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ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2019

Modifiable Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Disease.

George A Edwards Iii, Nazaret Gamez, Gabriel Escobedo, Olivia Calderon, Ines Moreno-Gonzalez

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Article in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 130 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

130 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

George A Edwards IiiThe Mitchell Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Brain Disorders, Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Houston Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States.
Nazaret GamezThe Mitchell Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Brain Disorders, Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Houston Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States.
Gabriel EscobedoThe Mitchell Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Brain Disorders, Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Houston Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States.
Olivia CalderonThe Mitchell Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Brain Disorders, Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Houston Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States.
Ines Moreno-GonzalezThe Mitchell Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Brain Disorders, Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Houston Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States.

Funding

The Effect of Traumatic Brain Injury on Tau Pathology by a Potential Seeding MechanismF31NS103499 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI EDWARDS III, GEORGE ALLEN · 2017 to 2019
$73k
NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS103499
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since first described in the early 1900s, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has risen exponentially in prevalence and concern. Research still drives to understand the etiology and pathogenesis of this disease and what risk factors can attribute to AD. With a majority of AD cases being of sporadic origin, the increasing exponential growth of an aged population and a lack of treatment, it is imperative to discover an easy accessible preventative method for AD. Some risk factors can increase the propensity of AD such as aging, sex, and genetics. Moreover, there are also modifiable risk factors-in terms of treatable medical conditions and lifestyle choices-that play a role in developing AD. These risk factors have their own biological mechanisms that may contribute to AD etiology and pathological consequences. In this review article, we will discuss modifiable risk factors and discuss the current literature of how each of these factors interplay into AD development and progression and if strategically analyzed and treated, could aid in protection against this neurodegenerative disease.

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Alzheimer’s diseasecomorbiditiesdepressionepilepsylifestylerisk factorstraumatic brain injuryvascular disease

Identifiers

PMID31293412
PMCPMC6601685

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