Age, APOE and sex: triad of risk of Alzheimer's disease

BC Riedel, PM Thompson, RD Brinton - The Journal of steroid biochemistry …, 2016 - Elsevier
Age, apolipoprotein E ε4 (APOE) and chromosomal sex are well-established risk factors for
late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD; AD). Over 60% of persons with AD harbor at least …

The amyloid beta peptide: a chemist's perspective. Role in Alzheimer's and fibrillization

IW Hamley - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
This review is concerned with the role of fibrillization of the amyloid β (Aβ)-peptide in
Alzheimer's disease (AD). The perspective is that of a physical chemist, and one aim is to …

The vascular depression hypothesis: mechanisms linking vascular disease with depression

WD Taylor, HJ Aizenstein, GS Alexopoulos - Molecular psychiatry, 2013 - nature.com
Abstract The 'Vascular Depression'hypothesis posits that cerebrovascular disease may
predispose, precipitate or perpetuate some geriatric depressive syndromes. This hypothesis …

Experimental and real-world evidence supporting the computational repurposing of bumetanide for APOE4-related Alzheimer's disease

A Taubes, P Nova, KA Zalocusky, I Kosti, M Bicak… - Nature Aging, 2021 - nature.com
The evident genetic, pathological and clinical heterogeneity of Alzheimer's disease (AD)
poses challenges for traditional drug development. We conducted a computational drug …

What did you do yesterday? A meta-analysis of sex differences in episodic memory.

M Asperholm, N Högman, J Rafi, A Herlitz - Psychological bulletin, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
To remember what one did yesterday is an example of an everyday episodic memory task,
in which a female advantage has sometimes been reported. Here, we quantify the impact of …

Preventing dementia? Interventional approaches in mild cognitive impairment

V Lissek, B Suchan - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is defined as an intermediate state between normal
cognitive aging and dementia. It describes a status of the subjective impression of cognitive …

APOE genotype and Alzheimer's disease: the influence of lifestyle and environmental factors

E Angelopoulou, YN Paudel… - ACS chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder with obscure
pathogenesis and no disease-modifying therapy to date. AD is multifactorial disease that …

Cognitive enhancement by drugs in health and disease

M Husain, MA Mehta - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2011 - cell.com
Attempts to improve cognitive function in patients with brain disorders have become the
focus of intensive research efforts. A recent emerging trend is the use of so-called cognitive …

Nicotine treatment of mild cognitive impairment: a 6-month double-blind pilot clinical trial

P Newhouse, K Kellar, P Aisen, H White, K Wesnes… - Neurology, 2012 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To preliminarily assess the safety and efficacy of transdermal nicotine therapy on
cognitive performance and clinical status in subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) …

Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype has dissociable effects on memory and attentional–executive network function in Alzheimer's disease

DA Wolk, BC Dickerson… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
The ε4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene is the major genetic risk factor for
Alzheimer's disease (AD), but limited work has suggested that APOE genotype may …