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Newest in this topic

  1. Evaluating the efficacy and mechanism of metformin targets on reducing Alzheimer's disease risk in the general population: a Mendelian randomisation study 2022-07-29
  2. Morbidity and medication in a large population of individuals with Down syndrome compared to the general population 2015-08-18
  3. Unintended effects of statins from observational studies in the general population: systematic review and meta-analysis 2014-03-22

Studies

4 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2012 to 2022

Top journals

  • BMC medicine 1
  • Biological psychiatry 1
  • Developmental medicine and child neurology 1
  • Diabetologia 1

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  1. Metformin use may cause reduced Alzheimer's disease risk in the general population.

  2. Morbidity and medication in a large population of individuals with Down syndrome compared to the general population

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 67 out of 100. Developmental medicine and child neurology 2015-08-18 Brain scans and imaging

    The profile of newly occurring morbidities in Down syndrome varies across the developmental lifespan.

  3. Unintended effects of statins from observational studies in the general population: systematic review and meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 83 out of 100. BMC medicine 2014-03-22 Brain scans and imaging

    Our systematic review and meta-analyses indicate that high quality observational data can provide relevant evidence on unintended effects of statins to add to the evidence from RCTs.

  4. Alzheimer's disease genes and cognition in the nondemented general population

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Biological psychiatry 2012-05-15 Genetics

    In nondemented people, there is only a marginal joint effect of AD genes on memory independent from APOE.

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