ApoE genotype accounts for the vast majority of AD risk and AD pathology

J Raber, Y Huang, JW Ashford - Neurobiology of aging, 2004 - Elsevier
In this review, evidence is provided that apolipoprotein E (apoE) genotype accounts for the
majority of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk and pathology. The three major human isoforms, …

Improving dementia care: the role of screening and detection of cognitive impairment

…, S Peschin, EJ Hall, H Fillit, JW Ashford - Alzheimer's & …, 2013 - Elsevier
The value of screening for cognitive impairment, including dementia and Alzheimer's disease,
has been debated for decades. Recent research on causes of and treatments for cognitive …

APOE genotype effects on alzheimer's disease onset and epidemiology

JW Ashford - Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2004 - Springer
The risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is tied most closely to age and appears to
follow Gompertzian kinetics. However, specific genetic factors are also linked closely to AD, …

Severe family violence and Alzheimer's disease: prevalence and risk factors

…, C Eisdorfer, S Freels, T Semla, JW Ashford… - The …, 1992 - academic.oup.com
This study describes the prevalence of violence and the putative risk factors for violence in
184 Alzheimer patients and their primary caregivers living in the community. Analysis of the …

Leptin reduces pathology and improves memory in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

…, S Sarkar, X Zhu, MA Smith, JW Ashford… - Journal of …, 2010 - content.iospress.com
We have previously reported anti-amyloidogenic effects of leptin using in vitro and in vivo
models and, more recently, demonstrated the ability of leptin to reduce tau phosphorylation in …

Ascending monoaminergic systems alterations in Alzheimer's disease. Translating basic science into clinical care

…, V Dang, MM Sanchez, Z De Miguel, JW Ashford… - Neuroscience & …, 2013 - Elsevier
Extensive neuropathological studies have established a compelling link between abnormalities
in structure and function of subcortical monoaminergic (MA-ergic) systems and the …

Age, education, and changes in the Mini‐Mental State Exam scores of older women: Findings from the Nun Study

SM Butler, JW Ashford… - Journal of the American …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE: To describe the relationship of Mini‐Mental State Exam (MMSE) scores and
changes over time in MMSE scores to age and education in a population of older women. …

Alzheimer patient evaluation and the mini-mental state: item characteristic curve analysis

JW Ashford, P Kolm, JA Colliver, C Bekian… - Journal of …, 1989 - academic.oup.com
To develop a tool for precisely assessing dementia severity, items should be selected
according to their relationship to the overall progression of the disease. Using an item …

[PDF][PDF] Neuropsychiatric diagnosis and management of chronic sequelae of war-related mild to moderate traumatic brain injury

JD Halbauer, JW Ashford, HL Lew… - Journal of rehabilitation …, 2009 - academia.edu
Soldiers with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) present with an array of neuropsychiatric symptoms
that can be grouped into nosological clusters:(1) cognitive dysfunctions: difficulties in …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19: review of a 21st century pandemic from etiology to neuro-psychiatric implications

…, E Huang, J Cormier, J Wesson Ashford… - Journal of …, 2020 - content.iospress.com
COVID-19 is a severe infectious disease that has claimed> 150,000 lives and infected millions
in the United States thus far, especially the elderly population. Emerging evidence has …