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  1. Prevalence of dementia among community-dwelling older adults in rural Uganda: findings from DEPEND Uganda (Dementia Epidemiology, unmet need and co-developing solutions in Uganda) 2026-09-23
  2. Cognition in Whitehall II 'SuperAgers': An Analysis of Dementia Risk Factors 2026-09-14
  3. A National Survey Exploring Dementia Diagnostics and Care Provisions in Primary Care in England 2026-09-12

Studies

1,246 studies carry this tag.

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1968 to 2026

Top journals

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia 76
  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 52
  • Neurology 40
  • Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 37
  • International journal of geriatric psychiatry 26

493 journals in all.

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  1. Prevalence of dementia among community-dwelling older adults in rural Uganda: findings from DEPEND Uganda (Dementia Epidemiology, unmet need and co-developing solutions in Uganda)

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv (preprint) 2026-09-23 Disparities

    INTRODUCTIONThe number of people living with dementia in many African countries is anticipated to treble by 2050.

  2. Cognition in Whitehall II 'SuperAgers': An Analysis of Dementia Risk Factors

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv (preprint) 2026-09-14 Prevention and risk

    Higher education (OR = 1.23, SE = 0.05, 95% CI = [1.10, 1.36], p < 0.001), female sex (OR = 1.30, SE = 0.09, 95% CI = [1.10, 1.55], p = 0.003), and lower age (OR = 0.67, SE = 0.04, 95% CI = [0.61, 0.73], p < 0.001) were associated with increased odds of SuperAger status.

  3. A National Survey Exploring Dementia Diagnostics and Care Provisions in Primary Care in England

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv (preprint) 2026-09-12 Biomarkers

    BackgroundThe 10 Year Health Plan for England indicates governmental intention to shift care from hospital to community.

  4. Multi-trait Polygenic Profiling and Survival Free of Dementia and Disability: Results from the Health and Retirement Study

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv (preprint) 2026-09-11 Genetics

    ObjectiveTo determine whether a multi-trait polygenic profile for dementia is associated with dementia- and disability-free survival in middle-aged and older adults.

  5. Dementia Diagnosis Underreporting and Care Engagement and Planning Among Older Adults

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. JAMA Network Open 2026-08-26 Health systems and care delivery

    Among 6158 person-waves with a claims-based dementia diagnosis from 3278 PWPD (3134 [50.9%] aged 65-84 years; 4282 [69.5%] female; 1176 [19.1%] non-Hispanic Black, 617 [10.0%] Hispanic, and 4256 [69.1%] non-Hispanic White), the adjusted proportion not reporting their diagnosis was 42% (95% CI, 40%-43%) among all respondents and 67% (95% CI, 64%-69%) among self-respondents.

  6. Identification of prevalent dementia in Medicare Advantage encounters, compared with rigorous cohort assessments

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. The Journals of Gerontology Series A 2026-08-24 Health systems and care delivery

    Of the 508 eligible MA enrollees, mean age was 82.8 (SD = 7.2) years, 81% were female, and 49% were non-Latino White; 62 participants (12%) were classified as having dementia by the cohort assessment.

  7. Enhancing Emergency Care for Persons Living with Dementia: Innovation and Age-friendly Approaches in Three Emergency Departments

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv (preprint) 2026-08-22 Risk genes beyond APOE

    KEY POINTSO_LIThis paper demonstrates the feasibility of implementing Geriatric ED programs with targeted support for people living with or at risk for dementia across three distinct health systems in San Francisco.

  8. The Dementia Trials Accelerator (DTA): a UK dementia trials-ready cohort

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv (preprint) 2026-08-19 Getting a diagnosis

    The Dementia Trials Accelerator (DTA) is a UK-wide programme designed to improve the feasibility, efficiency, and inclusiveness of recruitment into clinical trials of dementia and related brain-health conditions.

  9. Variation in Medicare Part D and Part B drug spending among older adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Innovation in Aging 2026-08-03 Costs and economics

    Medicare Part D drug spending was substantial, increasing with dual-eligibility duration: $8732-$9107 among beneficiaries with full-year dual eligibility and exceeding $11 500 among those with 5+ chronic conditions.

