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Newest in this topic

  1. Public awareness of the hearing loss-dementia link and self-reported behavioral changes in middle- to older-aged Canadians 2026-09-26
  2. Patterns of modifiable lifestyle, behavioural and health-related risk factors and their associations with incident dementia in UK Biobank 2026-09-25
  3. Excess hypoglycaemia-related hospitalisation in older adults with comorbid type 2 diabetes and dementia: a UK Biobank cohort study 2026-09-16

Studies

1,139 studies carry this tag.

Date range

1978 to 2026

Top journals

  • Neurology 134
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia 52
  • Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 33
  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 32
  • JAMA neurology 27

362 journals in all.

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  1. Validation of the Mayo Sleep Questionnaire to screen for REM sleep behavior disorder in an aging and dementia cohort

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Sleep medicine 2011-02-23 Risk factors

    These data suggest that among aged subjects with cognitive impairment and/or parkinsonism, the MSQ has adequate SN and SP for the diagnosis of RBD.

  2. Retinal vascular caliber and risk of dementia: the Rotterdam study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Neurology 2011-02-02 Long-term cohort studies

    Retinal vessels provide a unique opportunity to study both systemic and cerebrovascular disease.

  3. Cognitive function, dementia and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the elderly

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Nature reviews. Endocrinology 2011-02-01 Risk factors

    Increasing numbers of people are developing type 2 diabetes mellitus, but interventions to prevent and treat the classic microvascular and macrovascular complications have improved, so that people are living longer with the condition.

  4. Association of lung function with cognitive decline and dementia: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. European journal of neurology 2011-01-18 Long-term cohort studies

    However, many did not adjust for important confounders or did not include women and non-whites.

  5. Statins, risk of dementia, and cognitive function: secondary analysis of the ginkgo evaluation of memory study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association 2011-01-14 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Lipid-lowering medications (LLMs) and especially statin drugs can delay cognitive decline and dementia onset in individuals with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI) at baseline.

  6. Incidence of dementia is increased in type 2 diabetes and reduced by the use of sulfonylureas and metformin

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2011-01-01 Risk factors

    To determine incidence of dementia in type 2 diabetic (T2DM) patients, and whether there are adverse or favorable effects of oral agents (OA) in DM, we obtained a representative cohort of 800,000 from Taiwan’s National Health Insurance database.

  7. Hypertension is a potential risk factor for vascular dementia: systematic review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 78 out of 100. International journal of geriatric psychiatry 2010-12-29 Vascular contributions

    Hypertension significantly increases the risk of vascular dementia.

  8. Childhood adversity heightens the impact of later-life caregiving stress on telomere length and inflammation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. Psychosomatic medicine 2010-12-10 Risk factors

    Adverse childhood events are related to continued vulnerability among older adults, enhancing the impact of chronic stressors.

  9. Association of higher levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in elderly individuals and lower risk of late-onset Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2010-12-01 Genetics

    High HDL-C levels in elderly individuals may be associated with a decreased risk of AD.

  10. Increased Framingham 10-year risk of coronary heart disease in middle-aged and older patients with psychotic symptoms

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Schizophrenia research 2010-11-19 Long-term cohort studies

    The Framingham 10-risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) has been a widely studied estimate of cardiovascular risk in the general population.

  11. Heavy smoking in midlife and long-term risk of Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Archives of internal medicine 2010-10-25 Vascular contributions

    In this large cohort, heavy smoking in midlife was associated with a greater than 100% increase in risk of dementia, AD, and VaD more than 2 decades later.

  12. Insulin resistance and Alzheimer-like reductions in regional cerebral glucose metabolism for cognitively normal adults with prediabetes or early type 2 diabetes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 72 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2010-09-13 Getting a diagnosis

    Reductions in cerebral glucose metabolic rate (CMRglu) as measured by fludeoxyglucose F 18-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in parietotemporal, frontal, and cingulate cortices are associated with increased AD risk and can be observed years before dementia onset.

  13. The demographic and health transitions will lead to large and rapid increases in the numbers of dependent older people particularly in middle income countries (MIC).

  14. Atherosclerosis, dementia, and Alzheimer disease in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging cohort

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Annals of neurology 2010-08-01 Vascular contributions

    Atherosclerosis of the intracranial arteries is an independent and important risk factor for dementia, suggesting potentially reversible pathways unrelated to Alzheimer pathology and stroke through which vascular changes may influence dementia risk.

