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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about ALZHEIMER'S: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.
ALZHEIMER'S is a concept in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: co discussed, causes, associated with. Associated with ALS, ALZHEIMER, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. Connected to 332 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Name | ALZHEIMER'S |
| Key Genes/Proteins | APOE, APOE4 |
| Related Diseases | DEMENTIA, NEURODEGENERATION, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, TUMOR |
| Linked Hypotheses | 17 hypotheses |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
ALZHEIMER_S["ALZHEIMER'S"]
ALZHEIMER_S ---|"co-discussed"| CD2AP["CD2AP"]
ALZHEIMER_S ---|"co-discussed"| APOE["APOE"]
ALZHEIMER_S ---|"co-discussed"| DEPRESSION["DEPRESSION"]
ALZHEIMER_S ---|"co-discussed"| EPILEPSY["EPILEPSY"]
ALZHEIMER_S ---|"co-discussed"| SCHIZOPHRENIA["SCHIZOPHRENIA"]
ALZHEIMER_S ---|"co-discussed"| MICROGLIA["MICROGLIA"]
ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"] ---|"co-discussed"| ALZHEIMER_S
ALS["ALS"] ---|"co-discussed"| ALZHEIMER_S
ABETA["ABETA"] ---|"co-discussed"| ALZHEIMER_S| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEURONS | causes_injury_to | cell_type | 0.80 |
| air pollution | implicated_in | environmental_factor | 0.80 |
| DEMENTIA | promotes | disease | 0.65 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| NEURON | treats | cell_type | 0.65 |
| DEMENTIA | protects_against | disease | 0.65 |
| DEMENTIA | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | reduces | disease | 0.65 |
| DEMENTIA | reduces | disease | 0.65 |
| MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS | impairs | disease | 0.65 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | increases | disease | 0.65 |
| APOE | increases | gene | 0.65 |
| APOE4 | increases | gene | 0.65 |
| TUMOR | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| DEMENTIA | biomarker_for | disease | 0.65 |
| GFAP | biomarker_for | gene | 0.65 |
| STING | biomarker_for | gene | 0.65 |
| NLRP3 | regulates | gene | 0.65 |
| AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| DEMENTIA | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| FRONTOTEMPORAL | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| FTD | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| PARKIN | activates | gene | 0.65 |
| PARKINSON | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| PARKINSON'S | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| HUNTINGTON | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| HUNTINGTON'S | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | sensitizes_to | disease | 0.65 |
| NEURON | accumulates_in | cell_type | 0.65 |
| NEURONS | accumulates_in | cell_type | 0.65 |
| CGAS | activates | gene | 0.65 |
| IL-6 | activates | gene | 0.65 |
| STAT3 | activates | gene | 0.65 |
| DEPRESSION | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| T CELL | causes | cell_type | 0.65 |
| TREM2 | biomarker_for | gene | 0.65 |
| STING | promotes | gene | 0.65 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | accumulates_in | disease | 0.65 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | accumulates_in | disease | 0.65 |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE | accumulates_in | disease | 0.65 |
| MACROPHAGE | associated_with | cell_type | 0.65 |
| MACROPHAGES | associated_with | cell_type | 0.65 |
| GLIOMA | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| MENINGITIS | treats | disease | 0.65 |
| NEURONS | contributes_to | cell_type | 0.65 |
| STING | increases | gene | 0.65 |
| CD2AP | associated_with | gene | 0.65 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALZHEIMER | promotes | disease | 0.65 |
| ALZHEIMER | reduces | disease | 0.65 |
| ALZHEIMER | increases | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| ALZHEIMER | sensitizes_to | disease | 0.65 |
| ALZHEIMER | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| ALZHEIMER | processes | disease | 0.65 |
| ALZHEIMER | accumulates_in | disease | 0.65 |
| ALZHEIMER | treats | disease | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | contributes_to | disease | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | protects_against | disease | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | targets | disease | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | interacts_with | disease | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | expressed_in | disease | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | causes | disease | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | impairs | disease | 0.60 |
| ACHE | treats | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | biomarker_for | disease | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | exacerbates | disease | 0.60 |
| ACHE | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | disease | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | mediates | disease | 0.60 |
