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The Memory and Aging Project is a longitudinal, epidemiologic clinical-pathologic cohort study of common chronic conditions of aging with an emphasis on decline in cognitive and motor function and risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In this manuscript, we first summarize the study design and methods. Then, we present data on: 1) the relation of motor function to cognition, disability, and death; 2) the relation of risk factors to cognitive and motor outcomes, disability and death; 3) the relation of neuropathologic indices to cognitive outcomes; 4) the relation of risk factors to neuropathologic indices; and 5) additional study findings. The findings are discussed and contextualized.
Keywords: Dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive function, epidemiology, clinical-pathologic study, Catholic clergy, spinal cord, congestive heart failure
Current Alzheimer Research
Title:Overview and Findings from the Rush Memory and Aging Project
Volume: 9 Issue: 6
Author(s): David A. Bennett, Julie A. Schneider, Aron S. Buchman, Lisa L. Barnes, Patricia A. Boyle and Robert S. Wilson
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Keywords: Dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive function, epidemiology, clinical-pathologic study, Catholic clergy, spinal cord, congestive heart failure
Abstract: The Memory and Aging Project is a longitudinal, epidemiologic clinical-pathologic cohort study of common chronic conditions of aging with an emphasis on decline in cognitive and motor function and risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In this manuscript, we first summarize the study design and methods. Then, we present data on: 1) the relation of motor function to cognition, disability, and death; 2) the relation of risk factors to cognitive and motor outcomes, disability and death; 3) the relation of neuropathologic indices to cognitive outcomes; 4) the relation of risk factors to neuropathologic indices; and 5) additional study findings. The findings are discussed and contextualized.
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A. Bennett David, A. Schneider Julie, S. Buchman Aron, L. Barnes Lisa, A. Boyle Patricia and S. Wilson Robert, Overview and Findings from the Rush Memory and Aging Project, Current Alzheimer Research 2012; 9 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156720512801322663
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156720512801322663 |
Print ISSN 1567-2050 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5828 |
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