Search Results - "Mack, Holly A."

Alcohol Consumption as a Risk Factor for Dementia and Cognitive Decline: Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies by Anstey, Kaarin J., Ph.D, Mack, Holly A., Ph.D, Cherbuin, Nicolas, Ph.D

“…The relationships between alcohol consumption and dementia and cognitive decline were investigated in a systematic review including meta-analyses of 15…”
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Childhood Stress and Adversity is Associated with Late-Life Dementia in Aboriginal Australians by Radford, Kylie, PhD, Delbaere, Kim, PhD, Draper, Brian, MD, Mack, Holly A., PhD, Daylight, Gail, GCM, Cumming, Robert, PhD, Chalkley, Simon, PhD, Minogue, Cecilia, DCP, Broe, Gerald A., MBBS

“…Highlights • High rates of dementia have been reported in Aboriginal Australians have but the major risk factors are not yet clear • This study examined the…”
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The effectiveness of a sustained nurse home visiting intervention for Aboriginal infants compared with non-Aboriginal infants and with Aboriginal infants receiving usual child health care: a quasi-experimental trial - the Bulundidi Gudaga study by Kemp, Lynn, Grace, Rebekah, Comino, Elizabeth, Jackson Pulver, Lisa, McMahon, Catherine, Harris, Elizabeth, Harris, Mark, George, Ajesh, Mack, Holly A

“…In Australia there is commitment to developing interventions that will 'Close the Gap' between the health and welfare of Indigenous and non-Indigenous…”
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The oral health behaviours and fluid consumption practices of young urban Aboriginal preschool children in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by George, Ajesh, Grace, Rebekah, Elcombe, Emma, Villarosa, Amy R., Mack, Holly A., Kemp, Lynn, Ajwani, Shilpi, Wright, Darryl C., Anderson, Cheryl, Bucknall, Natasha, Comino, Elizabeth

“…Issue addressed: Australian Aboriginal children have a higher risk of dental caries yet there is limited focus on oral health risk factors for urban Aboriginal…”
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Managers' experiences of providing end-of-life care under the Home Care Package Program by Simonetti, Simone, Parker, Deborah, Mack, Holly A, Wise, Sarah

“…The study explored the experiences of Australian aged care providers in supporting clients on a home care package to die at home. Semistructured interviews…”
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The association of APOE genotype and cognitive decline in interaction with risk factors in a 65-69 year old community sample by Christensen, Helen, Batterham, Philip J, Mackinnon, Andrew J, Jorm, Anthony F, Mack, Holly A, Mather, Karen A, Anstey, Kaarin J, Sachdev, Perminder S, Easteal, Simon

“…While the evidence of an association between the apolipoprotein E (APOE) *E4 allele and Alzheimer's disease is very strong, the effect of the *E4 allele on…”
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Older Aboriginal Australians' Health Concerns and Preferences for Healthy Ageing Programs by Wettasinghe, Pamela Ming, Allan, Wendy, Garvey, Gail, Timbery, Alison, Hoskins, Sue, Veinovic, Madeleine, Daylight, Gail, Mack, Holly A, Minogue, Cecilia, Donovan, Terrence, Broe, Gerald A, Radford, Kylie, Delbaere, Kim

“…While there is strong evidence of the need for healthy ageing programs for older Aboriginal Australians, few are available. It is important to understand older…”
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Prevalence of dementia in urban and regional Aboriginal Australians by Radford, Kylie, Mack, Holly A, Draper, Brian, Chalkley, Simon, Daylight, Gail, Cumming, Robert, Bennett, Hayley, Delbaere, Kim, Broe, Gerald A

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to determine the prevalence of dementia in collaboration with urban/regional Aboriginal communities. Methods A census of…”
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The Koori Growing Old Well Study: investigating aging and dementia in urban Aboriginal Australians by Radford, Kylie, Mack, Holly A, Robertson, Hamish, Draper, Brian, Chalkley, Simon, Daylight, Gail, Cumming, Robert, Bennett, Hayley, Jackson Pulver, Lisa, Broe, Gerald A

“…Dementia is an emerging health priority in Australian Aboriginal communities, but substantial gaps remain in our understanding of this issue, particularly for…”
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Comparison of Three Cognitive Screening Tools in Older Urban and Regional Aboriginal Australians by Radford, Kylie, Mack, Holly A, Draper, Brian, Chalkley, Simon, Delbaere, Kim, Daylight, Gail, Cumming, Robert G, Bennett, Hayley, Broe, Gerald A

