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Åke Wahlin is a researcher affiliated with Jönköping University in Sweden. Their work focuses on interdisciplinary areas connecting dentistry, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. This reflects a multifaceted approach to understanding health and disease, particularly within oral health and systemic inflammatory conditions.

The primary fields of study in which Wahlin conducts research include:

  • Dentistry
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

More specific subfields of Wahlin's research encompass:

  • Periodontics
  • Genetics
  • Epidemiology

The main topics covered in their publications show an emphasis on the interactions between oral health and gastrointestinal diseases, highlighting:

  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Microscopic Colitis

One recent paper authored by Åke Wahlin is titled "Periodontitis is associated with increased disease activity in a Swedish cohort of patients with inflammatory bowel disease", published in 2025 in the Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. This work reflects an investigation into the links between periodontal disease and systemic inflammatory bowel conditions, marking an important intersection of dental and medical research.

Wahlin frequently collaborates with researchers across related fields. Notable co-authors include:

  • Gorm Roager Madsen
  • Kristina Bertl
  • Daniel V. Najjar
  • Nikolaos Pandis
  • Andreas Stavropoulos

The Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology is a prominent venue for Wahlin's research dissemination, where at least one publication has appeared.

Best Publications

  • Age-related cognitive deficits mediated by changes in the striatal dopamine system.

    Lars Bäckman;Nathalie Ginovart;Roger A. Dixon;Tarja-Brita Robins Wahlin

  • Diabetes mellitus and risk of dementia in the Kungsholmen project A 6-year follow-up study

    W. L. Xu;C. X. Qiu;Å. Wahlin;B. Winblad

  • Selective adult age differences in an age-invariant multifactor model of declarative memory.

    Lars Nyberg;Scott B. Maitland;Michael Rönnlund;Lars Bäckman

  • Cognitive functioning in very old age

    Lars Bäckman;Brent J. Small;Åke Wahlin;Maria Larsson

  • Aging and memory: Cognitive and biological perspectives.

    Lars Bäckman;Brent J. Small;Åke Wahlin

  • Prevalence and Patterns of Multimorbidity among Elderly People in Rural Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Study

    Masuma Akter Khanam;Peter Kim Streatfield;Zarina Nahar Kabir;Chengxuan Qiu

  • Hearing loss is negatively related to episodic and semantic long-term memory but not to short-term memory.

    Jerker Rönnberg;Henrik Danielsson;Mary Rudner;Stig Arlinger

  • Episodic memory change in late adulthood: generalizability across samples and performance indices.

    Roger A. Dixon;Åke Wahlin;Scott B. Maitland;David F. Hultsch

  • Mini Nutritional Assessment of rural elderly people in Bangladesh: the impact of demographic, socio-economic and health factors

    Zarina Nahar Kabir;Tamanna Ferdous;Tommy Cederholm;Masuma Akter Khanam

  • Low episodic memory performance as a premorbid marker of depression: Evidence from a 3-year follow-up

    E. Airaksinen;Å. Wahlin;Y. Forsell;M. Larsson

  • Further evidence on the effects of vitamin B12 and folate levels on episodic memory functioning: a population-based study of healthy very old adults

    Linda Hassing;Åke Wahlin;Bengt Winblad;Lars Bäckman;Lars Bäckman

  • Effects of serum vitamin B12 and folate status on episodic memory performance in very old age: a population-based study.

    Åke Wahlin;Robert D. Hill;Bengt Winblad;Lars Bäckman

  • How do health and biological age influence chronological age and sex differences in cognitive aging: moderating, mediating, or both?

    Åke Wahlin;Stuart W S MacDonald;Cindy M. DeFrias;Lars Göran Nilsson

  • Cognitive and social functioning in recovery from depression: results from a population-based three-year follow-up.

    Eija Airaksinen;Åke Wahlin;Maria Larsson;Yvonne Forsell

  • The Extent of Stability and Change in Episodic and Semantic Memory in Old Age: Demographic Predictors of Level and Change

    Martin Lövdén;Michael Rönnlund;Åke Wahlin;Lars Bäckman

  • Cholesterol and Triglycerides Moderate the Effect of Apolipoprotein E on Memory Functioning in Older Adults

    Cindy M. De Frias;David Bunce;Åke Wahlin;Rolf Adolfsson

  • Cognitive functioning in aging and dementia : the Kungsholmen Projekt

    Lars Bäckman;Åke Wahlin;Brent J. Small;Agneta Herlitz

  • The multidimensional background of malnutrition among rural older individuals in Bangladesh – a challenge for the Millennium Development Goal

    Tamanna Ferdous;Zarina Nahar Kabir;Åke Wahlin;Kim Streatfield

  • The metabolic syndrome: prevalence, associated factors, and impact on survival among older persons in rural Bangladesh.

    Masuma Akter Khanam;Masuma Akter Khanam;Chengxuan Qiu;Wietze Lindeboom;Peter Kim Streatfield

  • Effects of intensified metabolic control on CNS function in type 2 diabetes.

    Gerald Cooray;Gerald Cooray;Erik Nilsson;Åke Wahlin;Erika J. Laukka

  • Free recall and recognition of slowly and rapidly presented words in very old age: a community-based study.

    Ake Wahlin;Lars Backman;Bengt Winblad

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Bäckman
Lars Bäckman Karolinska Institute
Lars-Göran Nilsson
Lars-Göran Nilsson Stockholm University
David Bunce
David Bunce University of Leeds
Brent J. Small
Brent J. Small University of South Florida
Roger A. Dixon
Roger A. Dixon University of Alberta
Gerard J. Byrne
Gerard J. Byrne University of Queensland
Miia Kivipelto
Miia Kivipelto University of Eastern Finland
Maria Larsson
Maria Larsson Stockholm University
Deborah Finkel
Deborah Finkel Indiana University
Laura Fratiglioni
Laura Fratiglioni Karolinska Institute

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