  15. Depressive symptoms and risk of dementia: the Framingham Heart Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 62 out of 100. Neurology 2010-07-01 Genetics

    During the 17-year follow-up period, 164 participants developed dementia; 136 of these cases were AD.

  16. Dietary antioxidants and long-term risk of dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2010-07-01 Long-term cohort studies

    The Rotterdam Study previously found that higher dietary intakes of vitamins E and C related to lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease (AD) over 6 years of follow-up.

  17. Recurrent depressive symptoms and the incidence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. Neurology 2010-07-01 Risk factors

    Our findings support the hypothesis that depression is a risk factor for dementia and suggest that recurrent depression is particularly pernicious.

  18. White matter changes and diabetes predict cognitive decline in the elderly: the LADIS study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Neurology 2010-07-01 Brain scans and imaging

    WMC severity and diabetes are independent predictors of cognitive decline in an initially nondisabled elderly population.

  19. The role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of delirium and dementia in older adults: a review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. CNS neuroscience & therapeutics 2010-06-11 Clinical safety

    Delirium and dementia share similarities in clinical and pathogenic features, leading to the speculation that instead of being distinct clinical entities, the two age-related conditions may be linked by a common pathogenic mechanism.

  20. Posttraumatic stress disorder and risk of dementia among US veterans

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. Archives of general psychiatry 2010-06-01 How common it is

    The mean baseline age of the veterans was 68.8 years, and 174 806 (96.5%) were men.

  21. Midlife psychological stress and risk of dementia: a 35-year longitudinal population study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Brain : a journal of neurology 2010-05-20 Brain tissue and pathology

    The number of people with dementia has increased dramatically with global ageing.

  22. Metabolic-cognitive syndrome: a cross-talk between metabolic syndrome and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Ageing research reviews 2010-05-02 Risk factors

    A growing body of epidemiological evidence suggested that metabolic syndrome (MetS) and Mets components (impaired glucose tolerance, abdominal or central obesity, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, and reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) may be important in the development of age-related cognitive decline (ARCD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), vascular dementia, and Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  23. Greater risk of dementia when spouse has dementia? The Cache County study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2010-05-01 Disparities

    Additional (not mutually exclusive) explanations for findings are discussed.

  24. Is physical activity a potential preventive factor for vascular dementia? A systematic review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. Aging & mental health 2010-05-01 Prevention and risk

    We conclude that there is evidence supporting the hypothesis that physical activity is likely to prevent the development of VaD, and should be highlighted as part of secondary prevention programmes in people at risk for cerebrovascular disease.

  25. Daytime sleepiness is associated with dementia and cognitive decline in older Italian adults: a population-based study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Sleep medicine 2010-03-09 Cognitive tests and assessment

    The occurrence of dementia among the elderly has been associated with several, often not modifiable, risk factors.

  26. Antipsychotic use and the risk of hip fracture among older adults afflicted with dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2010-01-12 End-of-life care

    APs appear to increase the risk of hip fracture among older adults with dementia residing in an NH.

  27. Use of angiotensin receptor blockers and risk of dementia in a predominantly male population: prospective cohort analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2010-01-12 How common it is

    Angiotensin receptor blockers are associated with a significant reduction in the incidence and progression of Alzheimer's disease and dementia compared with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors or other cardiovascular drugs in a predominantly male population.

  28. Caffeine as a protective factor in dementia and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2010-01-01 Prevention and risk

    Caffeine has well-known short-term stimulating effects on central nervous system, but the long-term impacts on cognition have been less clear.

  29. Dementia incidence continues to increase with age in the oldest old: the 90+ study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 63 out of 100. Annals of neurology 2010-01-01 Caregiving

    Incidence of all-cause dementia is very high in people aged 90 years and older and continues to increase exponentially with age in both men and women.

  30. Diabetes and cognitive systems in older black and white persons

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 2010-01-01 Disparities

    We examined the association of type 2 diabetes mellitus to function in different cognitive systems in older black and white persons.

  31. Cancer linked to Alzheimer disease but not vascular dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. Neurology 2009-12-23 Genetics

    In white older adults, prevalent Alzheimer disease (AD) was longitudinally associated with a reduced risk of cancer, and a history of cancer was associated with a reduced risk of AD.

  32. Association of parental dementia with cognitive and brain MRI measures in middle-aged adults

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Neurology 2009-12-09 Brain scans and imaging

    Studies of autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease (AD) have shown structural and cognitive changes in mutation carriers decades prior to clinical disease.

