Alzheimer's Disease Center of Excellence: Journal Articles

• Home-Based Primary Care Outcomes for Homebound Older Adults A home-based primary care model could help improve homebound older adults' access to care, but what are its impacts?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, March 24, 2023
• Plasma Biomarkers and Genetics in Alzheimer's Disease Learn more about the potential role plasma biomarkers and genetics could have in the clinical diagnosis and early disease prediction of Alzheimer's disease.
  Brain, March 23, 2023
• Deciphering Dementia in the Cardiometabolic Continuum This editorial comments on a study that looked at the association between cardiometabolic risk factors and dementia.
  European Heart Journal, March 21, 2023
• Premature Aging in Young Adult Survivors of Pediatric Cancer A new study assesses premature aging among pediatric cancer survivors as determined by a deficit accumulation index. Could this approach help identify those most at risk of age-related impairments?
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute, March 16, 2023
• Impact of Persistent Pain on Function, Cognition of Older Adults Chronic pain is common in older adults. How does persistent pain impact physical function, cognition, and well-being in this population?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, February 22, 2023
• Neurophysiologic Predictors of Risk for Post-operative Delirium Might non-invasive neurophysiologic measures, such as EEG and TMS, identify individuals at risk for post-surgical delirium?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, February 15, 2023
• Wound Repair With Tissue From Rolled Edge of Pressure Injury Is it feasible to utilize skin harvested from the rolled edge of pressure injuries for wound repair? A new study explores the viability of this technique.
  Wounds, February 14, 2023
• Cerebrovascular Insulin Receptors Are Defective in AD This study suggests that defects in the insulin receptor localized at the blood-brain barrier may contribute to the cerebral insulin resistance observed in Alzheimer's disease.
  Brain, February 07, 2023
• Treatment Preferences Among Adults With Cognitive Impairment How does cognitive impairment impact treatment and end-of-life preferences among older adults with serious illnesses?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, February 02, 2023
• Gluten-free Diet for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Might patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis benefit from a gluten-free/amylase trypsin inhibitor-free diet?
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, January 31, 2023
• Blood Pressure Lowering and Prevention of Dementia The results of this study provides evidence to support benefits of antihypertensive treatment in late-mid and later life to lower the risk of dementia.
  European Heart Journal, January 31, 2023
• Should Cognitive Screening Be Corrected for Age, Education? This commentary addresses the long-standing debate regarding prediction performance of cognitive screening tests. Should age-education correction be routinely applied?
  American Journal of Epidemiology, January 26, 2023
• Exercise Counters the Accumulation of Senescent Cells The accumulation of senescent cells are associated with age-related diseases, but exercise could potentially help delay the onset and progression of these conditions.
  Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, January 20, 2023
• Actions of Older Adults for Avoiding Injury During Falls How do older adults attempt to protect themselves while falling, and what strategy offers the best protection?
  Age and Ageing, January 19, 2023
• The Use of Optical Coherence Tomography in Neurology Review the basic principles of optical coherence tomography and its application in a variety of neurological disorders, including neurodegenerative and demyelinating disorders, ICH, and stroke.
  Brain, January 17, 2023
• Low Hourly Wages in Middle Age and Memory Decline in Older Age Does low-wage employment history during midlife peak earning years impact memory function in older age?
  American Journal of Epidemiology, January 13, 2023
• Precuneus Magnetic Stimulation for Alzheimer's Disease Transcranial magnetic stimulation of the precuneus shows promise in slowing down cognitive and functional decline in patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to the results of this trial.
  Brain, January 03, 2023
• Rate Versus Rhythm Control for AF: Has the Debate Been Settled? This commentary details the pros and cons of rate vs. rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation, summarizing recent studies. For which patients is rhythm control preferable?
  Circulation, January 02, 2023
• The Nervous System and Exercise to Improve Social Cognition A new review sheds light on the role of the nervous system in the ability of physical activity and exercise to improve social cognition.
  Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, December 21, 2022
• Cardiovascular Adjustments After Acute Heat Exposure What have we learned about the cardiovascular adjustments that occur after acute heat exposure?
  Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, November 21, 2022