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Newest in this topic

  1. A Proposal to Make Biomedical Research into Alzheimer's Disease More Democratic Following an International Survey with Researchers 2021-08-06
  2. International Mind, Activities and Urban Places (iMAP) study: methods of a cohort study on environmental and lifestyle influences on brain and cognitive health 2020-03-18

Studies

2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2020 to 2021

Top journals

  • BMJ open 1
  • Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports 1

Newest first, then by address. Each study has a usefulness score out of 100 (rubric version 4.0); tap a score to see what makes it up. Tags were assigned automatically from each study's title and summary. The same studies as a filter in the library.

  1. A Proposal to Make Biomedical Research into Alzheimer's Disease More Democratic Following an International Survey with Researchers

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports 2021-08-06 Drug development

    We propose a more democratic research structure which increases the likelihood that promising theories are published and funded fairly, promotes a broader scientific view of AD, and reduces the larger community's dependence on a fragile economic model.

  2. International Mind, Activities and Urban Places (iMAP) study: methods of a cohort study on environmental and lifestyle influences on brain and cognitive health

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 67 out of 100. BMJ open 2020-03-18 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Numerous studies have found associations between characteristics of urban environments and risk factors for dementia and cognitive decline, such as physical inactivity and obesity.

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