Education and cognitive functioning across the life span
Cognitive abilities are important predictors of educational and occupational performance,
socioeconomic attainment, health, and longevity. Declines in cognitive abilities are linked to …
socioeconomic attainment, health, and longevity. Declines in cognitive abilities are linked to …
Alzheimer disease in African American individuals: increased incidence or not enough data?
LL Barnes - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2022 - nature.com
Research on racial differences in Alzheimer disease (AD) dementia has increased in recent
years. Older African American individuals bear a disproportionate burden of AD and …
years. Older African American individuals bear a disproportionate burden of AD and …
Sex differences in cognitive decline among US adults
DA Levine, AL Gross, EM Briceño, N Tilton… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Sex differences in dementia risk are unclear, but some studies have found
greater risk for women. Objective To determine associations between sex and cognitive …
greater risk for women. Objective To determine associations between sex and cognitive …
Exposure to air pollution as a potential contributor to cognitive function, cognitive decline, brain imaging, and dementia: a systematic review of epidemiologic research
Background Dementia is a devastating condition typically preceded by a long prodromal
phase characterized by accumulation of neuropathology and accelerated cognitive decline …
phase characterized by accumulation of neuropathology and accelerated cognitive decline …
Cognitive aging in black and white Americans: cognition, cognitive decline, and incidence of Alzheimer disease dementia
Background: US-based studies have reported that older blacks perform worse than older
whites on cognitive tests and have higher risk of Alzheimer disease dementia (AD). It is …
whites on cognitive tests and have higher risk of Alzheimer disease dementia (AD). It is …
Education and age-related decline in cognitive performance: Systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies
Central theories of cognitive aging propose that education is an important protective factor
for decline in cognitive performance in older age. We conducted a systematic review and …
for decline in cognitive performance in older age. We conducted a systematic review and …
Association of plasma and cerebrospinal fluid Alzheimer disease biomarkers with race and the role of genetic ancestry, vascular comorbidities, and neighborhood …
Importance Differences in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tau Alzheimer dementia (AD)
biomarkers by self-identified race have been observed in prior studies. More recently …
biomarkers by self-identified race have been observed in prior studies. More recently …
Age-related cognitive decline and associations with sex, education and apolipoprotein E genotype across ethnocultural groups and geographic regions: a …
Background The prevalence of dementia varies around the world, potentially contributed to
by international differences in rates of age-related cognitive decline. Our primary goal was to …
by international differences in rates of age-related cognitive decline. Our primary goal was to …
Education amplifies brain atrophy effect on cognitive decline: implications for cognitive reserve
D Mungas, B Gavett, E Fletcher, ST Farias… - Neurobiology of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Level of education is often regarded as a proxy for cognitive reserve in older adults. This
implies that brain degeneration has a smaller effect on cognitive decline in those with more …
implies that brain degeneration has a smaller effect on cognitive decline in those with more …
[HTML][HTML] Progress and future challenges in aging and diversity research in the United States
Abstract In 2016, the UC Davis Latino Aging Research Resource Center and UC Davis
Alzheimer's Disease Center brought together experts from across the country to consolidate …
Alzheimer's Disease Center brought together experts from across the country to consolidate …