| ALS | causes | disease | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | regulates | disease | 0.60 |
| AKT | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| ALS | contributes_to | disease | 0.60 |
| ABCA1 | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| ACHE | targets | gene | 0.60 |
| ACHE | contributes_to | gene | 0.60 |
| ALS | expressed_in | disease | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | co_discussed | entity | 0.50 |
| ALS | co_discussed | entity | 0.50 |
| ABETA | co_discussed | entity | 0.50 |
| Alzheimer'S Disease | associated_with | disease | 0.50 |
| disease | associated_with | disease | 0.50 |
| Alzheimer'S Disease | inhibits | disease | 0.50 |
| AMYLOID | inhibits | gene | 0.50 |
| disease | inhibits | disease | 0.50 |
| CD2AP | interacts_with | protein | 0.50 |
| disease | interacts_with | disease | 0.50 |
| Alzheimer'S Disease | protects_against | disease | 0.50 |
| disease | protects_against | disease | 0.50 |
| APOE | associated_with | gene | 0.50 |
| REELIN | associated_with | protein | 0.50 |
| AUTISM | interacts_with | disease | 0.50 |
| DEPRESSION | interacts_with | disease | 0.50 |
| EPILEPSY | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| lissencephaly | interacts_with | disease | 0.50 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
neuroinflammation | 2026-04-15 | 1 hypotheses Top: 0.650
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-15 | 1 hypotheses Top: 0.527
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-15 | 1 hypotheses Top: 0.578
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-14 | 0 hypotheses
neuroinflammation | 2026-04-14 | 2 hypotheses Top: 0.567
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| External fixation versus reverse shoulder arthroplasty for proximal humerus frac [PMID:41940987] | Vadalà A, Benelli C, Suraci F, Carta B, | Arch Orthop Trauma Surg | 2026 | 0 |
| Gray matter structural and molecular signatures in Alzheimer's disease and late- [PMID:41419068] | Yang S, Wang X, Yan Y, Zhang J, Wei Y et | J Affect Disord | 2026 | 0 |
| Cytomegalic parvalbumin neurons in fetal cases of hemimegalencephaly. [PMID:39973610] | Gelot AB, Draia-Nicolau TO, Mathieu R, S | Epilepsia | 2025 | 0 |
| Brain connectivity and transcriptional changes induced by rTMS in first-episode [PMID:40274783] | Guan M, Xie Y, Wang Z, Miao Y, Li X et a | Transl Psychiatry | 2025 | 0 |
| Single-cell RNA sequencing of adult primate neocortex reveals the regulatory dyn [PMID:40385068] | Zhang C, Xie Z, Wang N | Am J Transl Res | 2025 | 0 |
| Human stem cell-derived GABAergic interneuron development reveals early emergenc [PMID:40651475] | Bershteyn M, Zhou H, Fuentealba L, Chen | Neuron | 2025 | 0 |
| Enhancer AAV toolbox for accessing and perturbing striatal cell types and circui [PMID:40403704] | Hunker AC, Wirthlin ME, Gill G, Johansen | Neuron | 2025 | 0 |
| Forebrain assembloids support the development of fast-spiking human PVALB+ corti [PMID:40695284] | Walsh RM, Crabtree GW, Kalpana K, Jubier | Neuron | 2025 | 0 |
| Anterior cingulate cortex parvalbumin and somatostatin interneurons shape social [PMID:40320404] | Qi C, Sima W, Mao H, Hu E, Ge J et al. | Nat Commun | 2025 | 0 |
| Distinct dendritic integration strategies control dynamics of inhibition in the [PMID:40592329] | Morabito A, Zerlaut Y, Dhanasobhon D, Be | Neuron | 2025 | 0 |
| Targeting SARM1 improves autophagic stress-induced axonal neuropathy. [PMID:37561040] | Kim HR, Lee HJ, Jeon Y, Jang SY, Shin YK | Autophagy | 2024 | 0 |
| Integrated multimodal cell atlas of Alzheimer's disease. [PMID:39402379] | Gabitto MI, Travaglini KJ, Rachleff VM, | Nat Neurosci | 2024 | 0 |
| Identification of early Alzheimer's disease subclass and signature genes based o [PMID:39650656] | Wang W, Lu J, Pan N, Zhang H, Dai J et a | Front Immunol | 2024 | 0 |
| Cortical somatostatin long-range projection neurons and interneurons exhibit div [PMID:38086373] | Fisher J, Verhagen M, Long Z, Moissidis | Neuron | 2024 | 0 |
| Locus Coeruleus-Dorsolateral Septum Projections Modulate Depression-Like Behavio [PMID:38155473] | Zhang Q, Xue Y, Wei K, Wang H, Ma Y et a | Adv Sci (Weinh) | 2024 | 0 |
| Somatostatin and the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease. [PMID:38484981] | Almeida VN | Ageing Res Rev | 2024 | 0 |
| Somatostatin interneurons control the timing of developmental desynchronization [PMID:38599213] | Mòdol L, Moissidis M, Selten M, Oozeer F | Neuron | 2024 | 0 |
| De novo gene synthesis by an antiviral reverse transcriptase. [PMID:39116258] | Tang S, Conte V, Zhang DJ, Žedaveinytė R | Science | 2024 | 0 |
| Signature morphoelectric properties of diverse GABAergic interneurons in the hum [PMID:37824669] | Lee BR, Dalley R, Miller JA, Chartrand T | Science | 2023 | 0 |
| Novel App knock-in mouse model shows key features of amyloid pathology and revea [PMID:35690868] | Xia D, Lianoglou S, Sandmann T, Calvert | Mol Neurodegener | 2022 | 0 |