  10. A 60-second interpretable voice model for early dementia screening

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. PLOS Digital Health 2026-07-27 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Early detection of cognitive impairment in assisted living is hindered by time-intensive tools like MMSE and MoCA.

  11. Delirium Superimposed on Dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 30 out of 100. Swiss Archives of Neurology Psychiatry and Psychotherapy 2026-07-18 Clinical safety

    Dementia is a known risk factor for delirium.

  12. Towards an Equitable Approach to Multilingual Language Assessment in Dementia Care

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 33 out of 100. Topics in Language Disorders 2026-07-01 Getting a diagnosis

    Health disparities in dementia care are amplified among aging multilingual communities relative to their monolingual English-speaking counterparts, as social determinants of health and significant gaps in culturally responsive practice can contribute to misdiagnosis, underdiagnosis, and delays in intervention.

  13. Heterogeneous responses to risk-adjustment reform: evidence from dementia diagnosis in Medicare Advantage

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 32 out of 100. Health Affairs Scholar 2026-06-27 Health systems and care delivery

    Incident dementia diagnoses increased in MA relative to traditional Medicare, despite an overall downward trend in diagnosis rates.

  14. The cost of dementia in the United States in 2026

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2026-06-24 Costs and economics

    The costs of dementia fall on families, highlighting limited policy and work supports.

  15. Bridging the diagnostic gap: Expanding dementia care navigation for timely diagnosis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 34 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2026-06-22 Health systems and care delivery

    Over half of dementia cases remain undiagnosed, with persistent disparities across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups.

  16. Leveraging artificial intelligence for analysis of the gut microbiome for dementia diagnosis: a scoping review and discussion

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Frontiers in Dementia 2026-06-17 Digital health tools

    Distinct gut microbial compositions are associated with dementia.

  17. Development and Co‐Production of POST‐ID: A Post‐Diagnostic Behaviourally Informed Psychosocial Dementia Intervention for Adults With Intellectual Disabilities

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. British Journal of Learning Disabilities 2026-06-15 Health systems and care delivery

    Stakeholder feedback led to substantive refinements, including delivery across six structured sessions, prioritisation of emotional safety and identity preservation, and explicit focus on carer‐mediated behaviour change.

  18. = 0.002). A sharp transient increase occurred in 2020, attributable to pandemic-related factors including disproportionate COVID-19 mortality among older adults with neurodegenerative conditions, care disruptions, and changes in death-certificate coding practices.

  19. Estimating the Effect of Hospital Admission on Health Care Outcomes and Spending Among Persons With Dementia : A Quasi-experimental Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. Annals of internal medicine 2026-06-09 Costs and economics

    Among Medicare beneficiaries with dementia who visited an ED, there was no evidence that hospital admission was associated with mortality rates.

  20. Chicago ZIP Code-Linked Area Deprivation Index as a Predictor of Dementia Diagnosis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Knowledge@UChicago (University of Chicago) 2026-06-04 Risk factors

    Dementia risk is influenced by biological and lifestyle factors as well as broader socioeconomic conditions; however, the extent to which socioeconomic deprivation creates structural exposures that affect cognitive aging remains unclear.

  21. Chicago ZIP Code-Linked Area Deprivation Index as a Predictor of Dementia Diagnosis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 30 out of 100. University of Chicago 2026-06-04 Risk factors

    Dementia risk is influenced by biological and lifestyle factors as well as broader socioeconomic conditions; however, the extent to which socioeconomic deprivation creates structural exposures that affect cognitive aging remains unclear.

  22. Consistency of a Dementia Diagnosis Between Systems for Patients Receiving Care Through the VA, Traditional Medicare, and Medicare Advantage

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Medical Care 2026-06-04 Health systems and care delivery

    For VA and Medicare cohorts, dementia diagnosis was absent in 88.7% and 80.5%, respectively, of follow-up encounters in the other system.

