Andrew Steptoe

University College London2 papersORCID 0000-0001-7808-4943OpenAlex

Papers

Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - HealthHumans4 h

Severe infections and poor cognition link bidirectionally

Prior hospital-treated infection linked to lower general cognition (β = -0.11 SD), while each 1-SD higher cognitive score predicted a 36% lower risk…Prior hospital-treated infection linked to lower general cognition (β = -0.11 SD), while each 1-SD higher cognitive score predicted a 36% lower risk of future infection.

medRxivHumansPreprint1 Oct

High nitrogen dioxide days linked to faster cognitive decline

Comparing the 75th percentile with the median of nitrogen dioxide exceedance days, 14-year decline was -0.09 SD for memory and -0.10 SD for fluency.Comparing the 75th percentile with the median of nitrogen dioxide exceedance days, 14-year decline was -0.09 SD for memory and -0.10 SD for fluency.