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The role of peripheral inflammatory markers in dementia and Alzheimer's disease: a meta-analysis by Koyama, Alain, O'Brien, Jacqueline, Weuve, Jennifer, Blacker, Deborah, Metti, Andrea L, Yaffe, Kristine

“…Studies that have investigated the association between markers of inflammation and risk of dementia are conflicting. Therefore, the researchers conducted a…”
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Correlations between MRI white matter lesion location and executive function and episodic memory by SMITH, E. E, SALAT, D. H, GREENBERG, S. M, JENG, J, MCCREARY, C. R, FISCHL, B, SCHMAHMANN, J. D, DICKERSON, B. C, VISWANATHAN, A, ALBERT, M. S, BLACKER, D

“…MRI white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume is associated with cognitive impairment. We hypothesized that specific loci of WMH would correlate with cognition…”
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Alzheimer-signature MRI biomarker predicts AD dementia in cognitively normal adults by Dickerson, B C, Stoub, T R, Shah, R C, Sperling, R A, Killiany, R J, Albert, M S, Hyman, B T, Blacker, D, Detoledo-Morrell, L

“…Since Alzheimer disease (AD) neuropathology is thought to develop years before dementia, it may be possible to detect subtle AD-related atrophy in preclinical…”
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Longitudinal fMRI in elderly reveals loss of hippocampal activation with clinical decline by O'BRIEN, J. L, O'KEEFE, K. M, LAVIOLETTE, P. S, DELUCA, A. N, BLACKER, D, DICKERSON, B. C, SPERLING, R. A

“…Previous cross-sectional fMRI studies in subjects with prodromal Alzheimer disease (AD) have reported variable results, ranging from hypoactivation, similar to…”
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Increased hippocampal activation in mild cognitive impairment compared to normal aging and AD by DICKERSON, B. C, SALAT, D. H, ALBERT, M. S, SPERLING, R. A, GREVE, D. N, CHUA, E. F, RAND-GIOVANNETTI, E, RENTZ, D. M, BERTRAM, L, MULLIN, K, TANZI, R. E, BLACKER, D

“…To use fMRI to investigate whether hippocampal and entorhinal activation during learning is altered in the earliest phase of mild cognitive impairment (MCI)…”
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Detection of cortical thickness correlates of cognitive performance: Reliability across MRI scan sessions, scanners, and field strengths by Dickerson, B.C., Fenstermacher, E., Salat, D.H., Wolk, D.A., Maguire, R.P., Desikan, R., Pacheco, J., Quinn, B.T., Van der Kouwe, A., Greve, D.N., Blacker, D., Albert, M.S., Killiany, R.J., Fischl, B.

“…In normal humans, relationships between cognitive test performance and cortical structure have received little study, in part, because of the paucity of tools…”
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APOE epsilon 4 allele predicts faster cognitive decline in mild Alzheimer disease by Cosentino, S, Scarmeas, N, Helzner, E, Glymour, M M, Brandt, J, Albert, M, Blacker, D, Stern, Y

“…To determine whether APOE epsilon 4 predicts rate of cognitive change in incident and prevalent Alzheimer disease (AD). Individuals were recruited from two…”
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Hippocampal activation in adults with mild cognitive impairment predicts subsequent cognitive decline by Miller, S L, Fenstermacher, E, Bates, J, Blacker, D, Sperling, R A, Dickerson, B C

“…Objective:To use functional MRI (fMRI) to investigate whether hippocampal activation during a memory task can predict cognitive decline in individuals with…”
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A multicentre, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled Phase III study to investigate EXtending the time for Thrombolysis in Emergency Neurological Deficits (EXTEND) by Ma, Henry, Parsons, Mark W., Christensen, Soren, Campbell, Bruce C. V., Churilov, Leonid, Connelly, Alan, Yan, Bernard, Bladin, Chris, Phan, Than, Barber, Alan P., Read, Stephen, Hankey, Graeme J., Markus, Romesh, Wijeratne, Tissa, Grimley, R., Mahant, N., Kleinig, Tim, Sturm, John, Lee, A., Blacker, D., Gerraty, Richard, Krause, M., Desmond, P. M., McBride, S. J., Carey, Leanne, Howells, David W., Hsu, C. Y., Davis, Stephen M., Donnan, Geoffrey A.

