.21-1.44; hypertension, OR, 1.29; 95% CI, 1.26-1.31; anosmia, OR, 2.16; 95% CI, 1.59-2.93; and parasomnias (including RBD), OR, 1.62; 95% CI, 1.42-1.84.

  14. Improvement in executive function for older adults through smartphone apps: a randomized clinical trial comparing language learning and brain training

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition 2021-10-25 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Bilingualism has been linked to improved executive function and delayed onset of dementia, but it is unknown whether similar benefits can be obtained later in life through deliberate intervention.

  15. The Bidirectional Relationship between Vision and Cognition: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. Ophthalmology 2021-02-27 Risk factors

    Topic Visual impairment (VI) and cognitive impairment (CIM) are prevalent age-related conditions that impose substantial burden on the society.

  16. Cognitive-motor dual-task training was more beneficial than single-task training alone in improving broader domains of cognitive functions of elderly persons, and the improvement was not directly due to modulating Aβ metabolism.

  17. Prevalence of epilepsy among people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. Seizure 2015-03-30 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Epilepsy is highly prevalent in people with intellectual disabilities.

  18. The effect of exercise training on cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2013-07-03 Prevention trials

    There is very limited evidence that exercise improves cognitive function in individuals with MCI, although published research is of moderate quality and inconclusive due to low statistical power.

  19. Randomized trial of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease: thirty-six-month outcomes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. Neurology 2012-06-20 Clinical trials

    The beneficial effect of DBS on motor function was stable and comparable by target over 36 months.

  20. The effects of exercise training on elderly persons with cognitive impairment and dementia: a meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2004-10-01 Prevention trials

    Exercise training increases fitness, physical function, cognitive function, and positive behavior in people with dementia and related cognitive impairments.

  21. Combining p-tau217 and digital cognitive testing to predict cognitive decline

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2026-04 Biomarkers

    Adding MDLC to p-tau217 significantly explained longitudinal cognitive trajectory beyond p-tau217 alone.

  22. Development of the CogDrisk tool to assess risk factors for dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2022-07-12 Risk factors

    Seventeen risk/protective factors met criteria for the algorithm to estimate risk for any dementia including age, sex, education, hypertension, midlife obesity, midlife high cholesterol, diabetes, insufficient physical activity, depression, traumatic brain injury, atrial fibrillation, smoking, social engagement, cognitive engagement, fish consumption (diet), stroke, and insomnia.

  23. Mobile Phone Use and Cognitive Impairment among Elderly Chinese: A National Cross-Sectional Survey Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-05-26 Cognitive tests and assessment

    The study aimed to investigate the relationship between mobile phone use and cognitive impairment using the data of the Prevention and Intervention on Neurodegenerative Disease for Elderly in China (PINDEC) survey.

  24. Subjective Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Reserve Indicators, and the Incidence of Dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2020-09-20 Risk factors

    Baseline subjective cognitive decline and low cognitive reserve significantly increased the risk of dementia, after 2 years of follow-up.

  25. Effects of Computerized Cognitive Training and Tai Chi on Cognitive Performance in Older Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation 2020 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Compared with UC, CCT increased scores on the MDRS's total, attention, and memory and those on the Mini-Mental State Examination and Telephone Interview of Cognitive Status over the 6-month intervention; TC increased scores on the MDRS's total and conceptualization and those on the Mini-Mental State Examination over the 6-month intervention, while it also increased scores on the MDRS's total and initiation/preservation and those on the Telephone Interview of Cognitive Status and reduced the time to complete the Trail Making Test B over the 12-month study.

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