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Newest in this topic

  1. Alcohol use disorder accelerates age-related cognitive decline 2026-09-23
  2. A longitudinal study of age-related traits and cognitive function: The Collaborative Amish Aging and Memory Project (CAAMP) 2026-09-20
  3. Associations of menopause hormone therapy with late-life cognition and brain health vary by formulation and APOEε4 presence 2026-09-20

Studies

1,138 studies carry this tag.

Date range

1986 to 2026

Top journals

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia 42
  • Neurology 41
  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 36
  • Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 33
  • Nutrients 23

437 journals in all.

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  1. One randomized clinical trial (RCT) (n = 4005) examined the direct effect of screening for cognitive impairment on patient outcomes, including potential harms, finding no significant differences in health-related quality of life at 12 months (effect size, 0.009 [95% CI, -0.063 to 0.080]).

  2. The Effect of Hearing Aid Use on Cognition in Older Adults: Can We Delay Decline or Even Improve Cognitive Function?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Journal of clinical medicine 2020-01-17 Digital health tools

    Hearing loss is a modifiable risk factor for dementia in older adults.

  3. Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution, APOE-ε4 status, and cognitive decline in a cohort of older adults in northern Manhattan

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Environment international 2020-01-08 Disparities

    These results add to the body of evidence on the adverse impact of ambient air pollution on cognitive aging and brain health and provide new insights into the genetic and behavioral factors that may impact individual susceptibility.

  4. Advances in Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Subjective Cognitive Decline: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2020-01-01 Prevention trials

    Overall, the psychological intervention and cognitive training may be beneficial to cognitive function and psychological well-being.

  5. Association between low gait speed and cognition decline in older nursing home residents

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 31 out of 100. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2020 Health systems and care delivery

    This study founded that low gait speed was significantly associated with dementia in older adults in nursing home.

  6. Examining Cognitive Decline Across Black and White Participants in the Harvard Aging Brain Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 58 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2020-01-01 Biomarkers

    Accounting for educationalfactors, vascular factors, and Aβ burden diminished, but did not eliminate, racial differences in PACC5 performance longitudinally.

  7. Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Mental Health in Adults: A Systematic Review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. Nutrients 2020-01-01 Risk factors

    The most prominent results indicated that high total intake of fruits and vegetables, and some of their specific subgroups including berries, citrus, and green leafy vegetables, may promote higher levels of optimism and self-efficacy, as well as reduce the level of psychological distress, ambiguity, and cancer fatalism, and protect against depressive symptoms.

  8. Impact of 3-Day Combined Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation-Visuospatial Training on Object-Location Memory in Healthy Older Adults and Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2020-01-01 Prevention trials

    Cognitive training in MCI may be enhanced by atDCS, but further delineation of the impact of current brain state, as well as temporal characteristics of multi-session atDCS-training application, may be needed to induce longer-lasting effects.

  9. Stressful Life Events and Racial Disparities in Cognition Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2020-01-01 Disparities

    Greater lifetime stress predicted poorer later-life cognition, and, in a small sample of African Americans, faster declines in a key domain of episodic memory.

  10. Time-restricted feeding alters isoflurane-induced memory deficits

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 32 out of 100. Translational Neuroscience 2020-01-01 Risk factors

    Previously, we found that circadian desynchrony was involved in isoflurane-induced cognitive impairment.

  11. Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Paired With Cognitive Training on Functional Connectivity of the Working Memory Network in Older Adults

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Frontiers in aging neuroscience 2019-12-16 Prevention trials

    These results suggest pairing tDCS with cognitive training enhances functional connectivity and working memory performance in older adults, and thus may hold promise as a method for remediating age-related cognitive decline.

  12. Brain-age in midlife is associated with accelerated biological aging and cognitive decline in a longitudinal birth cohort

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 63 out of 100. Molecular psychiatry 2019-12-10 Digital health tools

    An individual's brainAGE is the difference between chronological age and age predicted from machine-learning models of brain-imaging data.

  13. Effects of functional tasks exercise on cognitive functions of older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled pilot trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 78 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2019-12-04 Prevention trials

    This pilot study showed that functional tasks exercise using simulated functional tasks as a means of combined cognitive and exercise program is feasible and beneficial in improving the memory and functional status of older adults with mild cognitive impairment as well as reducing the care-related burdens of their caregivers.

  14. Exergaming Executive Functions: An Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Cognitive Training for Adults Aged 50 and Older

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking 2019-12-02 Prevention trials

    Prior research suggests that both exergaming and virtual reality (VR)-based training programs could improve executive functions in older adults.

