Body mass and cognitive decline are indirectly associated via inflammation among aging adults

Body mass and cognitive decline are indirectly associated via inflammation among aging adults

Inflammatory models of neurodegeneration suggest that higher circulating levels of inflammation can lead to cognitive decline. Despite established independent associations between greater body mass, increased inflammation, and cognitive decline, no prior research has explored whether markers of syst...

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Main Authors: Bourassa, Kyle, Sbarra, David A.
Other Authors: Department of Psychology, University of Arizona
Language:en
Published: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE 2017
Subjects:
Inflammation
C-reactive protein
Body mass
Cognition
Executive functioning
Memory
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622651
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/622651

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