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A mutation in APP protects against Alzheimer’s disease and age-related cognitive decline by Jonsson, Thorlakur, Atwal, Jasvinder K., Steinberg, Stacy, Snaedal, Jon, Jonsson, Palmi V., Bjornsson, Sigurbjorn, Stefansson, Hreinn, Sulem, Patrick, Gudbjartsson, Daniel, Maloney, Janice, Hoyte, Kwame, Gustafson, Amy, Liu, Yichin, Lu, Yanmei, Bhangale, Tushar, Graham, Robert R., Huttenlocher, Johanna, Bjornsdottir, Gyda, Andreassen, Ole A., Jönsson, Erik G., Palotie, Aarno, Behrens, Timothy W., Magnusson, Olafur T., Kong, Augustine, Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur, Watts, Ryan J., Stefansson, Kari

“…A coding mutation in APP , the gene that encodes the amyloid-β precursor protein, is found to protect against Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline in the…”
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Loss-of-function variants in ABCA7 confer risk of Alzheimer's disease by Steinberg, Stacy, Stefansson, Hreinn, Jonsson, Thorlakur, Johannsdottir, Hrefna, Ingason, Andres, Helgason, Hannes, Sulem, Patrick, Magnusson, Olafur Th, Gudjonsson, Sigurjon A, Unnsteinsdottir, Unnur, Kong, Augustine, Helisalmi, Seppo, Soininen, Hilkka, Lah, James J, Aarsland, Dag, Fladby, Tormod, Ulstein, Ingun D, Djurovic, Srdjan, Sando, Sigrid B, White, Linda R, Knudsen, Gun-Peggy, Westlye, Lars T, Selbæk, Geir, Giegling, Ina, Hampel, Harald, Hiltunen, Mikko, Levey, Allan I, Andreassen, Ole A, Rujescu, Dan, Jonsson, Palmi V, Bjornsson, Sigurbjorn, Snaedal, Jon, Stefansson, Kari

“…Stacy Steinberg, Hreinn Stefansson, Thorlakur Jonsson and colleagues found that rare variants predicted to alter the function of ABCA7 are associated with risk…”
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Cerebral microbleeds, retinopathy, and dementia: The AGES-Reykjavik Study by QIU, C, COTCH, M. F, GUDNASON, V, LAUNER, L. J, SIGURDSSON, S, JONSSON, P. V, JONSDOTTIR, M. K, SVEINBJÖRNSDOTTIR, S, EIRIKSDOTTIR, G, KLEIN, R, HARRIS, T. B, VAN BUCHEM, M. A

“…To determine whether microvascular damage, indicated by cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) and retinal microvascular signs, is associated with cognitive function and…”
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Polypharmacy in Home Care in Europe: Cross-Sectional Data from the IBenC Study by Giovannini, Silvia, van der Roest, Henriëtte G., Carfì, Angelo, Finne-Soveri, Harriet, Garms-Homolová, Vjenka, Declercq, Anja, Jónsson, Pálmi V., van Hout, Hein, Vetrano, Davide L., Gravina, Ester Manes, Bernabei, Roberto, Onder, Graziano

“…Background Home care (HC) patients are characterized by a high level of complexity, which is reflected by the prevalence of multimorbidity and the correlated…”
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The effect of cognitive function on mobility improvement among community-living older adults: A 12-week resistance exercise intervention study by Chang, Milan, Ramel, Alfons, Jonsson, PV, Thorsdottir, I, Geirsdottir, Olof Gudny

“…The purpose of the study was to investigate the association between baseline cognitive function and improvement in mobility after 12 weeks of resistance…”
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Profiles of Older Patients in the Emergency Department: Findings From the interRAI Multinational Emergency Department Study by Gray, Leonard C., MD, PhD, Peel, Nancye M., PhD, Costa, Andrew P., PhD, Burkett, Ellen, MBBS, Dey, Aparajit B., MD, Jonsson, Palmi V., MD, Lakhan, Prabha, RN, PhD, Ljunggren, Gunnar, MD, PhD, Sjostrand, Fredrik, MD, PhD, Swoboda, Walter, MD, Wellens, Nathalie I.H., PhD, Hirdes, John, PhD