  33. 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, dementia, and cerebrovascular pathology in elders receiving home services

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 62 out of 100. Neurology 2009-11-25 Brain scans and imaging

    These findings suggest a potential vasculoprotective role of vitamin D.

  34. Epidemiological pathology of dementia: attributable-risks at death in the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 61 out of 100. PLoS medicine 2009-11-10 Caregiving

    Such AR estimates cannot be derived from the living population; rather they estimate the relative contribution of specific pathologies to dementia at death.

  35. Association of muscle strength with the risk of Alzheimer disease and the rate of cognitive decline in community-dwelling older persons

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 61 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2009-11-01 How common it is

    During a mean follow-up of 3.6 years, 138 persons developed AD.

  36. Relationships between biomarkers in aging and dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. Neurology 2009-10-01 Getting a diagnosis

    Different biomarkers for Alzheimer disease provide different information from one another that is likely to be complementary.

  37. Risk of dementia hospitalisation associated with cardiovascular risk factors in midlife and older age: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry 2009-08-19 Prevention and risk

    During follow-up, 203 cases of hospitalisation with dementia were identified.

  38. Midlife serum cholesterol and increased risk of Alzheimer's and vascular dementia three decades later

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders 2009-08-04 How common it is

    Midlife serum total cholesterol was associated with an increased risk of AD and VaD.

  39. Adherence to a Mediterranean diet, cognitive decline, and risk of dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. JAMA 2009-08-01 Prevention and risk

    Higher adherence to a Mediterranean diet was associated with slower MMSE cognitive decline but not consistently with other cognitive tests.

  40. Alcohol consumption as a risk factor for dementia and cognitive decline: meta-analysis of prospective studies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2009-07-01 How common it is

    The relationships between alcohol consumption and dementia and cognitive decline were investigated in a systematic review including meta-analyses of 15 prospective studies.

  41. Drugs with anticholinergic properties, cognitive decline, and dementia in an elderly general population: the 3-city study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Archives of internal medicine 2009-07-01 Getting a diagnosis

    Elderly people taking anticholinergic drugs were at increased risk for cognitive decline and dementia.

  42. Omega-3 fatty acids and dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and essential fatty acids 2009-06-12 Prevention and risk

    More than a dozen epidemiological studies have reported that reduced levels or intake of omega-3 fatty acids or fish consumption is associated with increased risk for age-related cognitive decline or dementia such as Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  43. Dietary intake of fish and omega-3 fatty acids in relation to long-term dementia risk

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. The American journal of clinical nutrition 2009-05-27 Long-term cohort studies

    Greater fish and omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake may reduce dementia risk; however, previous studies have reported conflicting results, which were largely based on short-term follow-up.

  44. Omega-3 fatty acids and risk of dementia: the Canadian Study of Health and Aging

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. The American journal of clinical nutrition 2009-05-27 Genetics

    No associations between n-3 PUFAs and dementia or AD were found.

  45. Predicting risk of dementia in older adults: The late-life dementia risk index

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Neurology 2009-05-13 Prevention and risk

    The late-life dementia risk index accurately stratified older adults into those with low, moderate, and high risk of developing dementia.

  46. Association between late-life body mass index and dementia: The Kame Project

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 63 out of 100. Neurology 2009-05-01 Prevention and risk

    Higher baseline body mass index (BMI) and slower declining BMI in late life are associated with a reduced risk of dementia, suggesting that low BMI or a faster decline in BMI in late life may be preclinical indicators of an underlying dementing illness, especially for those who were initially overweight or obese.

  47. Delirium accelerates cognitive decline in Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 71 out of 100. Neurology 2009-05-01 Getting a diagnosis

    Delirium can accelerate the trajectory of cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD).

  48. Hypoglycemic episodes and risk of dementia in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. JAMA 2009-04-01 Getting a diagnosis

    Among older patients with type 2 diabetes, a history of severe hypoglycemic episodes was associated with a greater risk of dementia.

  49. Risk of dementia in MCI: combined effect of cerebrovascular disease, volumetric MRI, and 1H MRS

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Neurology 2009-04-01 Mild cognitive impairment

    Seventy-five subjects with MCI progressed to dementia by last follow-up.

  50. Mild behavioral impairment and risk of dementia: a prospective cohort study of 358 patients

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. The Journal of clinical psychiatry 2009-03-24 Prevention and risk

    Thirty-four percent of MCI patients and over 70% of patients with MBI developed dementia (log-rank p = .011).

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