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Large Volcanic Aerosol Load in the Stratosphere Linked to Asian Monsoon Transport by Bourassa, Adam E., Robock, Alan, Randel, William J., Deshler, Terry, Rieger, Landon A., Lloyd, Nicholas D., Llewellyn, E. J. (Ted), Degenstein, Douglas A.

“…The Nabro stratovolcano in Eritrea, northeastern Africa, erupted on 13 June 2011, injecting approximately 1.3 teragrams of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) to altitudes…”
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Stroke and dementia risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Kuźma, Elżbieta, Lourida, Ilianna, Moore, Sarah F., Levine, Deborah A., Ukoumunne, Obioha C., Llewellyn, David J.

“…Stroke is an established risk factor for all-cause dementia, though meta-analyses are needed to quantify this risk. We searched Medline, PsycINFO, and Embase…”
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Mediterranean diet and cognitive function: From methodology to mechanisms of action by Siervo, Mario, Shannon, Oliver M., Llewellyn, David J., Stephan, Blossom CM, Fontana, Luigi

“…The traditional Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), rich in minimally processed plant foods and fish, has been widely recognized to be one of the healthiest diets…”
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Social isolation, cognitive reserve, and cognition in healthy older people by Evans, Isobel E M, Llewellyn, David J, Matthews, Fiona E, Woods, Robert T, Brayne, Carol, Clare, Linda

“…There is evidence to suggest that social isolation is associated with poor cognitive health, although findings are contradictory. One reason for inconsistency…”
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Frailty, Body Mass Index, and Abdominal Obesity in Older People by Hubbard, Ruth E., Lang, Iain A., Llewellyn, David J., Rockwood, Kenneth

“…Background Frailty has been conceptualized as a wasting disorder with weight loss as a key component. However, obesity is associated with disability and with…”
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Vitamin D and the risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease by Littlejohns, Thomas J, Henley, William E, Lang, Iain A, Annweiler, Cedric, Beauchet, Olivier, Chaves, Paulo H.M, Fried, Linda, Kestenbaum, Bryan R, Kuller, Lewis H, Langa, Kenneth M, Lopez, Oscar L, Kos, Katarina, Soni, Maya, Llewellyn, David J

“…OBJECTIVE:To determine whether low vitamin D concentrations are associated with an increased risk of incident all-cause dementia and Alzheimer disease…”
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Vitamin D effects on musculoskeletal health, immunity, autoimmunity, cardiovascular disease, cancer, fertility, pregnancy, dementia and mortality—A review of recent evidence by Pludowski, Pawel, Holick, Michael F, Pilz, Stefan, Wagner, Carol L, Hollis, Bruce W, Grant, William B, Shoenfeld, Yehuda, Lerchbaum, Elisabeth, Llewellyn, David J, Kienreich, Katharina, Soni, Maya

“…Abstract Background Optimal vitamin D intake and its status are important not only for bone and calcium-phosphate metabolism, but also for overall health and…”
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Rapamycin and chloroquine: the in vitro and in vivo effects of autophagy-modifying drugs show promising results in valosin containing protein multisystem proteinopathy by Nalbandian, Angèle, Llewellyn, Katrina J, Nguyen, Christopher, Yazdi, Puya G, Kimonis, Virginia E

“…Mutations in the valosin containing protein (VCP) gene cause hereditary Inclusion body myopathy (hIBM) associated with Paget disease of bone (PDB),…”
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GLP‐1 neurons form a local synaptic circuit within the rodent nucleus of the solitary tract by Card, J. Patrick, Johnson, Aaron L., Llewellyn‐Smith, Ida J., Zheng, Huiyuan, Anand, Rishi, Brierley, Daniel I., Trapp, Stefan, Rinaman, Linda

“…Glutamatergic neurons that express pre‐proglucagon (PPG) and are immunopositive (+) for glucagon‐like peptide‐1 (i.e., GLP‐1+ neurons) are located within the…”
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Vitamin D, cognition, and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Balion, Cynthia, Griffith, Lauren E., Strifler, Lisa, Henderson, Matthew, Patterson, Christopher, Heckman, George, Llewellyn, David J., Raina, Parminder

