ApoE4: an emerging therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease

M Safieh, AD Korczyn, DM Michaelson - BMC medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background The growing body of evidence indicating the heterogeneity of Alzheimer's
disease (AD), coupled with disappointing clinical studies directed at a fit-for-all therapy …

[HTML][HTML] Summary of the evidence on modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia: a population-based perspective

M Baumgart, HM Snyder, MC Carrillo, S Fazio… - Alzheimer's & …, 2015 - Elsevier
An estimated 47 million people worldwide are living with dementia in 2015, and this number
is projected to triple by 2050. In the absence of a disease-modifying treatment or cure …

Global, regional, and national burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

E Nichols, CEI Szoeke, SE Vollset, N Abbasi… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background The number of individuals living with dementia is increasing, negatively
affecting families, communities, and health-care systems around the world. A successful …

Global, regional, and national burden of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

SL James, A Theadom, RG Ellenbogen… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury (SCI) are increasingly
recognised as global health priorities in view of the preventability of most injuries and the …

Mild cognitive impairment and progression to dementia in people with diabetes, prediabetes and metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Pal, N Mukadam, I Petersen, C Cooper - Social psychiatry and …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose We aimed to quantify the relative risk of progression from mild cognitive impairment
(MCI) to dementia in people with and without diabetes, and with and without the MetS …

Modifiable predictors of dementia in mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Cooper, A Sommerlad, CG Lyketsos… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Public health campaigns encouraging early help seeking have increased rates of
mild cognitive impairment (MCI) diagnosis in Western countries, but we know little about …

Risk factors associated with the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review of the evidence

M Hersi, B Irvine, P Gupta, J Gomes, N Birkett… - Neurotoxicology, 2017 - Elsevier
A systematic review was conducted to identify risk factors associated with the onset and
progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Moderate and high quality systematic reviews …

Target risk factors for dementia prevention: a systematic review and Delphi consensus study on the evidence from observational studies

K Deckers, MPJ van Boxtel… - … journal of geriatric …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Dementia has a multifactorial etiology, but the importance of individual health and
lifestyle related risk factors is often uncertain or based on few studies. The goal of this paper …

Updating the evidence on the association between serum cholesterol and risk of late-life dementia: review and meta-analysis

KJ Anstey, K Ashby-Mitchell… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2017 - content.iospress.com
Background: Cohort studies have reported that midlife high total serum cholesterol (TC) is
associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in late-life but findings have been …

Alzheimer's disease

C Ballard, S Gauthier, A Corbett, C Brayne, D Aarsland… - the Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
An estimated 24 million people worldwide have dementia, the majority of whom are thought
to have Alzheimer's disease. Thus, Alzheimer's disease represents a major public health …