Ilana Bennett

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Articles cover effects of time-restricted eating on inflammation, locus coeruleus hyperactivity, and iron-related amyloid accumulation in aging, and more.

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Childhood maltreatment alters associations between age and neurocognitive health metrics in community-dwelling adults To further understand whether childhood maltreatment (CM) is associated with indicators of accelerated cognitive aging, this study investigated whethe…

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Childhood maltreatment modulates (increases and decreases) the effect of age on gray matter volume and moderates the association between age and executive function

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Depressive symptoms and plasma AT(N) biomarkers among cognitively healthy and mild cognitively impaired in a diverse cohort Depression is a known risk factor for dementia and MCI, but its associations with AT(N) biomarkers remain inconsistent and may differ by cognitive sta…

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High depressive symptoms in a diverse cohort of healthy control and MCI participants were linked to higher plasma NfL and p-tau181 levels, but not Aβ42/40

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1H-MR spectroscopy biomarkers are associated with plasma-derived biomarkers of amyloid-β and tau in the early phase of AD continuum The objective of the study was to evaluate the relationship of plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with in vivo proton magnetic resonance sp…

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Lower tNAA/mIns in hipocampus and posterior cingulate was associated with higher p-tau181/Aβ42 and p-tau181 and lower Aβ42/40

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Logo: Center for Vital Longevity Meet the Expert, Dr. Mustapha Bouhrara, National Institute of Aging

Next Monday, Dr. Mustapha Bouhrara will join us for a #ScienceLuncheon on Progress in Understanding Aging and Dementia: MRI Physics, Biomarkers, and White Matter Health.

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🍽️ RSVP required for in-person attendance only!

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Articles cover optimized atlases for tau-PET staging, depressive symptoms and MR spectroscopy biomarkers of early AD, and more.

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Optimized atlas for early tau-PET staging via native space segmentations Positron Emission Tomography (PET) early Braak staging might be susceptible to anatomical variability and atrophy in the medial temporal lobe (MTL) st…

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Atlases for tau-PET staging can be optimized by segmenting in native space and smoothing at 6mm

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Identifying a proteomics signature of cognitive impairment and dementia in blood and cerebrospinal fluid through a mediation analysis framework This study aimed to identify CSF and plasma proteins that mediate the association between age and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s dise…

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Across 3 datasets (3000+ participants), GFAP in both CSF and plasma consistently mediated the effect of age on cognitive impairment and dementia (MCI/AD incidence)

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Targeting neuronal activity and neuroinflammation for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in a mouse model Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by progressive cognitive decline driven by complex pathological processes, including tau hyperphosphorylatio…

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Treatments targeting inflammation (DHCA) and neuronal activity (Mal-gluc) significantly improved recognition memory in 3xTg-AD mice, but did not reduce p-Tau or Aβ burden

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Hippocampal 1H-MR spectroscopy metabolites are linked to CSF tau pathology in cognitively unimpaired older adults along the Alzheimer’s continuum Relationships between Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathologies in cognitively unimpaired adults and in vivo neurometabolic properties measured directly fr…

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Tau relates to MR spectroscopy estimates of N-acetylaspartate and myo-inositol in cognitively-unimpaired amyloid-positive adults

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Most Alzheimer’s cases linked to variants in a single gene Potentially more than 90% of Alzheimer’s disease cases would not occur without the contribution of a single gene (APOE), according to a new analysis led by UCL researchers.

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Articles cover age-related structural differences in the fischer brown Norway rat and bonnet macaques, apraxis deficis in Alzheimer's Disease, proteomic markers of aging, and more.

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Microstructural changes in locus coeruleus-cortical projections in aged bonnet macaques are independent of myelin loss The locus coeruleus (LC) is a brainstem nucleus best known for being the primary site of noradrenaline production for the forebrain and is involved in…

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MRI-based diffusion metrics are higher in aged macaques in the central tegmental tract, an ascending projection from the locus coeruleus

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Cerebral small-vessel disease severity, hypertension, and body mass index forecast striatal dopamine D2-receptor decline rates in aging Normal aging is associated with decline in dopamine function. Factors associated with individual differences in dopamine decline rates remain unclear …

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Markers of cerebral small-vessel disease (white-matter lesions, lacunes) and vascular risk (e.g., hypertension, BMI) relate to faster 5-year decline in striatal dopamine (DRD2)

