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Mediterranean Diet, Alzheimer Disease Biomarkers and Brain Atrophy in Old Age

Neurology • May 5, 2021

Association of Cognitive Function Trajectories in Centenarians With Postmortem Neuropathology, Physical Health, and Other Risk Factors for Cognitive Decline

JAMA Network Open • January 15, 2021

Association Between Sleep Duration and Cognitive Decline

JAMA Network Open • September 21, 2020

Association of Early-Life Cognitive Enrichment With Alzheimer Disease Pathological Changes and Cognitive Decline

JAMA Neurology • June 29, 2020

Cognitive enhancement of healthy older adults using hyperbaric oxygen: a randomized controlled trial

Aging • June 26, 2020

The impact of exposure to air pollution on cognitive performance

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • July 23, 2018

EGCG ameliorates high-fat– and high-fructose–induced cognitive defects by regulating the IRS/AKT and ERK/CREB/BDNF signaling pathways in the CNS

FASEB Journal • November 30, 2017

Lifestyle Modulators of Neuroplasticity: How Physical Activity, Mental Engagement, and Diet Promote Cognitive Health during Aging

Neural Plasticity • June 12, 2017

Brain changes in overweight/obese and normal-weight adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Diabetologia • April 27, 2017

Apolipoprotein E4 is associated with improved cognitive function in Amazonian forager-horticulturalists with a high parasite burden

The FASEB Journal • December 28, 2016

Intakes of fish and polyunsaturated fatty acids and mild-to-severe cognitive impairment risks: a dose-response meta-analysis of 21 cohort studies

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition • December 30, 2015

Cognitive Function and Brain Structure in Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus After Intensive Lowering of Blood Pressure and Lipid Levels: A Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA Internal Medicine • February 3, 2014

Mediterranean Diet Improves Cognition

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and & Psychiatry • December 10, 2013

Alcohol and Cognition in the Elderly: A Review

Psychiatry Investigation • January 17, 2012

Exercise training increases size of hippocampus and improves memory

PNAS • December 30, 2010

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