“…Study objective We examine functional profiles and presence of geriatric syndromes among older patients attending 13 emergency departments (EDs) in 7 nations…”
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Brain tissue volumes in the general population of the elderly: the AGES-Reykjavik study by Sigurdsson, Sigurdur, Aspelund, Thor, Forsberg, Lars, Fredriksson, Jesper, Kjartansson, Olafur, Oskarsdottir, Bryndis, Jonsson, Palmi V, Eiriksdottir, Gudny, Harris, Tamara B, Zijdenbos, Alex, van Buchem, Mark A, Launer, Lenore J, Gudnason, Vilmundur

“…Imaging studies have reported conflicting findings on how brain structure differs with age and sex. This may be explained by discrepancies and limitations in…”
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Geriatric Syndromes Predict Postdischarge Outcomes Among Older Emergency Department Patients: Findings From the interRAI Multinational Emergency Department StudyLos Sindromes Geriatricos Predicen los Resultados Tras el Alta en los Pacientes Mayores del Servicio de Urgencias: Resultados del InterRAI Multinational Emergency Department Study by Costa, AP, Hirdes, JP, Heckman, GA, Dey, AB, Jonsson, PV, Lakhan, P, Ljunggren, G, Singler, K, Sjostrand, F, Swoboda, W

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Geriatric Syndromes Predict Postdischarge Outcomes Among Older Emergency Department Patients: Findings From the interRAI Multinational Emergency Department Study by Costa, Andrew P., Hirdes, John P., Heckman, George A., Dey, Aparajit B., Jonsson, Palmi V., Lakhan, Prabha, Ljunggren, Gunnar, Singler, Katrin, Sjostrand, Fredrik, Swoboda, Walter, Wellens, Nathalie I.H., Gray, Leonard C., Pines, Jesse

“…Objectives Identifying older emergency department (ED) patients with clinical features associated with adverse postdischarge outcomes may lead to improved…”
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Association of Dual Decline in Memory and Gait Speed With Risk for Dementia Among Adults Older Than 60 Years: A Multicohort Individual-Level Meta-analysis by Tian, Qu, Resnick, Susan M, Mielke, Michelle M, Yaffe, Kristine, Launer, Lenore J, Jonsson, Palmi V, Grande, Giulia, Welmer, Anna-Karin, Laukka, Erika J, Bandinelli, Stefania, Cherubini, Antonio, Rosano, Caterina, Kritchevsky, Stephen B, Simonsick, Eleanor M, Studenski, Stephanie A, Ferrucci, Luigi

“…Dual decline in both memory and gait speed may characterize a group of older individuals at high risk for future dementia. To assess the risk of dementia in…”
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Spousal Loss and Cognitive Function in Later Life: A 25-year Follow-up in the AGES-Reykjavik Study by VIDARSDOTTIR, Halldora, FANG FANG, GUDNASON, Vilmundur, VALDIMARSDOTTIR, Unnur, CHANG, Milan, ASPELUND, Thor, FALL, Katja, JONSDOTTIR, Maria K, JONSSON, Palmi V, COTCH, Mary Frances, HARRIS, Tamara B, LAUNER, Lenore J

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between loss of a life partner and the development of dementia and decline in cognitive function in…”
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids in relation to incident mobility disability and decline in gait speed; the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study by Reinders, I, Murphy, R A, Song, X, Visser, M, Cotch, M F, Lang, T F, Garcia, M E, Launer, L J, Siggeirsdottir, K, Eiriksdottir, G, Jonsson, P V, Gudnason, V, Harris, T B, Brouwer, I A