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High estimated pulse-wave velocity is associated with lower brain white matter microstructural integrity twelve years later High pulse wave velocity (PWV), a measure of increased arterial stiffness, is a risk factor for cerebrovascular disease. PWV can be estimated (ePWV) f…

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Higher pulse wave velocity is associated with white matter microstructural damage in older adults 12 years later

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Repeated brain MRI utility in identifying neurodegenerative disorders at the pre-dementia stage Despite the increasing availability of biomarkers in clinical settings, diagnosing individuals with subtle cognitive/behavioral symptoms and normal st…

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Repeated MRI measures of brain volume can help detect later conversion to AD/FTD

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Articles cover pulse-wave velocity, cerebral small vessel disease, choroid plexus volume, hearing loss, and racial discrimination in aging, and more.

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Integrating plasma, MRI, and cognitive biomarkers for personalized prediction of decline across cognitive domains Plasma biomarkers are associated with cognitive performance and decline in Alzheimer’s disease, making them promising for early detection. This study …

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MRI-derived regional volume and thickness are stronger predictors of cognitive decline, especially for memory, but plasma biomarkers do add predictive value

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White matter hyperintensities contribute to early cortical thinning in addition to tau in aging White matter hyperintensities (WMH) are associated with cortical thinning in distant brain regions. However, it is currently unclear how WMH affect ne…

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WMH in the temporal lobe relate to early cortical thinning in AD, beyond what is expected due to amyloid and tau

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Blood oxygenation level-dependent responses in neuromodulatory nuclei and their associations with attention and memory across age groups Using multi-echo blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) neuroimaging, we examined lifespan differences in three subcortical nuclei important to the …

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BOLD in LC related to subsequent memory performance in adults across the lifespan, possibly due to attentional boosting of memory

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Comparison of CSF neurofilament light chain and total tau as neurodegeneration markers: Associations with synaptic markers and cognitive outcomes Clinically, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by progressive cognitive decline due to neuronal and synaptic degeneration. Neurofilament light …

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T-tau, a marker or gray matter degeneration, is more strongly correlated with synaptic biomarkers (neurogranin and BACE1) than NfL

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New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Adam Kimbler & Craig E.L. Stark:

Advanced diffusion imaging in grey matter reflects individual differences in cognitive ability in older adults

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Articles cover epigenetic and brain aging, plasma and MRI predictors of cognition in aging, aging of hippocampal microstructure, and more.

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Neurobiological effects of exergame interventions in older adults with or without a neurocognitive disorder: A systematic review Exergames (EG) are interactive video games that require physical activity and use gamification to make exercise more engaging. EG interventions demons…

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Interactive video games that make exercise more engaging can change brain structure and function in older adults.

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📣 One more month to submit to this Special Issue on Brain Resilience & Diversity in Aging and Dementia!

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Evaluating the link between hearing loss and Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology: A systematic review and meta-analysis Hearing loss has been linked with cognitive decline and increased dementia risk. The neurobiological mechanisms underlying this relationship are not c…

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Hearing loss is more strongly associated with tau burden than β-amyloid (Aβ) burden.

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The Computational and Cognitive Neural Sciences lab (ballardlab.org) at UC Riverside is recruiting psychology PhD students to join our team! Check out the flyer to learn about the lab and our stellar research community at UCR. Apply by 12/1!
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Identifying lifestyle risk factors that discriminate memory trajectories: Differential findings across racial and ethnic groups in older adults Differences in lifestyle factors contribute towards inequalities in dementia incidence and memory trajectories across racial and ethnic groups. We ide…

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Lifestyle risk factors can discriminate latent classes of memory trajectories but differ across racial-ethnic groups.

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Balance training improves postural control and performance-related prefrontal brain activation in healthy older adults: Results of a six-month randomized controlled training intervention Age-related deterioration in postural control is an important factor decreasing quality of life. Functional neuroimaging studies have shown that the a…

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A 6-month balance training intervention improves postural control and performance-related prefrontal brain activation in older adults.

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One last reminder that I’m recruiting a graduate student through the Cognition & Neural Science area @utah.edu this Fall! The lab uses MRI to study healthy cognitive aging across the adult lifespan and will start assessing factors that moderate cognitive aging (air pollution, cardiovascular health).