Apolipoprotein E, gender, and Alzheimer's disease: an overlooked, but potent and promising interaction

L Ungar, A Altmann, MD Greicius - Brain imaging and behavior, 2014 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an increasingly prevalent, fatal neurodegenerative disease that
has proven resistant, thus far, to all attempts to prevent it, forestall it, or slow its progression …

Rate of cognitive decline in relation to sex after 60 yearsofage: A systematic review

L Ferreira, R Ferreira SantosGalduróz… - Geriatrics & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Some studies have shown differences in specific cognitive ability domains between the
sexes at 60 yearsofage. However is important to analyze whether the rate of cognitive …

Mental work demands, retirement, and longitudinal trajectories of cognitive functioning.

GG Fisher, A Stachowski, FJ Infurna… - … of occupational health …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Age-related changes in cognitive abilities are well-documented, and a very important
indicator of health, functioning, and decline in later life. However, less is known about the …

[HTML][HTML] The dynamic relationship between cognitive function and positive well-being in older people: a prospective study using the English Longitudinal Study of …

M Allerhand, CR Gale, IJ Deary - Psychology and aging, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
There is evidence that having a stronger sense of positive well-being may be a potential
resource for healthier aging as represented by slower physical decline, reduced risk of frailty …

[HTML][HTML] Peer reviewed: longitudinal predictors of self-rated health and mortality in older adults

DC Wagner, JL Short - Preventing chronic disease, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods We used data from the 2006 wave of the Health and Retirement Study and health
and mortality indicators from 2006, 2008, and 2010. We analyzed data from 17,930 adults …

Cognitive reserve is associated with the functional organization of the brain in healthy aging: a MEG study

ME López, S Aurtenetxe, E Pereda, P Cuesta… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The proportion of elderly people in the population has increased rapidly in the last century
and consequently “healthy aging” is expected to become a critical area of research in …

Interactions between plasma concentrations of folate and markers of vitamin B12 status with cognitive performance in elderly people not exposed to folic acid …

EL Doets, PM Ueland, GS Tell, SE Vollset… - British journal of …, 2014 - cambridge.org
A combination of high folate with low vitamin B12 plasma status has been associated with
cognitive impairment in a population exposed to mandatory folic acid fortification. The …

[HTML][HTML] Una propuesta para el mejoramiento cognitivo en el adulto mayor: Una alternativa al entrenamiento cerebral

EJ Mogollón González - Revista Electrónica Educare, 2014 - scielo.sa.cr
El presente trabajo tiene por objetivo proponer una alternativa del mejoramiento cognitivo
en el adulto mayor; de acuerdo con los aportes y evidencias presentadas por expertos en el …

IDE (rs6583817) polymorphism and pulse pressure are independently and interactively associated with level and change in executive function in older adults.

GP McFall, SA Wiebe, D Vergote… - Psychology and …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: We report a gene× environment (health) study focusing on concurrent
performance and longitudinal change in a latent-variable executive function (EF) phenotype …

The health status and unmet health needs of old-age pensioners living in selected urban poor communities in Cape Town, South Africa

T Govender, JM Barnes - Journal of community health, 2014 - Springer
Indigent elderly residing in low-income urban communities face many adversities. This study
investigated the health status and health needs of the elderly collecting an old-age pension …