Epidemiologic studies of modifiable factors associated with cognition and dementia: systematic review and meta-analysis

MA Beydoun, HA Beydoun, AA Gamaldo, A Teel… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Cognitive impairment, including dementia, is a major health concern with the
increasing aging population. Preventive measures to delay cognitive decline are of utmost …

Sex differences in verbal working memory: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

D Voyer, J Saint Aubin, K Altman… - Psychological bulletin, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
The present meta-analysis aimed to quantify sex differences in verbal working memory and
to examine potential moderators of these differences. We examined 802 effect sizes from …

Genome-wide association study of alcohol consumption and genetic overlap with other health-related traits in UK Biobank (N= 112 117)

TK Clarke, MJ Adams, G Davies, DM Howard… - Molecular …, 2017 - nature.com
Alcohol consumption has been linked to over 200 diseases and is responsible for over 5%
of the global disease burden. Well-known genetic variants in alcohol metabolizing genes, for …

Cohort profile: the Lothian Birth Cohorts of 1921 and 1936

IJ Deary, AJ Gow, A Pattie… - International journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
This cohort profile describes the origins, tracing, recruitment, testing and follow-up of the
University of Edinburgh-based Lothian Birth Cohorts of 1921 (LBC1921; N= 550) and 1936 …

Occupational complexity and lifetime cognitive abilities

EL Smart, AJ Gow, IJ Deary - Neurology, 2014 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To examine associations between complexity of main lifetime occupation and
cognitive performance in later life. Methods: Occupational complexity ratings for data …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of ageing-related decline across multiple cognitive functions

SJ Ritchie, EM Tucker-Drob, SR Cox, J Corley… - Intelligence, 2016 - Elsevier
It is critical to discover why some people's cognitive abilities age better than others'. We
applied multivariate growth curve models to data from a narrow-age cohort measured on a …

The effects of flavonoid and other polyphenol consumption on cognitive performance: a systematic research review of human experimental and epidemiological …

DJ Lamport, L Dye, JLD Wightman… - Nutrition and …, 2012 - content.iospress.com
Literature reviews suggest flavonoids, a sub-class of polyphenols, are beneficial for
cognition. This is the first review examining the effect of consumption of all polyphenol …

Impact of coffee, wine, and chocolate consumption on cognitive outcome and MRI parameters in old age

S Haller, ML Montandon, C Rodriguez, FR Herrmann… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Coffee, wine and chocolate are three frequently consumed substances with a significant
impact on cognition. In order to define the structural and cerebral blood flow correlates of self …

Healthy cognitive ageing in the Lothian Birth Cohort studies: marginal gains not magic bullet

J Corley, SR Cox, IJ Deary - Psychological medicine, 2018 - cambridge.org
In the face of shifting demographics and an increase in human longevity, it is important to
examine carefully what is known about cognitive ageing, and to identify and promote …

Combined impact of smoking and heavy alcohol use on cognitive decline in early old age: Whitehall II prospective cohort study

G Hagger-Johnson, S Sabia, EJ Brunner… - The British Journal of …, 2013 - cambridge.org
BackgroundIdentifying modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline may inform prevention of
dementia. AimsTo examine the combined impact of cigarette smoking and heavy alcohol …