Below find selected scholarly publications featuring research conducted by Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center investigators.

2004

Fleischman DA, Wilson RS, Gabrieli JD, Bienias JL, Bennett DA. A longitudinal study of implicit and explicit memory in old persons. Psychol Aging. 2004 Dec;19(4):617-25. (Click here for abstract.)

Barnes LL, Mendes de Leon CF, Wilson RS, Bienias JL, Evans DA. Social resources and cognitive decline in a population of older African Americans and whites. Neurology. 2004 Dec 28;63(12):2322-6. (Click here for abstract.)

Wilson RS, Li Y, Aggarwal NT, Barnes LL, McCann JJ, Gilley DW, Evans DA. Education and the course of cognitive decline in Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 2004 Oct 12;63(7):1198-202. (Click here for abstract.)

McCann JJ, Hebert LE, Bienias JL, Morris MC, Evans DA. Predictors of beginning and ending caregiving during a 3-year period in a biracial community population of older adults. Am J Public Health. 2004 Oct;94(10):1800-6. (Click here for abstract.)

Arvanitakis Z, Wilson RS, Schneider JA, Bienias JL, Evans DA, Bennett DA. Diabetes mellitus and progression of rigidity and gait disturbance in older persons. Neurology. 2004 Sep 28;63(6):996-1001. (Click here for abstract.)

Gilley DW, Bienias JL, Wilson RS, Bennett DA, Beck TL, Evans DA. Influence of behavioral symptoms on rates of institutionalization for persons with Alzheimer's disease. Psychol Med. 2004 Aug;34(6):1129-35. (Click here for abstract.)

Murray AM, Bennett DA, Mendes de Leon CF, Beckett LA, Evans DA. A longitudinal study of parkinsonism and disability in a community population of older people. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2004 Aug;59(8):864-70. (Click here for abstract.)

Morris MC, Evans DA, Bienias JL, Scherr PA, Tangney CC, Hebert LE, Bennett DA, Wilson RS, Aggarwal N. Dietary niacin and the risk of incident Alzheimer's disease and of cognitive decline. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2004 Aug;75(8):1093-9. (Click here for abstract.)

Barnes LL, Mendes De Leon CF, Wilson RS, Bienias JL, Bennett DA, Evans DA. Racial differences in perceived discrimination in a community population of older blacks and whites. J Aging Health. 2004 Jun;16(3):315-37. (Click here for abstract.)

Hebert LE, Scherr PA, Bennett DA, Bienias JL, Wilson RS, Morris MC, Evans DA. Blood pressure and late-life cognitive function change: a biracial longitudinal population study. Neurology. 2004 Jun 8;62(11):2021-4. (Click here for abstract.)

McCann JJ, Gilley DW, Bienias JL, Beckett LA, Evans DA. Temporal patterns of negative and positive behavior among nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease. Psychol Aging. 2004 Jun;19(2):336-45. (Click here for abstract.)

Arvanitakis Z, Wilson RS, Bienias JL, Evans DA, Bennett DA. Diabetes mellitus and risk of Alzheimer disease and decline in cognitive function. Arch Neurol. 2004 May;61(5):661-6. (Click here for abstract.)

Barnes LL, Mendes de Leon CF, Bienias JL, Evans DA. A longitudinal study of black-white differences in social resources. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2004 May;59(3):S146-53. (Click here for abstract.)

Hebert LE, Scherr PA, Bienias JL, Bennett DA, Evans DA. State-specific projections through 2025 of Alzheimer disease prevalence. Neurology. 2004 May 11;62(9):1645. No abstract available.

Morris MC, Evans DA, Bienias JL, Tangney CC, Wilson RS. Dietary fat intake and 6-year cognitive change in an older biracial community population. Neurology. 2004 May 11;62(9):1573-9. (Click here for abstract.)

Skarupski KA, Mrvos R, Krenzelok EP. A profile of calls to a poison information center regarding older adults. J Aging Health. 2004;16(2):228-47. (Click here for abstract.)

