A Genetically Informed Longitudinal Study of Loneliness and Dementia Risk in Older Adults

A Genetically Informed Longitudinal Study of Loneliness and Dementia Risk in Older Adults

Although several studies have shown small longitudinal associations between baseline loneliness and subsequent dementia risk, studies rarely test whether change in loneliness predicts dementia risk. Furthermore, as both increase with advancing age, genetic and environmental selection processes may c...

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Main Authors: Alice J. Kim, Alaina I. Gold, Laura Fenton, Matthew J. D. Pilgrim, Morgan Lynch, Cailin R. Climer, Eric N. Penichet, Alyssa Kam, Christopher R. Beam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
loneliness
dementia
aging
behavior genetics
longitudinal analysis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2021.661474/full

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