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Denis A. Evans is affiliated with Rush University Medical Center in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several focused subfields, including physiology, neurology, psychiatry and mental health, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their research topics predominantly revolve around dementia and cognitive impairment, with considerable attention to Alzheimer's disease research and treatments. Additional topics addressed in their work include genetic associations and epidemiology, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, neurological disease mechanisms and treatments, bioinformatics and genomic networks, and advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Denis A. Evans include:

  • Exceptionally low likelihood of Alzheimer's dementia in APOE2 homozygotes from a 5,000-person neuropathological study (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Novel Alzheimer Disease Risk Loci and Pathways in African American Individuals Using the African Genome Resources Panel (2020, JAMA Neurology)
  • Cerebral small vessel disease genomics and its implications across the lifespan (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Remote Blood Biomarkers of Longitudinal Cognitive Outcomes in a Population Study (2020, Annals of Neurology)
  • Blood-Brain Barrier Crossing Renin-Angiotensin Drugs and Cognition in the Elderly: A Meta-Analysis (2021, Hypertension)

They frequently collaborate with colleagues such as Lisa L. Barnes, Philip L. De Jager, Paul K. Crane, Joseph D. Buxbaum, and Sandra Barral.

Their publications are commonly found in venues like Alzheimer's & Dementia, UNC Libraries, Nature Communications, JAMA Neurology, and Annals of Neurology.

Best Publications

  • Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease

    Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Carla A Ibrahim-Verbaas;Denise Harold;Adam C Naj

  • Alzheimer Disease in the US Population: Prevalence Estimates Using the 2000 Census

    Liesi E. Hebert;Paul A. Scherr;Julia L. Bienias;David A. Bennett

  • Two Shorter Forms of the CES-D Depression Symptoms Index:

    Frank J. Kohout;Lisa F. Berkman;Denis A. Evans;Joan Cornoni-Huntley

  • Alzheimer disease in the United States (2010-2050) estimated using the 2010 census.

    Liesi E. Hebert;Jennifer Weuve;Paul A. Scherr;Denis A. Evans

  • Common variants at MS4A4/MS4A6E, CD2AP, CD33 and EPHA1 are associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

    Adam C. Naj;Gyungah Jun;Gary W. Beecham;Li-San Wang

  • Participation in Cognitively Stimulating Activities and Risk of Incident Alzheimer Disease

    Robert S. Wilson;Carlos F. Mendes de Leon;Lisa L. Barnes;Julie A. Schneider

  • Diabetes mellitus and risk of Alzheimer disease and decline in cognitive function.

    Zoe Arvanitakis;Robert S. Wilson;Julia L. Bienias;Denis A. Evans

  • Consumption of Fish and n-3 Fatty Acids and Risk of Incident Alzheimer Disease

    Marthac Clare Morris;Denis A. Evans;Julia L. Bienias;Christine C. Tangney

  • Gene-wide analysis detects two new susceptibility genes for Alzheimer's disease.

    Valentina Escott-Price;Céline Bellenguez;Li-San Wang;Seung-Hoan Choi

  • Natural history of mild cognitive impairment in older persons.

    D. A. Bennett;R. S. Wilson;J. A. Schneider;D. A. Evans

  • 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

  • Individual differences in rates of change in cognitive abilities of older persons

    Robert S Wilson;Laurel A Beckett;Lisa L Barnes;Julie A Schneider

  • Meta-analysis of genome scans and replication identify CD6, IRF8 and TNFRSF1A as new multiple sclerosis susceptibility loci

    Philip L De Jager;Philip L De Jager;Xiaoming Jia;Joanne Wang;Paul I W de Bakker

  • Dietary intake of antioxidant nutrients and the risk of incident Alzheimer disease in a biracial community study.

    Martha Clare Morris;Denis A. Evans;Julia L. Bienias;Christine C. Tangney

  • Prevalence of Parkinsonian Signs and Associated Mortality in a Community Population of Older People

    David A. Bennett;Laurel A. Beckett;Anne M. Murray;Kathleen M. Shannon

  • Delirium. The occurrence and persistence of symptoms among elderly hospitalized patients.

    Sue E. Levkoff;Denis A. Evans;Benjamin Liptzin;Paul D. Cleary

  • The Effects of Nonpharmacologic Interventions on Blood Pressure of Persons With High Normal Levels: Results of the Trials of Hypertension Prevention, Phase I

    Paul K. Whelton;Lawrence Appel;Jeanne Charleston;Arlene Taylor Dalcin

  • Social resources and cognitive decline in a population of older African Americans and whites

    L. L. Barnes;C. F. Mendes de Leon;R. S. Wilson;J. L. Bienias

  • SWAN: A Multicenter, Multiethnic, Community-Based Cohort Study of Women and the Menopausal Transition

    Mary Fran R. Sowers;Sybil L. Crawford;Barbara Sternfeld;David Morganstein

  • Prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease in a Community Population of Older Persons

    Denis A. Evans;H. Harris Funkenstein;Marilyn S. Albert;Paul A. Scherr

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert S. Wilson
Robert S. Wilson Rush University Medical Center
David A. Bennett
David A. Bennett Rush University Medical Center
Julia L. Bienias
Julia L. Bienias Rush University Medical Center
Philip L. De Jager
Philip L. De Jager Columbia University
Lisa L. Barnes
Lisa L. Barnes Rush University Medical Center
Carlos F. Mendes de Leon
Carlos F. Mendes de Leon Georgetown University
Laurel A. Beckett
Laurel A. Beckett University of California, Davis
Julie A. Schneider
Julie A. Schneider Rush University Medical Center
Lori B. Chibnik
Lori B. Chibnik Harvard University
Tatiana Foroud
Tatiana Foroud Indiana University

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