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Dementia and aging populations—A global priority for contextualized research and health policy
Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) estimates there will be over 131.5 million people living with dementia by 2050, as well as a shift in burden from the richest to poorest countries. These trends emphasize the need for a greater understanding of dementia from a global perspective.
In this month's Editorial, Carol Brayne and Bruce Miller, the Guest Editors of March's Special Issue on "Dementia across the Lifespan and around the Globe" highlight some of the key papers published in this issue of PLOS Medicine and discuss future directions for dementia research.
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Editorial
Dementia and aging populations—A global priority for contextualized research and health policy
PLOS Medicine: published March 28, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002275
Essay
Challenges and opportunities in understanding dementia and delirium in the acute hospital
PLOS Medicine: published March 14, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002247
Perspectives
What’s the “Take Home” from Research on Dementia Trends?
PLOS Medicine: published March 7, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002236
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Rehabilitation for people living with dementia: A practical framework of positive support
PLOS Medicine: published March 7, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002245
Mixed pathologies and neural reserve: Implications of complexity for Alzheimer disease drug discovery
PLOS Medicine: published March 14, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002256
Dementia in the oldest old: Beyond Alzheimer disease
PLOS Medicine: published March 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002263
Dementia in low-income and middle-income countries: Different realities mandate tailored solutions
PLOS Medicine: published March 28, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002271
Cultural representations of dementia
PLOS Medicine: published March 28, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002274
Health in Action
Development of an adaptive, personalized, and scalable dementia care program: Early findings from the Care Ecosystem
PLOS Medicine: published March 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002260
Research Articles
Dementia incidence trend over 1992-2014 in the Netherlands: Analysis of primary care data
PLOS Medicine: published March 7, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002235
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Subjective and objective cognitive function among older adults with a history of traumatic brain injury: A population-based cohort study
PLOS Medicine: published March 7, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002246
Multimorbidity and healthcare utilization among home care clients with dementia in Ontario, Canada: A retrospective analysis of a population-based cohort
PLOS Medicine: published March 7, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002249
Early diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia through basic and instrumental activities of daily living: Development of a new evaluation tool
PLOS Medicine: published March 14, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002250
Association of lifelong exposure to cognitive reserve-enhancing factors with dementia risk: A community-based cohort study
PLOS Medicine: published March 14, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002251
Effectiveness of an intervention to facilitate prompt referral to memory clinics in the United Kingdom: Cluster randomised controlled trial
PLOS Medicine: published March 14, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002252
APOE-related risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia for prevention trials: An analysis of four cohorts
PLOS Medicine: published March 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002254
Genetic assessment of age-associated Alzheimer disease risk: Development and validation of a polygenic hazard score
PLOS Medicine: published March 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002258
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Potentially modifiable lifestyle factors, cognitive reserve, and cognitive function in later life: A cross-sectional study
PLOS Medicine: published March 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002259
Age-related cognitive decline and associations with sex, education and apolipoprotein E genotype across ethnocultural groups and geographic regions: a collaborative cohort study
PLOS Medicine: published March 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002261
Association between fatty acid metabolism in the brain and Alzheimer disease neuropathology and cognitive performance: A nontargeted metabolomic study
PLOS Medicine: published March 21, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002266
Association between delirium superimposed on dementia and mortality in hospitalized older adults: A prospective cohort study
PLOS Medicine: published March 28, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002264
Differential associations of plasma lipids with incident dementia and dementia subtypes in the 3C Study: A longitudinal, population-based prospective cohort study
PLOS Medicine: published March 28, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002265
Neuropathological diagnoses and clinical correlates in older adults in Brazil: A cross-sectional study
PLOS Medicine: published March 28, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002267
The impact of individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (iCST) on cognition, quality of life, caregiver health, and family relationships in dementia: A randomised controlled trial
PLOS Medicine: published March 28, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002269
APP, PSEN1, and PSEN2 mutations in early-onset Alzheimer disease: A genetic screening study of familial and sporadic cases
PLOS Medicine: published March 28, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002270
Fine-mapping of the human leukocyte antigen locus as a risk factor for Alzheimer disease: A case–control study
PLOS Medicine: published March 28, 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002272