Alzheimer's disease and related dementia

Disease

4 papers8 findings

  • Humans4

Associations

8

Intellectual disability

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1 study
  1. Intellectual disability is associated with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia in humans (17.6% (184,206/1,046,621)).

    “184,206 (17.6%) had claims for ADRD, corresponding to an 11-year prevalence of one case per 5.7 people.”

    Humansintellectual disability (excluding Down syndrome)2011 to 2022

    Brief Report: Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia in People With Intellectually Disability in the United States

    American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities20 Aug 2026

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Anxiety

upin humans1OR 2.69

1 study
  1. Alzheimer's disease and related dementia raises the risk of anxiety in humans (OR 2.69, 95% CI 1.76-4.11).

    “ADRD was associated with increased risks of depression (OR, 95% CI: 2.05, 1.41-2.97) and anxiety (2.69, 1.76-4.11).”

    Humans

    Physical Activity’s Role in Reducing Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Among Older Adults with Dementia

    GSA 2025 abstract31 Dec 2025

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Depression

upin humans1OR 2.05

1 study
  1. Alzheimer's disease and related dementia raises the risk of depression in humans (OR 2.05, 95% CI 1.41-2.97).

    “ADRD was associated with increased risks of depression (OR, 95% CI: 2.05, 1.41-2.97)”

    Humans

    Physical Activity’s Role in Reducing Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Among Older Adults with Dementia

    GSA 2025 abstract31 Dec 2025

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Prochlorperazine

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1 study
  1. Prochlorperazine lowers the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia in humans (IRR 0.8; 95% CI 0.7–0.8).

    “prochlorperazine (IRR 0.8; 95%CI 0.7‐0.8).”

    Humans

    Experimental and real‐world evidence supporting the repurposing of drugs targeting proteotoxicity and inflammation to treat Alzheimer's disease

    AAIC 2025 abstract23 Dec 2025

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Amitriptyline

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1 study
  1. Amitriptyline lowers the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia in humans (IRR 0.8; 95% CI 0.8–0.9).

    “Some protective phenothiazines in our dataset included amitriptyline (IRR 0.8; 95%CI 0.8‐0.9)”

    Humans

    Experimental and real‐world evidence supporting the repurposing of drugs targeting proteotoxicity and inflammation to treat Alzheimer's disease

    AAIC 2025 abstract23 Dec 2025

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Phenothiazines

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1 study
  1. Phenothiazines lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia in humans (IRR 0.9; 95% CI 0.9–0.97).

    “multivariable analysis revealed a significantly lower ADRD prevalence in phenothiazines exposed (≥1phenothiazine) vs unexposed beneficiaries (Incident Rate Ratio 0.9; 95%CI 0.9‐0.97).”

    Humansadjusted for demographics and ADRD risk factors

    Experimental and real‐world evidence supporting the repurposing of drugs targeting proteotoxicity and inflammation to treat Alzheimer's disease

    AAIC 2025 abstract23 Dec 2025

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Systemic and brain proteomic aging acceleration

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1 study
  1. Systemic and brain proteomic aging acceleration is associated with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia in humans.

    “Systemic and brain proteomic aging acceleration were linked to higher risks of incident MDD and a greater risk of Alzheimer's disease, related dementia, and mortality”

    HumansIndividuals with major depressive disorder in UK Biobank

    Biological aging acceleration in major depressive disorder: a multi-omics, multi-modal analyses

    Research square28 May 2025Preprint

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Rural residence

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1 study
  1. rural residence raises the risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia in humans.

    “we observed higher dementia prevalence in rural areas based on cognitive tests in the HRS”

    Humansbased on cognitive tests in the HRS

    ADDRESSING DISPARITIES IN ADRD PREVALENCE AND MORTALITY RATES BETWEEN RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES

    GSA 2024 abstract31 Dec 2024

Funding

18 grants since 2020

National Institute on AgingUS$20.1mNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeUS$2.5m

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Wildfire smoke linked to dementia in older US adults

Each 1 gram per cubic metre increase in wildfire smoke particles was associated with 1.029 times the rate of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.Each 1 gram per cubic metre increase in wildfire smoke particles was associated with 1.029 times the rate of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Preprint: cohort study in peopleDementia
Psychoneuroendocrinology

Stress-burden scores using both extremes better tracked thinking

An observational analysis of 29,809 White and 7,612 Black adult observations in 2006–2016 linked thinking more strongly to scores counting unusually high and low…An observational analysis of 29,809 White and 7,612 Black adult observations in 2006–2016 linked thinking more strongly to scores counting unusually high and low biological readings.

Cohort study of 29,809 peopleBiomarkers