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Real-world safety and efficacy of lecanemab in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

J NeurolOct 21, 2026Open access

This systematic review and meta-analysis pooled real-world studies of lecanemab treatment in people with Alzheimer’s disease, including 37 studies.

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Real-world pooled estimates provide context for lecanemab safety beyond controlled trials, including variation in ARIA rates by APOE ε4 status and baseline microhemorrhage.

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Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

Feasibility of a Co-Designed Personalized Cognitive Reablement Program Delivered via Digital Voice Assistants for Older Adults Living With Early-Stage Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

This nonblinded pilot randomized controlled trial assessed the feasibility and potential effectiveness of VOICE-COG, a personalized cognitive reablement program delivered through digital voice assistants, in adults aged…

JMIR AgingOct 23, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

Agreement Between In-Person and Telephone Application of the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly.

This methodological study assessed agreement between in-person and telephone administration of the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE), completed by caregivers or family members of older…

PsychogeriatricsOct 22, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatricsOpen access

Feasibility of a multidimensional interdisciplinary rehabilitation program for people with dementia and their informal primary caregivers - a randomized pilot trial with a caregiver focus.

This randomized pilot trial assessed the feasibility of a person-centred, interdisciplinary rehabilitation program for community-dwelling people with dementia that also provided education and support to informal…

BMC GeriatrOct 21, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

Informal Caregiver-Observed Fall Risk Indicators and Caregiver Responses to Prevent Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older People: A Systematic Review.

This systematic review synthesized 16 studies of informal caregivers’ observations of fall-risk indicators and their preventive responses among community-dwelling older people.

J Nurs ScholarshOct 24, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatricsOpen access

Outdoor cycling competence and balance control in older adults - cross-sectional analysis of the BiPerAge trial.

This exploratory cross-sectional analysis used baseline data from a two-center randomized controlled trial to examine balance and outdoor cycling competence in 116 community-dwelling adults aged ≥ 65 years who made at…

BMC GeriatrOct 19, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchRadiology (Diagnostic)

The entorhinal cortex atrophy score for diagnostic distinction between phases of the Alzheimer's disease continuum.

This systematic review assessed the Entorhinal Cortex Atrophy (ERICA) visual score for distinguishing subjective cognitive decline (SCD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) dementia.

Arq NeuropsiquiatrOct 23, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatricsOpen access

Thermographic outcomes of auricular laser acupuncture and auricular seed acupressure in older adults with chronic shoulder pain: an exploratory nonrandomized, nonconcurrent comparison.

This exploratory, open-label, nonrandomized comparison studied 20 adults aged 60–90 years with chronic shoulder pain, allocated by order of entry to auricular laser acupuncture or seed acupressure.

Lasers Med SciOct 21, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGeriatrics

Effectiveness of traditional mind-body exercises on fall risk test scores and balance in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis pooled 31 randomized controlled trials involving 3,622 older adults to assess traditional mind-body exercises and fall-risk test scores and balance.

Medicine (Baltimore)Oct 16, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchRheumatology

Additive effects of active vitamin D3 or vitamin E administration on therapeutic lower-limb home exercise for knee osteoarthritis: A pilot prospective randomized controlled trial.

This pilot prospective randomized controlled trial assessed whether active vitamin D3 or vitamin E added benefit to home exercise in postmenopausal women with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.

Medicine (Baltimore)Oct 16, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchNeurology

Association of dietary choline intake with cognitive decline and related outcomes: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies.

This systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis examined observational evidence on dietary choline intake and cognitive decline or related outcomes.

Food FunctOct 19, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchNeurology

Daily consumption of unsalted, skin-roasted peanuts beneficially affects regional brain insulin responsiveness in older adults: results of a longer-term randomized controlled trial.

This randomized, single-blind, controlled crossover trial examined whether peanut intake altered brain insulin responsiveness in 31 older adults (67 ± 4 years).

Food FunctOct 19, 2026Read summary

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