Cognitive health

Biomarker

1 paper1 finding

  • Humans1

Associations

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Mortality

mixedin humans1

1 study
  1. Cognitive health predicts mortality in humans.

    “HGS, IL-6, standing balance, cognitive health, and the epigenetic clock (DunedinPACE) statistically significantly predicted mortality”

    HumansAdjusted for age, sex, lifestyle factors, and genetic ancestryAverage follow-up 7.4 ± 1.5 yearsn = 1,083

    Comparing fourteen consensus biomarkers of aging: epigenetic pace of aging as the strongest predictor of mortality in BASE-II

    Biomarker research6 Mar 2026

Funding

25 grants since 2023

National Institute on AgingUS$24.9mNational Cancer InstituteUS$495.2kNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeUS$725.6k

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Imaging Neuroscience

Brain scans suggest poorer fluid clearance in older adults

A cross-sectional study of 30 healthy adults linked older age to brain scan measures suggesting impaired fluid clearance and altered barrier function.A cross-sectional study of 30 healthy adults linked older age to brain scan measures suggesting impaired fluid clearance and altered barrier function.

Cross-sectional study of 30 peopleMechanisms
Psychology Research and Behavior Management

Moderate activity linked to better thinking skills after menopause

Moderate activity was associated with cognitive scores 0.559 higher than in the lowest activity group in an observational study of 5,614 postmenopausal women.Moderate activity was associated with cognitive scores 0.559 higher than in the lowest activity group in an observational study of 5,614 postmenopausal women.

Cohort study of 5,614 peoplePopulations
Psychiatry Research

Internet use linked to lower dementia risk in US adults 50 and older

Compared with never-users, participants with internet use at three or more time points had a dementia hazard ratio of 0.60, a comparison of rates of developing dementia.Compared with never-users, participants with internet use at three or more time points had a dementia hazard ratio of 0.60, a comparison of rates of developing dementia.

Cohort study of 7,068 peopleDementia
bioRxiv

Brain wiring links to different thinking skills with age

In 86 adults, brain scans showed widespread white matter changes, while older people relied on different nerve pathways than younger adults for executive tasks.In 86 adults, brain scans showed widespread white matter changes, while older people relied on different nerve pathways than younger adults for executive tasks.

Preprint: cross-sectional study of 86 peopleMechanisms