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Carol Merchant
Researcher at Columbia University
Publications - 9
Citations - 1950
Carol Merchant is an academic researcher from Columbia University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Neuropsychological test & BACE1-AS. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 9 publications receiving 1832 citations.
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Incidence of AD in African-Americans, Caribbean Hispanics, and Caucasians in Northern Manhattan
Ming-Xin Tang,Peter Cross,Howard Andrews,Diane M. Jacobs,Scott A. Small,Karen L. Bell,Carol Merchant,Rafael Lantigua,Rosann Costa,Yaakov Stern,Richard Mayeux +10 more
TL;DR: The incidence rate for AD was significantly higher among African-American and Caribbean Hispanic elderly individuals compared white individuals and the presence of clinically apparent cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease did not contribute to the increased risk of disease.
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Plasma Amyloid Beta-Peptide 1-42 and Incipient Alzheimer's Disease
Richard Mayeux,Ming-Xin Tang,Diane M. Jacobs,Jennifer J. Manly,Karen L. Bell,Carol Merchant,Scott A. Small,Yaakov Stern,Henry M. Wisniewski,Pankaj D. Mehta +9 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that elevated plasma levels of the released Aβ peptide Aβ1–42 may be detected several years before the onset of symptoms, supporting that extracellular Aβ 1–42 plays an important role in the pathogenesis of late‐onset Alzheimer's disease.
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Effect of literacy on neuropsychological test performance in nondemented, education-matched elders
Jennifer J. Manly,Diane M. Jacobs,Mary Sano,Karen L. Bell,Carol Merchant,Scott A. Small,Yaakov Stern +6 more
TL;DR: Comparisons between nondemented literate and illiterate elders in an epidemiological study of normal aging and dementia in the Northern Manhattan community revealed a significant overall effect for literacy status on neuropsychological test performance when groups were matched on years of education.
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Endogenous estrogen levels and Alzheimer’s disease among postmenopausal women
Jennifer J. Manly,Carol Merchant,Diane M. Jacobs,Scott A. Small,Karen L. Bell,M. Ferin,Richard Mayeux +6 more
TL;DR: The results of this preliminary case–control study suggest that estradiol levels may decline significantly in women in whom AD develops, as well as in women not currently taking hormone replacement therapy.
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Cognitive test performance among nondemented elderly African Americans and whites
Jennifer J. Manly,Diane M. Jacobs,Mary Sano,Karen L. Bell,Carol Merchant,Scott A. Small,Yaakov Stern +6 more
TL;DR: Findings emphasize the importance of using culturally appropriate norms when evaluating ethnically diverse elderly for dementia, particularly on measures of figure memory, verbal abstraction, category fluency, and visuospatial skill.