Lifestyle interventions to prevent cognitive impairment, dementia and Alzheimer disease

M Kivipelto, F Mangialasche, T Ngandu - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2018 - nature.com
Research into dementia prevention is of paramount importance if the dementia epidemic is
to be halted. Observational studies have identified several potentially modifiable risk factors …

The state of the art on acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

I Vecchio, L Sorrentino, A Paoletti… - Journal of Central …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic disabling disease that affects the central nervous
system. The main consequences of AD include the decline of cognitive functions and …

Multidomain lifestyle intervention benefits a large elderly population at risk for cognitive decline and dementia regardless of baseline characteristics: The FINGER trial

A Rosenberg, T Ngandu, M Rusanen… - Alzheimer's & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction The 2‐year Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive
Impairment and Disability (FINGER) multidomain lifestyle intervention trial (NCT01041989) …

Lifestyle modulators of neuroplasticity: how physical activity, mental engagement, and diet promote cognitive health during aging

C Phillips - Neural plasticity, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The number of the elderly across the globe will approximate 2.1 billion by 2050. Juxtaposed
against this burgeoning segment of the population is evidence that nonpathological aging is …

Higher risk of dementia in English older individuals who are overweight or obese

Y Ma, O Ajnakina, A Steptoe… - International journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Several risk factors contribute to dementia, but the role of obesity remains
unclear. This study investigated whether increased body weight or central obesity were …

Temporal trend in dementia incidence since 2002 and projections for prevalence in England and Wales to 2040: modelling study

S Ahmadi-Abhari, M Guzman-Castillo, P Bandosz… - bmj, 2017 - bmj.com
Objective To forecast dementia prevalence with a dynamic modelling approach that
integrates calendar trends in dementia incidence with those for mortality and cardiovascular …

Dementia in Latin America: assessing the present and envisioning the future

MA Parra, S Baez, R Allegri, R Nitrini, F Lopera… - Neurology, 2018 - AAN Enterprises
The demographic structure of Latin American countries (LAC) is fast approaching that of
developing countries, and the predicted prevalence of dementia in the former already …

Psychosocial interventions to support the mental health of informal caregivers of persons living with dementia–a systematic literature review

H Wiegelmann, S Speller, LM Verhaert… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Informal caregivers of persons living with dementia have an increased risk of
adverse mental health effects. It is therefore important to systematically summarize …

Multimorbidity burden and dementia risk in older adults: the role of inflammation and genetics

G Grande, A Marengoni, DL Vetrano… - Alzheimer's & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction We investigate dementia risk in older adults with different disease patterns and
explore the role of inflammation and apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype. Methods A total of …

Live-cell analysis of endogenous GFP-RPB1 uncovers rapid turnover of initiating and promoter-paused RNA Polymerase II

B Steurer, RC Janssens, B Geverts… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Initiation and promoter-proximal pausing are key regulatory steps of RNA Polymerase II (Pol
II) transcription. To study the in vivo dynamics of endogenous Pol II during these steps, we …