“…OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between cognitive function and dementia with vitamin D concentration in adults. METHODS:Five databases were searched for…”
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Modifiable risk factors for dementia and dementia risk profiling. A user manual for Brain Health Services-part 2 of 6 by Ranson, Janice M, Rittman, Timothy, Hayat, Shabina, Brayne, Carol, Jessen, Frank, Blennow, Kaj, van Duijn, Cornelia, Barkhof, Frederik, Tang, Eugene, Mummery, Catherine J, Stephan, Blossom C M, Altomare, Daniele, Frisoni, Giovanni B, Ribaldi, Federica, Molinuevo, José Luis, Scheltens, Philip, Llewellyn, David J

“…We envisage the development of new Brain Health Services to achieve primary and secondary dementia prevention. These services will complement existing memory…”
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Mediterranean diet adherence is associated with lower dementia risk, independent of genetic predisposition: findings from the UK Biobank prospective cohort study by Shannon, Oliver M, Ranson, Janice M, Gregory, Sarah, Macpherson, Helen, Milte, Catherine, Lentjes, Marleen, Mulligan, Angela, McEvoy, Claire, Griffiths, Alex, Matu, Jamie, Hill, Tom R, Adamson, Ashley, Siervo, Mario, Minihane, Anne Marie, Muniz-Tererra, Graciela, Ritchie, Craig, Mathers, John C, Llewellyn, David J, Stevenson, Emma

“…The identification of effective dementia prevention strategies is a major public health priority, due to the enormous and growing societal cost of this…”
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Living alone and cognitive function in later life by Evans, Isobel E.M., Llewellyn, David J., Matthews, Fiona E., Woods, Robert T., Brayne, Carol, Clare, Linda

“…•People living alone are more isolated from family and report greater feelings of emotional loneliness than those living with others.•No difference in…”
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Intra-axonal translation and retrograde trafficking of CREB promotes neuronal survival by Gurskaya, Nadya G, Lukyanov, Konstantin A, Hengst, Ulrich, Jaffrey, Samie R, Cox, Llewellyn J

“…During development of the nervous system, axons and growth cones contain mRNAs such as β -actin, cofilin and RhoA , which are locally translated in response to…”
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The Roles of Expert Mothers Engaged in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) Programs: A Commentary on the INSPIRE Studies in Malawi, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe by Cataldo, Fabian, Sam-Agudu, Nadia A, Phiri, Sam, Shumba, Bridget, Cornelius, Llewellyn J, Foster, Geoff

“…INTRODUCTION:Several initiatives aiming to improve retention and adherence in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programs include…”
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‘Vitamin D and cognition in older adults’: updated international recommendations by Annweiler, C., Dursun, E., Féron, F., Gezen‐Ak, D., Kalueff, A. V., Littlejohns, T., Llewellyn, D. J., Millet, P., Scott, T., Tucker, K. L., Yilmazer, S., Beauchet, O.

“…Background Hypovitaminosis D, a condition that is highly prevalent in older adults aged 65 years and above, is associated with brain changes and dementia…”
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Meta-analysis of memory and executive dysfunctions in relation to vitamin D by Annweiler, Cedric, Montero-Odasso, Manuel, Llewellyn, David J, Richard-Devantoy, Stéphane, Duque, Gustavo, Beauchet, Olivier

“…Hypovitaminosis D is associated with global cognitive impairment in adults. It remains unclear which domain-specific cognitive functions are affected with…”
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Parathyroid hormone, cognitive function and dementia: a systematic review by Lourida, Ilianna, Thompson-Coon, Jo, Dickens, Chris M, Soni, Maya, Kuźma, Elżbieta, Kos, Katarina, Llewellyn, David J

“…Metabolic factors are increasingly recognized to play an important role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Abnormal parathyroid hormone…”
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Access to maternal-child health and HIV services for women in North-Central Nigeria: A qualitative exploration of the male partner perspective by Al-Mujtaba, Maryam, Sam-Agudu, Nadia A, Torbunde, Nguavese, Aliyu, Muktar H, Cornelius, Llewellyn J

“…In much of sub-Saharan Africa, male partners play influential roles in women's access to maternal-child healthcare, including prevention of mother-to-child…”
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Overexpression of a Potato Sucrose Synthase Gene in Cotton Accelerates Leaf Expansion, Reduces Seed Abortion, and Enhances Fiber Production by Xu, Shou-Min, Brill, Elizabeth, Llewellyn, Danny J., Furbank, Robert T., Ruan, Yong-Ling

“…Sucrose synthase （Sus） is a key enzyme in the breakdown of sucrose and is considered a biochemical marker for sink strength, especially in crop species, based…”
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