  15. The Efficacy of Cognitive Training for Elderly Chinese Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. BioMed research international 2019-11-30 Prevention trials

    The age of the population is shifting toward the elderly range, which may lead to an increased risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

  16. Effects of virtual reality-based cognitive training in older adults living without and with mild dementia: a pretest-posttest design pilot study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. BMC research notes 2019-11-27 Prevention trials

    Older adults with mild dementia demonstrated worse baseline cognitive performance than participants without dementia.

  17. The potential mechanism of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in older people

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Experimental gerontology 2019-11-23 Inflammation and the immune system

    Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common disorder following surgery, which seriously threatens the quality of patients' life, especially the older people.

  18. A research framework for cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease among diverse US Latinos: Design and implementation of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging (SOL-INCA)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2019-11-20 Disparities

    Hispanics/Latinos are the largest ethnic/racial group in the United States and at high risk for Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD).

  19. Study partner-reported decline identifies cognitive decline and dementia risk

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Annals of clinical and translational neurology 2019-11-13 Long-term cohort studies

    Functional decline is associated with risk and can be efficiently assessed by participants and study partners (SPs).

  20. Effects of a Tailored Lighting Intervention on Sleep Quality, Rest-Activity, Mood, and Behavior in Older Adults With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 63 out of 100. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2019-11-08 Treatments

    Study objectives We investigated the effectiveness of a lighting intervention tailored to maximally affect the circadian system as a nonpharmacological therapy for treating problems with sleep, mood, and behavior in persons with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD).

  21. Plant-Based Dietary Patterns, Plant Foods, and Age-Related Cognitive Decline

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) 2019-11-01 Prevention trials

    The aging population is expanding, as is the prevalence of age-related cognitive decline (ARCD).

  22. As there is currently no cure for dementia, there is an urgent need for preventive strategies.

  23. Effects of computerised cognitive training on cognitive impairment: a meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 67 out of 100. Journal of neurology 2019-10-24 Prevention trials

    CCT was most effective in cognitive rehabilitation, particularly in the subdomain of memory.

  24. Dietary salt promotes cognitive impairment through tau phosphorylation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Nature 2019-10-23 Prevention and risk

    Dietary habits and vascular risk factors promote both Alzheimer's disease and cognitive impairment caused by vascular factors 1-3 .

  25. Accelerometer-determined physical activity and cognitive function in middle-aged and older adults from two generations of the Framingham Heart Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) 2019-10-15 Long-term cohort studies

    In each cohort, achieving just 10-21.4 min/day moderate-to-vigorous PA related to better executive function ( P P = .02).

  26. Mediterranean diet adherence and cognitive function in older UK adults: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Norfolk (EPIC-Norfolk) Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. The American journal of clinical nutrition 2019-10-01 Prevention trials

    Higher adherence to the MedDiet is associated with better cognitive function and lower risk of poor cognition in older UK adults.

  27. Age-related hearing loss and tinnitus, dementia risk, and auditory amplification outcomes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Ageing research reviews 2019-09-23 Prevention and risk

    Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) or presbycusis, as the third leading cause of chronic disability in older adults, has been shown to be associated with predisposing cognitive impairment and dementia.

  28. The mechanisms of action of the dietary components of the Mediterranean diet are reviewed in prevention of cardiovascular disease, stroke, age-associated cognitive decline and Alzheimer disease.

  29. Can Hearing Aids Delay Time to Diagnosis of Dementia, Depression, or Falls in Older Adults?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2019-09-04 Clinical safety

    Use of HAs is associated with delayed diagnosis of AD, dementia, depression, anxiety, and injurious falls among older adults with HL.

  30. Demands for Development of Taurine-Containing Home Meal Replacement for Prevention of Dementia According to Age

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Advances in experimental medicine and biology 2019-08-31 Risk factors

    It has been reported that taurine intake in the past may have a positive effect on present cognitive function in the elderly.

  31. The Effect of Cochlear Implants on Cognitive Function in Older Adults: Initial Baseline and 18-Month Follow Up Results for a Prospective International Longitudinal Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. Frontiers in neuroscience 2019-08-02 Digital health tools

    In older adults, hearing loss is independently associated with an increased rate of cognitive decline, and has been identified to be a modifiable risk factor for dementia.

  32. AgeWell.de - study protocol of a pragmatic multi-center cluster-randomized controlled prevention trial against cognitive decline in older primary care patients

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. BMC geriatrics 2019-08-01 Prevention trials

    So far, however, only few such multi-component trials have been launched, but yielding promising results.

  33. Effects of Digital Device Ownership on Cognitive Decline in a Middle-Aged and Elderly Population: Longitudinal Observational Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Journal of medical Internet research 2019-07-29 Digital health tools

    Adjusted for demographic and health behavior as well as health condition risk factors, desktop and cellphone ownership were independently associated with subsequent decreased cognitive decline over the four-year period.

