Amyloid-β: A potential mediator of aging-related vascular pathologies

F Khan, H Qiu - Vascular Pharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Aging is one of the most promising risk factors for vascular diseases, however, the precise
mechanisms mediating aging-related pathologies are not fully understood. Amyloid beta …

Microvascular Contributions to Alzheimer Disease Pathogenesis: Is Alzheimer Disease Primarily an Endotheliopathy?

R Tarawneh - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer disease (AD) models are based on the notion that abnormal protein aggregation
is the primary event in AD, which begins a decade or longer prior to symptom onset, and …

Genetic influences on brain and cognitive health and their interactions with cardiovascular conditions and depression

P Zhukovsky, ES Tio, G Coughlan, DA Bennett… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Approximately 40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by modifiable risk
factors related to lifestyle and environment. These risk factors, such as depression and …

[HTML][HTML] Visit-to-visit HbA1c variability, dementia, and hippocampal atrophy among adults without diabetes

C Li, J Guo, Y Zhao, K Sun, Z Abdelrahman… - Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Adults without diabetes are not completely healthy; they are probably
heterogeneous with several potential health problems. The management of hemoglobin A1c …

Association of pathologic and volumetric biomarker changes with cognitive decline in clinically normal adults: Harvard Aging Brain Study

BJ Hanseeuw, HIL Jacobs, AP Schultz, RF Buckley… - Neurology, 2023 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives Hippocampal volume (HV) atrophy is a well-known biomarker of
memory impairment. However, compared with β-amyloid (Aβ) and tau imaging, it is less …

How do modifiable risk factors affect Alzheimer's disease pathology or mitigate its effect on clinical symptom expression?

V Ourry, AP Binette, F St-Onge, C Strikwerda-Brown… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Epidemiological studies show that modifiable risk factors account for about 40% of the
population variability in risk of developing dementia, including sporadic Alzheimer's disease …

Plasma VEGFA and PGF impact longitudinal tau and cognition in preclinical Alzheimer's disease

HS Yang, WYW Yau, BC Carlyle, BA Trombetta… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Vascular dysfunction is increasingly recognized as an important contributor to the
pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Alterations in vascular endothelial growth factor …

Vascular contributions to cognitive decline: Beyond amyloid and tau in the Harvard aging brain study

Z Shirzadi, R Boyle, WYW Yau… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In addition to amyloid and tau pathology, elevated systemic vascular risk, white matter injury,
and reduced cerebral blood flow contribute to late-life cognitive decline. Given the strong …

Vascular risk burden is a key player in the early progression of Alzheimer's disease

JP Ferrari-Souza, WS Brum, LA Hauschild… - Neurobiology of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding whether vascular risk factors (VRFs) synergistically potentiate Alzheimer's
disease (AD) progression is important in the context of emerging treatments for preclinical …

Electroacupuncture improves vascular cognitive impairment no dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial

R Lin, Y Dai, J Xu, Y Xu, J Huang, J Tao, J Liu… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Electroacupuncture (EA) could represent a clinically effective treatment strategy
for patients with vascular cognitive impairment no dementia (VCIND). This randomized trial …