“…Background/Objectives: Low intake of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are associated with physical disability; however, prospective studies of…”
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CFH Y402H confers similar risk of soft drusen and both forms of advanced AMD by Magnusson, Kristinn P, Duan, Shan, Sigurdsson, Haraldur, Petursson, Hjorvar, Yang, Zhenglin, Zhao, Yu, Bernstein, Paul S, Ge, Jian, Jonasson, Fridbert, Stefansson, Einar, Helgadottir, Gudleif, Zabriskie, Norman A, Jonsson, Thorlakur, Björnsson, Asgeir, Thorlacius, Theodora, Jonsson, Palmi V, Thorleifsson, Gudmar, Kong, Augustine, Stefansson, Hreinn, Zhang, Kang, Stefansson, Kari, Gulcher, Jeffrey R

“…Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of irreversible visual impairment in the developed world. The two forms of advanced AMD,…”
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Quality of care in European home care programs using the second generation interRAI Home Care Quality Indicators (HCQIs) by Foebel, Andrea D, van Hout, Hein P, van der Roest, Henriëtte G, Topinkova, Eva, Garms-Homolova, Vjenka, Frijters, Dinnus, Finne-Soveri, Harriet, Jónsson, Pálmi V, Hirdes, John P, Bernabei, Roberto, Onder, Graziano

“…Evaluating the quality of care provided to older individuals is a key step to ensure that needs are being met and to target interventions to improve care. To…”
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Efforts to establish the reliability of the Resident Assessment Instrument by Sgadari, Antonio, Morris, John N., Fries, Brant E., Ljunggren, Gunnar, JÓNsson, Palmi V., Dupaquier, Jean-NoËL, Schroll, Marianne

“…Background: Since its original implementation in the USA, the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) has been used in many countries in languages other than…”
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Microvascular lesions in the brain and retina: The age, gene/environment susceptibility-Reykjavik study by Qiu, Chengxuan, Cotch, Mary Frances, Sigurdsson, Sigurdur, Klein, Ronald, Jonasson, Fridbert, Klein, Barbara E. K., Garcia, Melissa, Jonsson, Palmi V., Harris, Tamara B., Eiriksdottir, Gudny, Kjartansson, Olafur, van Buchem, Mark A., Gudnason, Vilmundur, Launer, Lenore J.

“…Objective To investigate whether the severity and location of cerebral white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) and brain infarcts are correlated with the signs of…”
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The Impact of Legislation on Psychotropic Drug Use in Nursing Homes: A Cross-National Perspective by Hughes, Carmel M., Lapane, Kate L., Mor, Vincent, MD, Naoki Ikegami, Jónsson, Pálmi V., Ljunggren, Gunnar, Sgadari, Antonio

“…OBJECTIVES: To quantify the impact of legislation on nursing home residents, psychotropic drug use, and the occurrence of falls in the US compared with five…”
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Predictors of Societal Costs of Older Care-Dependent Adults Living in the Community in 11 European Countries by van Lier, Lisanne I, van der Roest, Henriëtte G, Oosten, Babette SH, Garms-Homolová, Vjenka, Onder, Graziano, Finne-Soveri, Harriet, V Jónsson, Pálmi, Ljunggren, Gunnar, Henrard, Jean-Claude, Topinkova, Eva, Sørbye, Liv Wergeland, Bernabei, Roberto, van Hout, Hein PJ, Bosmans, Judith E

“…Background: The objective was to identify predictors of societal costs covering formal and informal care utilization by older home care clients in 11 European…”
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Unintended weight loss in the elderly living at home: The aged in home care project (ADHOC) by Sørbye, L. W., Schroll, M., Finne-Soveri, H., Jonsson, P. V., Topinkova, E., Ljunggren, G., Bernabei, R.

“…Objective : To describe associations between unintended weight loss (UWL) and characteristics of nutritional status. Design : A comparative cross-sectional…”
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International variation in the incidence of hip fractures: Cross-national project on osteoporosis for the world health organization program for research on aging by SCHWARTZ, A. V, KELSEY, J. L, NELSON, L. M, HEYSE, S. P, MAGGI, S, TUTTLEMAN, M, HO, S. C, JONSSON, P. V, POOR, G, SISSON DE CASTRO, J. A, XU, L, MATKIN, C. C

“…A cross-national study of hip fracture incidence was carried out in five geographic areas--Beijing, China; Budapest, Hungary; Hong Kong; Porto Alegre, Brazil;…”
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