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Overview

Brian A. Lawlor is affiliated with Trinity College Dublin in Ireland and contributes to research primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Health, General Health Professions, and Physiology. Their body of work encompasses a broad range of topics including dementia and cognitive impairment research, health disparities and outcomes, health, environment, cognitive aging, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, functional brain connectivity studies, geriatric care and nursing homes, and sleep and related disorders.

Among recent notable publications are:

  • Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Loneliness and Social Isolation: A Multi-Country Study (2021), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Dementia in Africa: Current evidence, knowledge gaps, and future directions (2021), Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • A unified approach to loneliness (2020), The Lancet
  • Defining brain health: A concept analysis (2021), International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Clinical utility of mild cognitive impairment subtypes and number of impaired cognitive domains at predicting progression to dementia: A 20-year retrospective study (2020), International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

The scholar has frequently published in journals such as Alzheimer's & Dementia, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Aging & Mental Health, and Brain Communications.

Collaboration plays a significant role in their research, with frequent co-authors including Lorina Naçi, Paresh Malhotra, Craig Ritchie, Graciela Muñiz-Terrera, and Karen Ritchie.

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimer's disease

    Denise Harold;Richard Abraham;Paul Hollingworth;Rebecca Sims

  • Erratum: Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimer's disease (Nature Genetics (2009) 41 (1088-1093))

    D Harold;R Abraham;P Hollingworth;R Sims

  • Common variants at ABCA7, MS4A6A/MS4A4E, EPHA1, CD33 and CD2AP are associated with Alzheimer's disease.

    Paul Hollingworth;Denise Harold;Rebecca Sims;Amy Gerrish

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Clock drawing in Alzheimer's disease. A novel measure of dementia severity.

    Trey Sunderland;James L. Hill;Alan M. Mellow;Brian A. Lawlor

  • Rare coding variants in PLCG2, ABI3, and TREM2 implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    Rebecca Sims;Sven J. Van Der Lee;Adam C. Naj;Céline Bellenguez;Céline Bellenguez

  • Loneliness and the health of older people.

    Conor Ó Luanaigh;Brian A. Lawlor

  • Development of the EURO-D scale--a European, Union initiative to compare symptoms of depression in 14 European centres.

    M. J. Prince;F. Reischies;A. T. F. Beekman;R. Fuhrer

  • A randomized trial of risperidone, placebo, and haloperidol for behavioral symptoms of dementia

    P.P. De Deyn;K. Rabheru;A. Rasmussen;J.P. Bocksberger

  • Genetic evidence implicates the immune system and cholesterol metabolism in the aetiology of Alzheimer's disease.

    Lesley Jones;Peter A. Holmans;Marian L. Hamshere;Denise Harold

  • Loneliness, social support networks, mood and wellbeing in community‐dwelling elderly

    Jeannette Golden;Ronán M. Conroy;Irene Bruce;Aisling Denihan

  • The impact of social activities, social networks, social support and social relationships on the cognitive functioning of healthy older adults: a systematic review

    Michelle E. Kelly;Hollie Duff;Sara Kelly;Joanna E. McHugh Power

  • Association of Age-Related Hearing Loss With Cognitive Function, Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    David G. Loughrey;Michelle E. Kelly;Michelle E. Kelly;George A. Kelley;Sabina Brennan

  • A review of screening tests for cognitive impairment

    Breda Cullen;Brian O'Neill;Jonathan J Evans;Robert F Coen

  • Elevated circulating tumor necrosis factor levels in Alzheimer's disease.

    Howard Fillit;Wanhong Ding;Luc Buee;Jill Kalman

  • The impact of cognitive training and mental stimulation on cognitive and everyday functioning of healthy older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Michelle E. Kelly;David G. Loughrey;Brian A. Lawlor;Ian H. Robertson

  • A Frailty Instrument for primary care: findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)

    Roman Romero-Ortuno;Cathal Dominic Walsh;Brian A Lawlor;Rose Anne Kenny

  • The impact of exercise on the cognitive functioning of healthy older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Michelle E. Kelly;David G. Loughrey;Brian A. Lawlor;Ian H. Robertson

  • Low serum cholesteryl ester-docosahexaenoic acid levels in Alzheimer's disease: a case–control study

    A. M. Tully;H. M. Roche;R. Doyle;C. Fallon

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimertextquotesingles disease

    Denise Harold;Richard Abraham;Paul Hollingworth;Rebecca Sims

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert F. Coen
Robert F. Coen Mercer University
Michael Gill
Michael Gill Trinity College Dublin
Rose Anne Kenny
Rose Anne Kenny Trinity College Dublin
Ian H. Robertson
Ian H. Robertson Trinity College Dublin
Julie Williams
Julie Williams Cardiff University
Carol Brayne
Carol Brayne University of Cambridge
Simon Lovestone
Simon Lovestone University of Oxford
Michael John Owen
Michael John Owen Cardiff University
David C. Rubinsztein
David C. Rubinsztein University of Cambridge
Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert
Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert Radboud University

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