Aging children of long-lived parents experience slower cognitive decline

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2014, Pages S315-S322

  Dutta, Ambarish ^a   Henley, William ^a   Robine, Jean Marie ^b   Llewellyn, David ^a   Langa, Kenneth M ^c,d   Wallace, Robert B ^e   Melzer, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b EHESS Sciences   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Center for Clinical Management Research   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Extreme survival; Heritability; Memory disorder; Parental longevity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CHILDHOOD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DETERIORATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW OF COGNITIVE STATUS MODIFIED; UNITED STATES; ADULT CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908257228     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: 15525279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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