“…Validated cognitive screening tools for use in urban and regional Aboriginal populations in Australia are lacking. In a cross-sectional community-based study,…”
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Corpus callosum size, reaction time speed and variability in mild cognitive disorders and in a normative sample by Anstey, Kaarin J., Mack, Holly A., Christensen, Helen, Li, Shu-Chen, Reglade-Meslin, Chantal, Maller, Jerome, Kumar, Rajeev, Dear, Keith, Easteal, Simon, Sachdev, Perminder

“…Intra-individual variability in reaction time increases with age and with neurological disorders, but the neural correlates of this increased variability…”
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Serum alkaline phosphatase activity is regulated by a chromosomal region containing the alkaline phosphatase 2 gene (Akp2) in C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice by Foreman, Jennifer E, Blizard, David A, Gerhard, Glenn, Mack, Holly A, Lang, Dean H, Van Nimwegen, Kathryn L, Vogler, George P, Stout, Joseph T, Shihabi, Zakariya K, Griffith, James W, Lakoski, Joan M, McClearn, Gerald E, Vandenbergh, David J

“…1 Center for Developmental and Health Genetics 2 Intercollege Program in Genetics 3 Department of Biobehavioral Health 4 Department of Kinesiology, The…”
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Renin-Angiotensin System Genetic Polymorphisms and Brain White Matter Lesions in Older Australians by Assareh, Amelia A., Mather, Karen A., Crawford, John D., Wen, Wei, Anstey, Kaarin J., Easteal, Simon, Tan, Xiaoyun, Mack, Holly A., Kwok, John B.J., Schofield, Peter R., Sachdev, Perminder S.

“…BACKGROUND White matter lesions (WMLs), seen as hyperintensities on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging brain scans, are common in the brains of healthy…”
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Total and Regional Gray Matter Volume Is Not Related to APOEE4 Status in a Community Sample of Middle-Aged Individuals by Cherbuin, Nicolas, Anstey, Kaarin J., Sachdev, Perminder S., Maller, Jerome J., Meslin, Chantal, Mack, Holly A., Wen, Wei, Easteal, Simon

“…Background. The APOE*E4 allele has been associated with greater gray matter atrophy and with Alzheimer's disease. The aim of this study was to investigate…”
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Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis of Structural and Material Skeletal Phenotypes in C57BL/6J and DBA/2 Second-Generation and Recombinant Inbred Mice by Lang, Dean H, Sharkey, Neil A, Mack, Holly A, Vogler, George P, Vandenbergh, David J, Blizard, David A, Stout, Joseph T, McClearn, Gerald E

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Bone, Muscle, and Physical Activity: Structural Equation Modeling of Relationships and Genetic Influence With Age by Lang, Dean H, Conroy, David E, Lionikas, Arimantas, Mack, Holly A, Larsson, Lars, Vogler, George P, Vandenbergh, David J, Blizard, David A, McClearn, Gerald E, Sharkey, Neil A

“…Correlations among bone strength, muscle mass, and physical activity suggest that these traits may be modulated by each other and/or by common genetic and/or…”
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The Relationship Between Cognition and Mortality in Patients with Stroke, Coronary Heart Disease, or Cancer by Anstey, Kaarin J., Mack, Holly A., von Sanden, Chwee

“…Numerous studies have reported an association between cognitive impairment and an increased risk for mortality. Most results are from large epidemiological…”
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Stability of genetic influences on pulmonary function in a longitudinal study of octogenarian twins by Vasilopoulos, Terrie, Mack, Holly A., McClearn, Gerald E., Berg, Stig, Johansson, Boo, Vogler, George P.

“…Using data from the first four waves of the OCTO‐Twin study (twins 80 + years), the present study investigated the stability and change of genetic and…”
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Adjusting Data to Body Size: A Comparison of Methods as Applied to Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis of Musculoskeletal Phenotypes by Lang, Dean H, Sharkey, Neil A, Lionikas, Arimantas, Mack, Holly A, Larsson, Lars, Vogler, George P, Vandenbergh, David J, Blizard, David A, Stout, Joseph T, Stitt, Joseph P, McClearn, Gerald E

“…The aim of this study was to compare three methods of adjusting skeletal data for body size and examine their use in QTL analyses. It was found that dividing…”
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Blood pressure and heart rate QTL in mice of the B6/D2 lineage: sex differences and environmental influences by Blizard, David A, Lionikas, Arimantas, Vandenbergh, David J, Vasilopoulos, Terrie, Gerhard, Glenn S, Griffith, James W, Klein, Laura C, Stout, Joseph T, Mack, Holly A, Lakoski, Joan M, Larsson, Lars, Spicer, Jeanne M, Vogler, George P, McClearn, Gerald E

“…1 Center for Developmental & Health Genetics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 2 Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State…”
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