  34. Determinants of cognitive performance and decline in 20 diverse ethno-regional groups: A COSMIC collaboration cohort study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 77 out of 100. PLoS medicine 2019-07-23 Prevention and risk

    With no effective treatments for cognitive decline or dementia, improving the evidence base for modifiable risk factors is a research priority.

  35. Computer-based cognitive training for older adults: Determinants of adherence

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 78 out of 100. PloS one 2019-07-10 Prevention trials

    The possibilities of computer-based cognitive training (CCT) in postponing the onset of dementia are currently unclear, but promising.

  36. Heart Rate Variability and Cognitive Function: A Systematic Review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 81 out of 100. Frontiers in neuroscience 2019-07-09 Vascular contributions

    Both increased sympathetic activity and decreased parasympathetic activity seem to be associated with a worse performance in the cognitive domains considered, in the absence of dementia and severe cardiovascular diseases or other medical and psychiatric diseases.

  37. Effects of physical activity and exercise on the cognitive function of patients with Alzheimer disease: a meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 68 out of 100. BMC geriatrics 2019-07-02 Caregiving

    As one of few meta-analyses comparing different quantities of physical activity and exercise interventions for AD in details, our study suggests that physical activity and exercise can improve cognition of older adults with AD.

  38. Change in Depression, Confidence, and Physical Function Among Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. Journal of geriatric physical therapy (2001) 2019-07-01 Treatments

    Change in occupational performance predicted change in depressive symptoms.

  39. P1‐572: EFFECTS OF NEIGHBORHOOD DISADVANTAGE ON COGNITION IN AFRICAN‐AMERICAN OLDER ADULTS

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 29 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2019-07-01 Risk factors

    Overall health is significantly impacted by where one lives.

  40. Moreover, physical activity in the elderly is associated with a decreased risk of mortality, of common chronic illnesses (i.e. cardiovascular disease or osteoarthritis) and of institutionalization as well as with a delay in functional decline.

  41. Brain volumes and cortical thickness on MRI in the Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 77 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2019-06-04 Prevention trials

    The FINGER MRI exploratory sub-study did not show significant differences between the intervention and control groups on changes in regional brain volumes, regional cortical thicknesses, or WML volume after 2 years in at-risk elderly without substantial impairment.

  42. Physical Activity, Cognition, and Brain Outcomes: A Review of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 75 out of 100. Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2019-06-01 Prevention and risk

    There is moderate-to-strong support that PA benefits cognitive functioning during early and late periods of the life span and in certain populations characterized by cognitive deficits.

  43. Lifespan Intellectual Factors, Genetic Susceptibility, and Cognitive Phenotypes in Aging: Implications for Interventions

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Frontiers in aging neuroscience 2019-05-31 Prevention trials

    Along with rapid global population aging, the age-related cognitive disorders such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia have posed a serious threat to public health, health care system, and sustainable economic and societal development of all countries.

  44. Cognitive and neural plasticity in old age: A systematic review of evidence from executive functions cognitive training

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. Ageing research reviews 2019-05-30 Prevention trials

    Cognitive training is a popular intervention aimed at attenuating age-related cognitive decline, however, the effects of this intervention on brain structure and function have not been thoroughly explored.

  45. Effects of functional communication interventions for people with primary progressive aphasia and their caregivers: a systematic review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Aging & mental health 2019-05-28 Digital health tools

    There are variations in the interventions, such as location and dosage.

  46. Consensus on Shared Measures of Mobility and Cognition: From the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2019-05-01 Clinical safety

    A standardized assessment battery that captures shared characteristics of mobility and cognition seen in aging and neurodegeneration may increase comparability across research studies, detection of subtle or common reversible factors, and accelerate research progress in dementia, falls, and aging-related disabilities.

  47. Effect of Milk and Other Dairy Products on the Risk of Frailty, Sarcopenia, and Cognitive Performance Decline in the Elderly: A Systematic Review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 63 out of 100. Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) 2019-05-01 Treatments

    Nutrition is a modifiable factor potentially related to aging.

  48. The Association Between Gait Speed and Cognitive Status in Community-Dwelling Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2019-05-01 Prevention and risk

    The strength of evidence for an association between gait speed and cognition was demonstrated by the number and consistency of results, as well as quality of the studies.

  49. Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet is Associated with Better Sleep Quality in Italian Adults

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. Nutrients 2019-04-28 Prevention trials

    In an additional analysis stratifying the sample by weight status, the association between sleep quality and high adherence to the Mediterranean diet was observed only among normal/overweight individuals but not in obese participants.

  50. Association Between Periodontitis and Cognitive Impairment in Adults: A Systematic Review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Frontiers in neurology 2019-04-24 Inflammation and the immune system

    Periodontitis is an oral inflammatory disease and may contribute to low-grade systemic inflammation.

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