“…Background and hypothesis Thrombolytic therapy with tissue plasminogen activator is effective for acute ischaemic stroke within 4·5 h of onset. Patients who…”
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Association between external training loads and injury incidence during 44 weeks of military training by Powell, Steven D., Siddall, Andrew G., Needham‐Beck, Sarah C., Edwards, Victoria C., Light, Neil, Jackson, Sarah, Greeves, Julie P., Blacker, Sam D., Myers, Stephen D.

“…Military training is physically arduous and associated with high injury incidence. Unlike in high‐performance sport, the interaction between training load and…”
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Transferability of Military-Specific Cognitive Research to Military Training and Operations by Vine, Christopher A J, Myers, Stephen D, Coakley, Sarah L, Blacker, Sam D, Runswick, Oliver R

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The Effect of Cool Water Ingestion on Gastrointestinal Pill Temperature by WILKINSON, David M, CARTER, James M, RICHMOND, Victoria L, BLACKER, Sam D, RAYSON, Mark P

“…Telemetric gastrointestinal (GI) temperature pills are now commonly used to measure core body temperature and could minimize the risk of heat illness while…”
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Motor signs predict poor outcomes in Alzheimer disease by SCARMEAS, N, ALBERT, M, BELL, K, HONIG, L, STERN, Y, BRANDT, J, BLACKER, D, HADJIGEORGIOU, G, PAPADIMITRIOU, A, DUBOIS, B, SARAZIN, M, WEGESIN, D, MARDER, K

“…To examine whether the presence of motor signs has predictive value for important outcomes in Alzheimer disease (AD). A total of 533 patients with AD at early…”
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Acute Effects of New Zealand Blackcurrant Extract on Cycling Time-Trial Are Performance Dependent in Endurance-Trained Cyclists: A Home-Based Study by Montanari, Stefano, Blacker, Sam D, Willems, Mark E T

“…The intake of anthocyanin-rich New Zealand blackcurrant (NZBC) extract (300 mg per day) over a week enhanced 16.1 km cycling time trial (TT) performance in…”
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Alzheimer-signature MRI biomarker predicts AD dementia in cognitively normal adults by DICKERSON, B. C, STOUB, T. R, SHAH, R. C, SPERLING, R. A, KILLIANY, R. J, ALBERT, M. S, HYMAN, B. T, BLACKER, D, DETOLEDO-MORRELL, L

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Anthocyanin-Rich Supplementation: Emerging Evidence of Strong Potential for Sport and Exercise Nutrition by Willems, Mark E T, Blacker, Sam D

“…Dark-colored fruits, especially berries, have abundant presence of the polyphenol anthocyanin which have been show to provide health benefits. Studies with the…”
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Decompressive hemicraniectomy in the management of extensive middle cerebral artery stroke: increased survival, at a price by Blacker, D. J., Honeybul, S.

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Results of a high-resolution genome screen of 437 Alzheimer's Disease families by Blacker, Deborah, Bertram, Lars, Saunders, Aleister J., Moscarillo, Thomas J., Albert, Marilyn S., Wiener, Howard, Perry, Rodney T., Collins, Julianne S., Harrell, Lindy E., Go, Rodney C.P., Mahoney, Amy, Beaty, Terri, Fallin, M. Danielle, Avramopoulos, Dimitrios, Chase, Gary A., Folstein, Marshal F., McInnis, Melvin G., Bassett, Susan S., Doheny, Kimberly J., Pugh, Elizabeth W., Tanzi, Rudolph E.

“…Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder of late life with complex inheritance. Mutations in three known genes lead to the rare…”
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Longitudinal study of effects of patient characteristics on direct costs in Alzheimer disease by ZHU, C. W, SCARMEAS, N, TORGAN, R, ALBERT, M, BRANDT, J, BLACKER, D, SANO, M, STERN, Y

“…To estimate long-term trajectories of direct cost of caring for patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) and examine the effects of patients' characteristics on…”
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Effect of New Zealand Blackcurrant Extract on Isometric Contraction-Induced Fatigue and Recovery: Potential Muscle-Fiber Specific Effects by Willems, Mark E. T., Bradley, Megan, Blacker, Sam D., Perkins, Ian C.

“…New Zealand blackcurrant (NZBC) extract has shown performance-enhancing effects during cycling, running and sport climbing. We examined effects of NZBC extract…”
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