  23. Using the ascertain dementia eight-item questionnaire to identify at-risk older surgical patients

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2026-06-04 Clinical safety

    Of 689 participants, CI was associated with delirium (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 3.64, 95% CI: 1.31, 9.49, P-value = 0.009), 90-day complications (aOR: 2.26, 95% CI: 1.14, 4.28, P-value = 0.015), and 90-day composite adverse outcomes (aOR: 2.03, 95% CI: 1.03, 3.81, P-value = 0.033).

  24. Benefits and Harms of Dementia Screening for Family Members of Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. JAMA Internal Medicine 2026-06-01 Getting a diagnosis

    This randomized clinical trial found that ADRD screening in PC was not associated with improvement in family member health-related quality of life, caregiver preparedness, or caregiving self-efficacy.

  25. Dementia etiology classification using NULISA plasma biomarkers and machine learning

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 62 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2026-06-01 Digital health tools

    NULISA plasma biomarkers revealed disease-specific protein patterns.

  26. Differences in the prevalence and patterns of dementia risk factors across 14 countries and regions: a harmonised cross-national analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. The Lancet Healthy Longevity 2026-06-01 Prevention trials

    Data on 214 251 respondents were included in the study.

  27. From FINGER to World-Wide FINGERS - multidomain interventions for risk reduction and prevention of dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 28 out of 100. European Psychiatry 2026-06-01 Prevention trials

    At present, there is no cure for dementia.

  28. Dementia diagnostic deserts: workforce and geographic inequities in the diagnostic pathway for cognitive impairment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Health affairs scholar 2026-05-29 Health systems and care delivery

    As disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer's disease become available, ensuring equitable access to timely and accurate diagnosis of cognitive impairment is critical.

  29. Global, regional and country-specific burden of dementia associated with depression across the life-course

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 34 out of 100. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2026-05-19 Risk factors

    MDD prevalence was consistently higher among women than men across all regions and age groups, ranging from 4.42%-5.11% in women versus 2.87%-3.41% in men.

  30. Investigating dementia patterns by machine learning and graph-based marker analysis for multiclass dementia diagnosis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 35 out of 100. Discover Computing 2026-05-18 Getting a diagnosis

    Dementia is a debilitating disease that leads to a gradual loss of memory and other cognitive abilities and tends to develop in people over 60 years of age.

  31. Perspectives in dementia risk reduction – food for thought

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 33 out of 100. Neurodegenerative Disease Management 2026-05-11 Prevention and risk

    Diet and specific nutritional factors, alone and in combination with other lifestyle approaches, have an important role in decreasing the risk for dementia.

  32. Dementia and postoperative outcomes in older adults: national estimates and mechanistic pathways from a US cohort study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Age and Ageing 2026-05-01 Clinical safety

    Among 547 310 older adults undergoing surgery, 43 041 (7·9%) had preoperative dementia.

  33. Developing machine learning-enhanced WHODAS 2.0 short forms for persons with dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association 2026-05-01 Digital health tools

    Both ML short forms showed high internal consistency (α = 0.96 for ML-WHODAS-16 and 0.93 for ML-WHODAS-10) and excellent concurrent validity with the full WHODAS-32 (r = 0.98 for both).

  34. Global, Regional and Country-Specific Burden of Dementia Associated with Depression Across the Life-course

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 33 out of 100. Figshare 2026-05-01 Risk factors

    MDD prevalence was consistently higher among women than men across all regions and age groups, ranging from 4.42%-5.11% in women versus 2.87%-3.41% in men.

  35. Sleep and daily pain intensity among Black and White dementia caregivers

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2026-05-01 Disparities

    Black caregivers reported shorter sleep duration but lower daily pain than White caregivers.

  36. Undiagnosed dementia and mortality among older adults in the United States and Brazil: A cross-national cohort study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2026-04-29 Getting a diagnosis

    Undiagnosed dementia is common and associated with increased mortality, identifying a vulnerable population missed by current diagnostic pathways.

