COVID-19 as a Risk Factor for Alzheimer's Disease

M Golzari-Sorkheh, DF Weaver… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2023 - content.iospress.com
Severe acute respiratory disease coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Although a primarily respiratory disease …

Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: State of the science

LAK Wiese, A Gibson, MA Guest… - Alzheimer's & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
INTRODUCTION Individuals living in rural communities are at heightened risk for
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), which parallels other persistent place …

Excess mortality with Alzheimer disease and related dementias as an underlying or contributing cause during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US

R Chen, ML Charpignon, RV Raquib, J Wang… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Adults with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) are particularly
vulnerable to the direct and indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Deaths associated …

Microglial cGAS deletion protects against amyloid-β induced Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis

S He, X Li, N Mittra, A Bhattacharjee, H Wang, S Zhao… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Innate immune activation plays a vital role in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD)
and related dementias (ADRD). Among which, the DNA sensing cyclic GMP-AMP synthase …

Reporting Down syndrome on the death certificate for Alzheimer disease/unspecified dementia deaths

SD Landes, JM Finan, MA Turk - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Death certificates are crucial for understanding population health trends
including the burden of disease mortality. Accurate reporting of causes of death on these …

Health disparities in Appalachian and other rural communities

KM Hash, BG Schreurs, SM Tolley… - … International Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Rural areas are home to a larger proportion of older adults and populations who age within
these locales and suffer disproportionately from health, mental health, and economic …

Geographic Patterns of Dementia in the United States: Variation by Place of Residence, Place of Birth, and Subpopulation

M Zacher, S Brady, SE Short - The Journals of Gerontology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The prevalence of dementia varies geographically in the United States. However,
the extent to which this variation reflects contemporary place-based experiences versus …

Exploring the link between tooth loss, cognitive function, and brain wellness in the context of healthy aging

RD Newman‐Norlund, S Kudaravalli… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of using MRI‐derived tooth count, an
indirect and nonspecific indicator of oral/periodontal health, and brain age gap (BAG), an …

Urbanicity and cognitive functioning in later life

E Lawrence, SE John, T Bhatta - Alzheimer's & Dementia …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Prior research has shown disparities in cognitive functioning across the rural–
urban continuum. We examine individual‐and contextual‐level factors to understand how …

More Similar than Different: Memory, Executive Functions, Cortical Thickness, and Glucose Metabolism in Biomarker-Positive Alzheimer's Disease and Behavioral …

CM Keith, MW Haut, PF D'Haese… - Journal of …, 2024 - content.iospress.com
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) and behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia
(bvFTD) are typically associated with very different clinical and neuroanatomical …