Sex differences in cognition, anxiety-phenotype and therapeutic effect of metformin in the aged apoE-TR mice by Yingbin Lin, Xinqun Luo, Fangyu Wang, Huange Cai, Yuanxiang Lin, Dezhi Kang, Wenhua Fang

“…Abstract Background Apolipoprotein E4 (ApoE4) is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), depression, and anxiety, which were reported to improve after the administration of metformin. …”
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Investigation of Novel Aronia Bioactive Fraction-Alginic Acid Nanocomplex on the Enhanced Modulation of Neuroinflammation and Inhibition of Aβ Aggregation by Bong-Keun Jang, Soo Jung Shin, Hyun Ha Park, Vijay Kumar, Yong Ho Park, Jeom-Yong Kim, Hye-Yeon Kang, Sunyoung Park, Youngsun Kwon, Sang-Eun Shin, Minho Moon, Beom-Jin Lee

“…Background/Objectives: Aronia extract or its active compounds, especially anthocyanin, have shown potential for Alzheimer’s disease (AD)-related pathologies, including neuroinflammation, fibrillogenesis of amyloid beta (Aβ), and cognitive impairment. …”
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Serum NFL and neuropsychological performance over ∼8 years in women with and without HIV: a longitudinal repeated measures studyResearch in context by Deborah R. Gustafson, Xuantao Li, Alison E. Baird, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Jinbing Zhang, Amanda Blair Spence, Pauline Maki, Anjali Sharma, Kathleen Weber, Recai Yucel

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Trends for Clinical Trials on Medicinal Products for Neurological Disorders in Lithuania and Europe by Emilijus Žilinskas, Arūnas Vaitkevičius

“…The majority of the trials (363 (17.20%)) were clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. During the period of 2012–2021, there was a significant decrease in the annual registration rate of clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias (R² = 0.751, p = 0.001) and an increase of clinical trials for myoneural junction and muscle diseases and motor neuron disease (R² = 0.582, p = 0.010 and R² = 0.635, p = 0.006, accordingly). …”
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Pragmatic algorithm for visual assessment of 4-Repeat tauopathies in [18F]PI-2620 PET Scans by Theresa Bauer, Matthias Brendel, Mirlind Zaganjori, Alexander M. Bernhardt, Alexander Jäck, Sophia Stöcklein, Maximilian Scheifele, Johannes Levin, Thilo van Eimeren, Alexander Drzezga, Osama Sabri, Henryk Barthel, Robert Perneczky, Günter Höglinger, Nicolai Franzmeier, Johannes Gnörich

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BACE1 Is Necessary for Experience-Dependent Homeostatic Synaptic Plasticity in Visual Cortex by Emily Petrus, Hey-Kyoung Lee

“…Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of age-related dementia, which is thought to result from overproduction and/or reduced clearance of amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptides. …”
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Cognitive reserve is associated with education, social determinants, and cognitive outcomes among older American Indians in the Strong Heart Study by Astrid M. Suchy-Dicey, W. T. Longstreth, Dedra S. Buchwald, Kristoffer Rhoads, Thomas J. Grabowski

“…Better cognitive reserve was significantly associated with more education, higher income, lower prevalence of depression, lower prevalence of diabetes, and lower prevalence of kidney disease, but we found no statistically significant evidence for an association with plasma biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, APOE e4 carrier status, alcohol use, body mass, or hypertension. …”
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Pain in Neurodegenerative Disease: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives by Marina de Tommaso, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Ruth Defrin, Miriam Kunz, Gisele Pickering, Massimiliano Valeriani

“…The management of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other dementias, Parkinson’s disease (PD) and PD related disorders, motor neuron diseases (MND), Huntington’s disease (HD), spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA), and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), is mainly addressed to motor and cognitive impairment, with special care to vital functions as breathing and feeding. …”
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Blood biomarkers to identify patients with different intracranial lesion combinations after traumatic brain injury by Pia Koivikko, Ari J. Katila, Riikka SK. Takala, Iftakher Hossain, Teemu M. Luoto, Rahul Raj, Mari Koivisto, Olli Tenovuo, Kaj Blennow, Peter Hutchinson, Henna-Riikka Maanpää, Mehrbod Mohammadian, Virginia F. Newcombe, Jean-Charles Sanchez, Jussi Tallus, Mark van Gils, Henrik Zetterberg, Jussi P. Posti

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Study protocol for Video Images about Decisions to Improve Ethical Outcomes with Palliative Care Educators (VIDEO-PCE): a pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomised trial of older... by Joshua R Lakin, Na Wang, Howard J Cabral, Michael K Paasche-Orlow, Charlotta Lindvall, Angelo Volandes, Aretha Delight Davis, Michael R Winter, Edward T Moseley, Lori Henault, Sophia N Zupanc, Sophiya Das, Kate Sciacca, Edith A Burns, Maria T Carney, Jennifer Itty, Santiago Lopez, Kaitlin Emmert, Narda J Martin, Sherene Lambert, Jennifer Polo, Shreya Sanghani, Julianne N Dugas, Michele Gomez, Shira Gabry-Kalikow, Alexandra Dobie, Meredith Amshoff, Traci Cucinotta, Milton Joel, Lisa B Caruso, Ana Maria Ramirez, Kathleen Salerno, Qausarat Ogunneye

“…This paper presents the rationale, design and methods for a trial aimed at addressing barriers to goals-of-care conversations for hospitalised adults aged 65 and older and those with Alzheimer’s disease and related Dementias, regardless of age.Methods and analysis The Video Image about Decisions to Improve Ethical Outcomes with Palliative Care Educators is a pragmatic stepped wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial, which aims to improve and extend goals-of-care conversations in the hospital setting with palliative care educators trained in serious illness communication and video decision aids. …”
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