Links between inflammation and immune functioning with cognitive status among older Americans in the Health and Retirement Study
Mateo Farina, Jung Ki Kim, Mark D. Hayward, Eileen M. Crimmins
Abstract
are associated with cognitive status. Because poor immune functioning and increased inflammation are associated with cognitive impairment, improving immune functioning and reducing inflammation may provide a mechanism for reducing ADRD risk in the population.
Topics & Concepts
DementiaInflammationImmunosenescenceCognitive declineCognitionCognitive skillMedicineBiomarkerImmunologySystemic inflammationImmune systemEffects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performancePopulationGerontologyPsychologyInternal medicineDiseaseBiologyPsychiatryEnvironmental healthBiochemistryNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsTryptophan and brain disordersNeurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments