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  1. GABAergic dysfunction, neural network hyperactivity and memory impairments in human aging and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Seminars in cell & developmental biology 2021-02-09 Digital health tools

    In this review, we focus on the potential role of the γ-aminobutyric acidergic (GABAergic) system in age-related episodic memory impairments in humans, with a particular focus on Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  2. GLP-1 improves the supportive ability of astrocytes to neurons by promoting aerobic glycolysis in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Molecular metabolism 2021-02-06 Drug development

    We revealed GLP-1's capacity to regulate astrocytic glycolysis, providing mechanistic insight into one of its neuroprotective roles in AD and support for the feasibility of energy regulation treatments for AD.

  3. Ferroptosis: mechanisms and links with diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Signal transduction and targeted therapy 2021-02-03 Disease mechanisms

    Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent cell death, which is different from apoptosis, necrosis, autophagy, and other forms of cell death.

  4. Effects of statins on mitochondrial pathways

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle 2021-01-29 Drug development

    Statins are a family of drugs that are used for treating hyperlipidaemia with a recognized capacity to prevent cardiovascular disease events.

  5. Clusterin as a Potential Biomarker of Obesity-Related Alzheimer's Disease Risk

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Biomarker insights 2020-10-12 Risk factors

    Over 35% of the adult US population is obese.

  6. Investigation of Potential Brain Microbiome in Alzheimer's Disease: Implications of Study Bias

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2020 Disease mechanisms

    In both cohorts, few differences between the control and AD groups were observed in terms of alpha and beta diversities, phyla and genera proportions.

  7. Chenodeoxycholic Acid Ameliorates AlCl 3 -Induced Alzheimer's Disease Neurotoxicity and Cognitive Deterioration via Enhanced Insulin Signaling in Rats

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 2019-05-24 Drug development

    Insulin resistance is a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  8. Exercise training increases mitochondrial biogenesis in the brain

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 2011-08-04 Prevention trials

    Increased muscle mitochondria are largely responsible for the increased resistance to fatigue and health benefits ascribed to exercise training.

  9. Alzheimer's disease, amnestic mild cognitive impairment, and age-associated memory impairment: current understanding and progress toward integrative prevention

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Alternative medicine review : a journal of clinical therapeutic 2008-06-01 End-of-life care

    Alzheimer's disease, AD, is the most common form of dementia.

  10. Therapy Insight: type 2 diabetes mellitus and the risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Nature clinical practice. Neurology 2006-03-01 Drug development

    A number of well-designed epidemiological studies have linked type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  11. Plasma antioxidants are similarly depleted in mild cognitive impairment and in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2003-11-01 Mild cognitive impairment

    In order to assess peripheral levels and activities of a broad spectrum of non-enzymatic and enzymatic antioxidants in elderly subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD), plasma levels of water-soluble (Vitamin C and uric acid) and of lipophilic (Vitamin A, Vitamin E and carotenoids including lutein, zeaxanthin, beta-cryptoxanthin, lycopene, alpha- and beta-carotene) antioxidant micronutrients as well as activities of plasma and red blood cell (RBC) superoxide dismutase (SOD) and of plasma glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were measured in 25 patients with MCI, 63 AD patients and 53 controls.

  12. Beyond Glycemic Control: GLP-1RA–Based Therapies and Emerging Targets Beyond the Metabolic Axis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Journal of clinical medicine 2026-02-06 Drug development

    Considering the overall sci-entific evidence presented, it is important to note that GLPs are no longer just antihyperglycemic drugs but are remarkably versatile, with a future in almost every field of medicine.

  13. Semaglutide Attenuates Anxious and Depressive-Like Behaviors and Reverses the Cognitive Impairment in a Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Mouse Model Via the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology 2024-07-23 Drug development

    Newly conducted research suggests that metabolic disorders, like diabetes and obesity, play a significant role as risk factors for psychiatric disorders.

  14. Oxidative stress in Alzheimer's disease: current knowledge of signaling pathways and therapeutics

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Molecular biology reports 2024-01-02 Treatments

    Alzheimer's disease's pathophysiology is still a conundrum.

  15. [Alzheimer's disease. Current evidence on the preventive role of nutrition]

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Nutricion hospitalaria 2023-11-22 Prevention and risk

    several dietary components have been positively associated with AD prevention, including intake of complex carbohydrates, fiber, omega-3, plant-based proteins, vitamins (folates, choline, vitamin D, C, B6 and B9), zinc, some bioactive compounds such as flavonols and probiotics.

  16. Gut microbiome-targeted therapies for Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Gut microbes 2023-11-07 Disease mechanisms

    The advent of high-throughput 'omics' technologies has improved our knowledge of gut microbiome in human health and disease, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disorder.

  17. Role of diet and exercise in aging, Alzheimer's disease, and other chronic diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Ageing research reviews 2023-10-11 Risk factors

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, characterized by memory loss and multiple cognitive impairments.

  18. Impact of Microbiome-Brain Communication on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. International journal of molecular sciences 2023-10-05 Disease mechanisms

    The gut microbiome plays a pivotal role in maintaining human health, with numerous studies demonstrating that alterations in microbial compositions can significantly affect the development and progression of various immune-mediated diseases affecting both the digestive tract and the central nervous system (CNS).

  19. Prevention of Alzheimer's disease through diet: An exploratory review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Metabolism open 2023-09-21 Prevention and risk

    Mediterranean diet (MD) accurately lowers AD (Alzheimer's Disease) risk to 53% and 35% for people who follow it moderately.

  20. Microbiota-gut-brain axis and ketogenic diet: how close are we to tackling epilepsy?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Microbiome research reports 2023-08-29 Disease mechanisms

    The microbiota-gut-brain axis refers to the intricate bidirectional communication between commensal microorganisms residing in the digestive tract and the central nervous system, along neuroendocrine, metabolic, immune, and inflammatory pathways.

  21. Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Neurological and Neurodegenerative Disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Seminars in neurology 2023-08-22 Disease mechanisms

    Increasing research links the gut microbiome to neurodegenerative disorders.

  22. ApoE4 exacerbates the senescence of hippocampal neurons and spatial cognitive impairment by downregulating acetyl-CoA level

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Aging cell 2023-08-18 Genetics

    Although aging and apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele have been documented as two major risk factors for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD), their interaction and potential underlying mechanisms remain unelucidated.

  23. The fructose survival hypothesis for obesity

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences 2023-07-24 Risk factors

    The fructose survival hypothesis proposes that obesity and metabolic disorders may have developed from over-stimulation of an evolutionary-based biologic response (survival switch) that aims to protect animals in advance of crisis.

  24. The gut-brain vascular axis in neuroinflammation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Seminars in immunology 2023-07-07 Disease mechanisms

    The multifaceted microbiota characterizing our gut plays a crucial role in maintaining immune, metabolic and tissue homeostasis of the intestine as well as of distal organs, including the central nervous system.

  25. Diet and lifestyle impact the development and progression of Alzheimer's dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Frontiers in nutrition 2023-06-29 Prevention and risk

    Dementia is a growing public health concern, with an estimated prevalence of 57 million adults worldwide.

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