12 Days of Brain Health Research Papers

On the first day of December, and every other day of the year, the Brain Health ARC shared a vision to make Scotland the world leader for brain health discovery. Catch up on a selection of handpicked papers from the Brain Health ARC team:
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• Feline cognitive dysfunction syndrome (feline dementia) is a clinical disorder observed in elderly cats, similar to human dementia. Read here.
• The care experience of people with diagnosed or suspected dementia living in prison: A case study approach. Read here.
• Associations and interactions between APOE e4 genotype and lifestyle with brain structural phenotypes, with collaboration from across the Brain Health ARC team. Read here.
• Cardiovascular Risk as a Moderator of the Relationship of Plasma Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers with Cognitive Status. Read here.
• Intimate partner violence, traumatic brain injury and long-term mental health outcomes in midlife: the Drake IPV study
• BBC: Obesity jab drug fails to slow Alzheimer's. Read here.
• Associations and interactions between premorbid cognitive health, apolipoprotein e4 genotype, and incident Alzheimer’s disease in UK Biobank. Read here.
• Pan-Scotland audit of delirium in hospitals: Delirium assessment, management and barriers to effective care across Scotland: A secondary analysis of survey data from World Delirium Awareness Day 2023.  Read here.
• Mechanisms underlying neurocognitive dysfunction following critical illness: a systematic review
• 2022 Ageing-related Grants Dataset from the Vivensa Foundation 2025 report
• US Pointer (a study of multi-component lifestyle interventions for preventing dementia). Read Terry Quinn’s summary here.
• ​Alzheimer’s Society’s paper on public health impact of Alzheimer's disease and the ramifications for family caregivers, the dementia workforce, and society. Read here.