Brain atrophy in Alzheimer's disease and aging

L Pini, M Pievani, M Bocchetta, D Altomare… - Ageing research …, 2016 - Elsevier
Thanks to its safety and accessibility, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is extensively used
in clinical routine and research field, largely contributing to our understanding of the …

Structural imaging of hippocampal subfields in healthy aging and Alzheimer's disease

R De Flores, R La Joie, G Chételat - Neuroscience, 2015 - Elsevier
Hippocampal atrophy, as evidenced using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), is one of the
most validated, easily accessible and widely used biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Recent advancement in understanding of Alzheimer's disease: Risk factors, subtypes, and drug targets and potential therapeutics

S Prabha, M Sajad, GM Hasan, A Islam… - Ageing Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a significant neocortical degenerative disorder characterized by
the progressive loss of neurons and secondary alterations in white matter tracts …

Gene-environment interactions in Alzheimer's disease: a potential path to precision medicine

A Eid, I Mhatre, JR Richardson - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2019 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia in the United States and afflicts>
5.7 million Americans in 2018. Therapeutic options remain extremely limited to those that …

The relationship between retinal layers and brain areas in asymptomatic first-degree relatives of sporadic forms of Alzheimer's disease: an exploratory analysis

I López-Cuenca, A Marcos-Dolado… - Alzheimer's Research & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Two main genetic risks for sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD) are a family
history and ɛ4 allele of apolipoprotein E. The brain and retina are part of the central nervous …

Neuroimaging and other biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease: the changing landscape of early detection

SL Risacher, AJ Saykin - Annual review of clinical psychology, 2013 - annualreviews.org
The goal of this review is to provide an overview of biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD),
with emphasis on neuroimaging and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers. We first review …

Sedentary behavior associated with reduced medial temporal lobe thickness in middle-aged and older adults

P Siddarth, AC Burggren, HA Eyre, GW Small… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Atrophy of the medial temporal lobe (MTL) occurs with aging, resulting in impaired episodic
memory. Aerobic fitness is positively correlated with total hippocampal volume, a heavily …

Imaging brain effects of APOE4 in cognitively normal individuals across the lifespan

M Fouquet, FL Besson, J Gonneaud, R La Joie… - Neuropsychology …, 2014 - Springer
The ε4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (APOE4) is associated with an increased risk of
developing Alzheimer's disease (AD). Hence, several studies have compared the brain …

Cerebral blood flow is diminished in asymptomatic middle-aged adults with maternal history of Alzheimer's disease

OC Okonkwo, G Xu, JM Oh, NM Dowling… - Cerebral …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Cerebral blood flow (CBF) provides an indication of the metabolic status of the cortex and
may have utility in elucidating preclinical brain changes in persons at risk for Alzheimer's …

The presymptomatic phase of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: are we merely scratching the surface?

RH Chipika, WF Siah, MC McKenna, S Li Hi Shing… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Presymptomatic studies in ALS have consistently captured considerable disease burden
long before symptom manifestation and contributed important academic insights. With the …