Association between proximity to a lead‐releasing facility and cognition in diverse cohorts
Abstract BACKGROUND The associations between adult lead exposure and late‐life cognition are largely unknown. METHODS In two cohorts, Kaiser Healthy Aging and Diverse Life Experiences (KHANDLE, n = 1638) and Study of Healthy Aging in African Americans (STAR, n = 741), we assessed residential proximity to lead‐releasing facilities for association with ...
Scarlet Cockell +9 more
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Estimates of rabies risk from vampire bats to livestock in Colombia. [PDF]
Medina-Rodríguez AT +6 more
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Effects of α‐synuclein pathology on synaptic dysfunction and clinical outcomes in normal aging
Abstract INTRODUCTION α‐Synuclein is the hallmark pathology of Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies, described together as Lewy body disease (LBD). We investigated effects of α‐syn biomarker positivity in clinically unimpaired (CU) individuals.
Joseph R. Winer +22 more
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Abstract INTRODUCTION Poor sleep has been associated with elevated dementia risk, potentially related to its cerebrovascular consequences, measured by cerebral white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume. METHODS We examined self‐reported sleep behaviors and prospective magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) WMH volume, measured 8.8 ± 1.7 (mean ± SD) years ...
Madeline Ally +10 more
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Two chromosomal reference genome sequences for the malaria mosquito, <i>Anopheles</i> ( <i>Nyssorhynchus</i>) <i>darlingi</i>, Root, 1926 from French Guiana and Peru. [PDF]
Gendrin M +23 more
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Synaptic Potentiation in Hippocampus by eEF2K Inhibitor A484954
ABSTRACT An important mechanism controlling protein synthesis is through phosphorylation of the eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF2) by its kinase eEF2K. Hyperphosphorylation of eEF2 is linked to many neuronal diseases characterized by cognitive impairments.
Qian Yang +6 more
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Climate change and tree cover loss affect the habitat suitability of <i>Cedrela angustifolia</i>: evaluating climate vulnerability and conservation in Andean montane forests. [PDF]
Ames-Martínez FN +6 more
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ABSTRACT Despite the well‐known risks of tobacco use, tobacco exposure remains a major contributor to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although cigarette use has declined, the popularity of novel tobacco products (NTPs), such as electronic cigarettes (ECs) and heated tobacco products (HTPs), has increased.
Timothy S. Leach +8 more
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Impacts of Social Assistance During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Poor Remote Communities
ABSTRACT Providing social assistance to poor populations in remote communities in times of crises, such as pandemics, is challenging but crucial. This paper examines how food assistance during the COVID‐19 pandemic affected people's behaviour, using our surveys among over 400 rural communities without road access in the Peruvian Amazon. Food assistance
Yoshito Takasaki +2 more
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Seasonal and biological drivers of gastrointestinal parasites in wild rodents from two areas with different anthropogenic pressures in a semi-arid region. [PDF]
Carrera-Játiva PD +4 more
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