  37. Agitation Severity and Psychotropic Prescription in Acute Patients With Delirium Superimposed on Dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Psychogeriatrics 2026-04-28 Clinical safety

    DSD occurred in 680 patients (39.8%). Compared with dementia alone, DSD was associated with higher PAS scores (5.3 vs. 4.0, p < 0.001), poorer functional status (FIM 48.6 vs. 57.8, p < 0.001) and more frequent in-hospital falls (29.9% vs. 17.5%, p < 0.001).

  38. The principles of Population-Level Approaches to Dementia Risk Reduction (PLADRR)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. PLoS Medicine 2026-04-28 Prevention and risk

    Dementia is a leading health policy challenge, with cases expected to triple by 2050, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.

  39. Artificial intelligence in dementia care: challenges, controversies, and policy implications

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 37 out of 100. Frontiers in Dementia 2026-04-10 Digital health tools

    Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly expanding into dementia-related health and social care, with proposed applications ranging from early risk detection and monitoring to care coordination and service planning.

  40. Schizophrenia and dementia across the lifespan: epidemiological links, cognitive trajectories, and the pathophysiological interplay

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Frontiers in Neurology 2026-04-07 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Epidemiological studies consistently indicate a two- to threefold increased risk of dementia among individuals with schizophrenia, although estimates vary due to diagnostic and ascertainment biases.

  41. 84 Effect of the 2020 CMS telehealth expansion on diagnostic prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 32 out of 100. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science 2026-04-01 Risk factors

    This reduction is likely a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, which may have decreased overall diagnostic opportunities.

  42. Advancing dementia identification using machine learning and real‐world sequential health data

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring 2026-04-01 Digital health tools

    The best-performing model achieved an area under the curve of 0.86 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.84-0.87), with sensitivity of 73.3% (95% CI: 72.3-74.2) and specificity of 87.5% (95% CI: 86.7-88.2).

  43. Dementia in Severe Schizophrenia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. JAMA Psychiatry 2026-04-01 Getting a diagnosis

    In this study's cohort of 155 individuals with SETRS (mean [SD] age, 59.3 [10.3] years; 56 female participants [36.1%]), 153 of 155 (98.7%) scored below the cutoff of 26 for mild cognitive impairment, and 73 of 155 (47.1%) scored below the cutoff of 10 for severe dementia (mean [SD] MoCA score, 9.8 [6.4]).

  44. The Influence of Lifestyle on Cognitive Function and Quality of Life in People with Dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 34 out of 100. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 2026-04-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Univariate analysis revealed that smoking, moderate aerobic exercise and smartphone use were positively correlated with MMSE score.

  45. Utilization and Lifetime Costs of Formal Care for Alzheimer's Disease Dementia in Sweden

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. PharmacoEconomics 2026-04-01 Costs and economics

    This study estimated the utilization and lifetime costs of formal care for AD dementia using longitudinal register data.

  46. A deep joint-learning proteomics model for diagnosis of six conditions associated with dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 62 out of 100. Nature medicine 2026-03-31 Getting a diagnosis

    Co-pathology is a common feature of neurodegenerative diseases that complicates diagnosis, treatment and clinical management.

  47. Shared Commitment and Distinct Innovations in Dementia Policy Development and Implementation in China, Japan, and South Korea

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 29 out of 100. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry 2026-03-29 Risk factors

    In conclusion, while differing in healthcare infrastructure, China, Japan, and South Korea converge in anchoring dementia care within the community.

  48. Four themes described current primary care practitioner practices in dementia diagnosis and management (1) Family concern triggers dementia investigation (2) GPs delay conversations about dementia (3) Completing routine cognitive assessments in the 75+ health assessment, and (4) Variability in post-diagnostic care.

  49. The Benson Complex Figure Test for the Differential Diagnosis of Dementias

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. NeuroSci 2026-03-20 Cognitive tests and assessment

    The Benson Complex Figure Test (BCFT) is a neuropsychological tool designed to assess visuospatial construction and visual memory with lower complexity than traditional tests.

  50. Type 1 Diabetes and Incident Dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Neurology 2026-03-18 Getting a diagnosis

    Among 283,772 participants (mean [SD] age 64.62 [8.96] years; 56.7% women), 60.3% identified as non-Hispanic White and 13.3% as Hispanic/Latino.

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