Perraud S, Farran CJ, Loukissa D, Paun O. Alzheimer’’s disease caregiving information and skills, part III: Group process issues and concerns. Res Nurs Health. 2004 Apr;27(2):110-20. (Click here for abstract.)

Tangney CC, Bienias JL, Evans DA, Morris MC. Reasonable Estimates of Serum Vitamin E, Vitamin C, and beta-Cryptoxanthin Are Obtained with a Food Frequency Questionnaire in Older Black and White Adults. J Nutr. 2004 Apr;134(4):927-34. (Click here for abstract.)

Wang DS, Bennett DA, Mufson E, Cochran E, Dickson DW. Decreases in soluble alpha-synuclein in frontal cortex correlate with cognitive decline in the elderly. Neurosci Lett. 2004 Apr 8;359(1-2):104-8.(Click here for abstract.)

Bennett DA, Wilson RS, Schneider JA, Bienias JL, Arnold SE. Cerebral infarctions and the relationship of depression symptoms to level of cognitive functioning in older persons. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2004 Mar-Apr;12(2):211-9. (Click here for abstract.)

Bennett DA, Schneider JA, Wilson RS, Bienias JL, Arnold SE. Neurofibrillary tangles mediate the association of amyloid load with clinical Alzheimer disease and level of cognitive function. Arch Neurol. 2004 Mar;61(3):378-84. (Click here for abstract.)

Danhauer SC, McCann JJ, Gilley DW, Beckett LA, Bienias JL, Evans DA. Do behavioral disturbances in persons with Alzheimer’’s disease predict caregiver depression over time? Psychol Aging. 2004 Mar;19(1):198-202. (Click here for abstract.)

Gilley DW, Wilson RS, Bienias JL, Bennett DA, Evans DA. Predictors of depressive symptoms in persons with Alzheimer’’s disease. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2004 Mar;59(2):P75-83. (Click here for abstract.)

Bennett DA. Mild cognitive impairment. Clin Geriatr Med. 2004 Feb;20(1):15-25. (No abstract available.)

Farran CJ, Loukissa D, Perraud S, Paun O. Alzheimer’’s disease caregiving information and skills. Part II: family caregiver issues and concerns. Res Nurs Health. 2004 Feb;27(1):40-51. (Click here for abstract.)

Wilson RS, Fleischman DA, Myers RA, Bennett DA, Bienias JL, Gilley DW, Evans DA. Premorbid proneness to distress and episodic memory impairment in Alzheimer’’s disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2004 Feb;75(2):191-5. (Click here for abstract.)

Grundman M, Petersen RC, Ferris SH, Thomas RG, Aisen PS, Bennett DA, Foster NL, Jack CR Jr, Galasko DR, Doody R, Kaye J, Sano M, Mohs R, Gauthier S, Kim HT, Jin S, Schultz AN, Schafer K, Mulnard R, van Dyck CH, Mintzer J, Zamrini EY, Cahn-Weiner D, Thal LJ; Alzheimer’’s Disease Cooperative Study. Mild cognitive impairment can be distinguished from Alzheimer disease and normal aging for clinical trials. Arch Neurol. 2004 Jan;61(1):59-66. (Click here for abstract.)

Lee EE, Farran CJ. Depression among Korean, Korean American, and Caucasian American family caregivers. J Transcult Nurs. 2004 Jan;15(1):18-25. (Click here for abstract.)

Wang DS, Bennett DA, Mufson EJ, Mattila P, Cochran E, Dickson DW. Contribution of changes in ubiquitin and myelin basic protein to age-related cognitive decline. Neurosci Res. 2004 Jan;48(1):93-100. (Click here for abstract.)

Wilson RS, Mendes De Leon CF, Bennett DA, Bienias JL, Evans DA. Depressive symptoms and cognitive decline in a community population of older persons. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2004 Jan;75(1):126-9. (Click here for abstract.)