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Silke Kern

Researcher at University of Gothenburg

Publications -  110
Citations -  2963

Silke Kern is an academic researcher from University of Gothenburg. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Dementia. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 73 publications receiving 1417 citations. Previous affiliations of Silke Kern include UCL Institute of Neurology & Mayo Clinic.

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A genome-wide association study with 1,126,563 individuals identifies new risk loci for Alzheimer's disease.

Douglas P Wightman, +89 more
- 01 Sep 2021 - 
TL;DR: This paper identified microglia, immune cells and protein catabolism as relevant genes for late-onset Alzheimer's disease, while identifying and prioritizing previously unidentified genes of potential interest.
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White matter hyperintensities in vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID): Knowledge gaps and opportunities

Jessica Alber, +53 more
TL;DR: Outstanding questions about white matter hyperintensities and their relation to cognition, dementia, and AD are identified and answered to improve prevention and treatment of WMHs and dementia.
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Twenty-seven-year time trends in dementia incidence in Europe and the United States: The Alzheimer Cohorts Consortium.

TL;DR: The incidence rate of dementia in Europe and North America has declined by 13% per decade over the past 25 years, consistently across studies, and somewhat more pronouncedly in men than in women.