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SUBMITTER: Kharabian Masouleh S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5951018 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kharabian Masouleh Shahrzad S Beyer Frauke F Lampe Leonie L Loeffler Markus M Luck Tobias T Riedel-Heller Steffi G SG Schroeter Matthias L ML Stumvoll Michael M Villringer Arno A Witte A Veronica AV
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 20170831 2
While recent 'big data' analyses discovered structural brain networks that alter with age and relate to cognitive decline, identifying modifiable factors that prevent these changes remains a major challenge. We therefore aimed to determine the effects of common cardiovascular risk factors on vulnerable gray matter (GM) networks in a large and well-characterized population-based cohort. In 616 healthy elderly (258 women, 60-80 years) of the LIFE-Adult-Study, we assessed the effects of obesity, sm ...[more]