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  1. Resting-state functional connectivity abnormalities in subjective cognitive decline: A 7T MRI study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2024-09-14 Brain scans and imaging

    Resting-state functional connectivity (FC) MRI is sensitive to brain changes in Alzheimer's disease in preclinical stages, however studies in persons with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) have reported conflicting findings, and no study is available at 7T MRI.

  2. The association between sleep and Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Dementia & neuropsychologia 2024-08-26 Risk factors

    Studies suggest that individuals who experience memory loss may encounter sleep disturbances before noticing other symptoms.

  3. Digital Cognitive Test for Early Detection of Dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Studies in health technology and informatics 2024-08-22 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Dementia poses a significant global health problem, necessitating early detection for effective intervention.

  4. Volumetric and functional connectivity changes of the thalamic nuclei in different stages of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology 2024-07-09 Brain scans and imaging

    In the course of AD, the volume of the medial group nuclei, especially the mediodorsal medial magnocellular (MDm) nucleus, decreases.

  5. Deep Learning Analysis of Retinal Structures and Risk Factors of Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference 2024-07 Brain scans and imaging

    The importance of early Alzheimer's Disease screening is becoming more apparent, given the fact that there is no way to revert the patient's status after the onset.

  6. Visual dysfunction in dementia with Lewy bodies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Current neurology and neuroscience reports 2024-06-22 Brain scans and imaging

    These symptoms are associated with visual hallucinations, driving impairment, falls, and other negative outcomes.

  7. Resting-state networks and anosognosia in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Frontiers in aging neuroscience 2024-06-05 Brain scans and imaging

    We found that anosognosia was associated with (i) weak functional connectivity within the DMN, in posterior and middle cingulate cortex particularly, (ii) strong functional connectivity within the SN in ACC, and between the SN and basal ganglia, and (iii) a heterogenous effect concerning the functional connectivity of the FPN, with a weak connectivity between the FPN and PCC, and a strong connectivity between the FPN and ACC.

  8. Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline in the Aging Population: Emerging Perspectives in Audiology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Audiology research 2024-05-23 Risk factors

    In this perspective article, the author explores the connections between hearing loss, central auditory processing, and cognitive decline, offering insights into the complex dynamics at play.

  9. Altered structural and functional connectivity in Posterior Cortical Atrophy and Dementia with Lewy bodies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. NeuroImage 2024-03-03 Brain scans and imaging

    On DTI, PCA showed degeneration in occipito-parietal white matter, posterior thalamic radiations, splenium of the corpus collosum and sagittal stratum compared to DLB and CU, with greater degeneration in the temporal white matter and the fornix compared to CU.

  10. Cognitive reserve proxies for individuals with intellectual developmental disability: A scoping review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID 2024-03 Risk factors

    Some of these were the same already detected in a population without intellectual disabilities (education, occupation, physical activity, leisure, community and social activities); others were found to be specifically relevant for this population: type of schooling, parental educational level, environmental stimulation and living place.

  11. Nutrition, Exercise, and Cognitive Rehabilitation for Dementia Prevention

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Juntendo Iji zasshi = Juntendo medical journal 2024-02-16 Prevention and risk

    Dementia is one of the most significant global challenges in medical and social care in the 21st century.

  12. A national program to advance dementia research in Vietnam

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. BMC health services research 2024-02-01 Caregiving

    Over four years (2019-2023), we received 62 applications, reviewed 58 applications, and funded 21 projects (4-5 per year).

  13. Cognition and Cognitive Reserve

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Integrative psychological & behavioral science 2024-01-27 Risk factors

    Cognition is a mental process that provides the ability to think, know, and learn.

  14. Impact of Sleep Disorders and Disturbed Sleep on Brain Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Stroke 2024-01-18 Risk factors

    Accumulating evidence supports a link between sleep disorders, disturbed sleep, and adverse brain health, ranging from stroke to subclinical cerebrovascular disease to cognitive outcomes, including the development of Alzheimer disease and Alzheimer disease-related dementias.

  15. Interaction Between Arteriosclerosis and Amyloid-β on Cognitive Function

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2024 Biomarkers

    Amyloid-β (Aβ)42 and arterial calcification were associated with cognitive performance.

  16. Relationship Between Dementia and Systemic Metabolic Disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Advances in experimental medicine and biology 2024 Biomarkers

    Recent research has linked systemic metabolic disorders to cognitive decline and dementia risk, including Alzheimer's. This is suspected to be due to lifestyle-related vascular impairments from atherosclerosis and other factors, such as malnutrition and anaemia.

  17. cCOG Web-Based Cognitive Assessment Tool

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 2024 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Cognitive testing is an essential part of clinical diagnostics and clinical trials in Alzheimer's disease.

  18. Speech-Based Digital Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Research

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 2024 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Digital biomarkers are of growing interest in the field of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) research.

  19. [Efficiency of computerized cognitive training for prevention of cognitive impairments and stimulation of neuroplasticity.]

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Advances in gerontology = Uspekhi gerontologii 2024 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Computerized cognitive training (CCT) is a rapidly developing area of cognitive rehabilitation at the intersection of information technology and healthcare, the constantly updated results of which can be successfully translated into practical application in clinical medicine and in particular in gerontology.

  20. Handicraft art leisure activities and cognitive reserve

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. The Clinical neuropsychologist 2023-09-06 Risk factors

    ObjectiveOlder individuals face a higher likelihood of developing dementia.

  21. Ethical issues when using digital biomarkers and artificial intelligence for the early detection of dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Data mining and knowledge discovery 2023-02-19 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Dementia poses a growing challenge for health services but remains stigmatized and under-recognized.

  22. SynthSR: A public AI tool to turn heterogeneous clinical brain scans into high-resolution T1-weighted images for 3D morphometry

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Science advances 2023-02-01 Digital health tools

    Every year, millions of brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are acquired in hospitals across the world.

  23. Multiple Brain Tumor Classification with Dense CNN Architecture Using Brain MRI Images

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Life (Basel, Switzerland) 2023-01-28 Digital health tools

    Brain MR images are the most suitable method for detecting chronic nerve diseases such as brain tumors, strokes, dementia, and multiple sclerosis.

  24. Global, regional, and national burden and attributable risk factors of neurological disorders: The Global Burden of Disease study 1990–2019

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Frontiers in Public Health 2022-11-29 Prevention and risk

    Globally, in 2019, there were nearly 10 million deaths and 349 million DALYs due to neurological disorders.

  25. Sensory Loss and Risk of Dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry 2022-09-28 Risk factors

    Sensory loss in olfaction, vision, and hearing is a risk factor for dementia, but the reasons for this are unclear.

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