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David A. Snowdon
Researcher at University of Kentucky
Publications - 82
Citations - 11013
David A. Snowdon is an academic researcher from University of Kentucky. The author has contributed to research in topics: Nun Study & Dementia. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 68 publications receiving 10635 citations. Previous affiliations of David A. Snowdon include University of Minnesota.
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Brain Infarction and the Clinical Expression of Alzheimer Disease: The Nun Study
David A. Snowdon,Lydia H. Greiner,James A. Mortimer,Kathryn P. Riley,Philip A. Greiner,William R. Markesbery +5 more
TL;DR: Findings suggest that cerebrovascular disease may play an important role in determining the presence and severity of the clinical symptoms of AD.
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Positive emotions in early life and longevity: Findings from the nun study.
TL;DR: Positive emotional content in early-life autobiographies was strongly associated with longevity 6 decades later and there was a stepwise decrease in risk of mortality resulting in a 2.5-fold difference between the lowest and highest quartiles.
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Linguistic Ability in Early Life and Cognitive Function and Alzheimer's Disease in Late Life: Findings From the Nun Study
David A. Snowdon,Susan Kemper,James A. Mortimer,Lydia H. Greiner,David R. Wekstein,William R. Markesbery +5 more
TL;DR: Low linguistic ability in early life was a strong predictor of poor cognitive function and Alzheimer's disease in late life.
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Brain Infarction and the Clinical Expression of Alzheimer Disease-Reply
David A. Snowdon,Lydia H. Greiner,Kathryn P. Riley,William R. Markesbery,Philip A. Greiner,James A. Mortimer +5 more
TL;DR: Among the participants in this study who met the neuropathologic criteria for AD, those with 1 or 2 lacunar infarcts in the basal ganglia, thalamus, or deep white matter had an especially high prevalence of dementia, compared with those without brain infarCTs.
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Alzheimer's neurofibrillary pathology and the spectrum of cognitive function: Findings from the Nun Study
TL;DR: The Braak method of staging Alzheimer's disease pathology in 130 women ages 76–102 years who were participants in the Nun Study indicated that Alzheimer's neurofibrillary pathology is one of the neuropathologic substrates of mild cognitive impairments.