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Jose A. Luchsinger

Jose A. Luchsinger

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Medicine

D-Index
82
Citations
31696
World Ranking
15924
National Ranking
8016

Overview

Jose A. Luchsinger is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The main research topics covered by Jose A. Luchsinger include:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management

Jose A. Luchsinger has published in a variety of academic venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Journal of Diabetes and its Complications
  • Diabetes Care
  • JAMA Network Open

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Macro and micro sleep architecture and cognitive performance in older adults," 2020, Nature Human Behaviour
  • "Cognitive performance declines in older adults with type 1 diabetes: results from 32 years of follow-up in the DCCT and EDIC Study," 2021, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • "Benfotiamine and Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease: Results of a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Phase IIa Clinical Trial," 2020, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • "Cerebrovascular disease promotes tau pathology in Alzheimer's disease," 2020, Brain Communications
  • "Metabolic Syndrome and Cognitive Function," 2021, Current Cardiology Reports

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include Kathleen M. Hayden, Adam M. Brickman, Jeanne A. Teresi, Timothy M. Hughes, and Qolamreza Razlighi.

Best Publications

  • Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia in developing countries: prevalence, management, and risk factors

    Raj N. Kalaria;Gladys E. Maestre;Gladys E. Maestre;Raul Arizaga;Robert P. Friedland

  • Mediterranean diet and risk for Alzheimer's disease.

    Nikolaos Scarmeas;Yaakov Stern;Mingxin Tang;Richard Paul Mayeux

  • Physical Activity, Diet, and Risk of Alzheimer Disease

    Nikolaos Scarmeas;Jose A. Luchsinger;Nicole Schupf;Adam M. Brickman

  • Aggregation of vascular risk factors and risk of incident Alzheimer disease.

    Jose Luchsinger;Christiane Reitz;Larry S. Honig;Ming-Xin Tang

  • Diabetes Mellitus and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia with Stroke in a Multiethnic Cohort

    Jose A. Luchsinger;Ming-Xin Tang;Yaakov Stern;Steven Shea

  • Mediterranean diet and mild cognitive impairment.

    Nikolaos Scarmeas;Yaakov Stern;Richard Paul Mayeux;Jennifer J. Manly

  • Midlife and late-life obesity and the risk of dementia: cardiovascular health study.

    Annette L. Fitzpatrick;Lewis H. Kuller;Oscar L. Lopez;Paula Diehr

  • Hyperinsulinemia and risk of Alzheimer disease

    Jose A. Luchsinger;Ming-Xin Tang;Steven Shea;Richard Mayeux

  • Relation of diabetes to mild cognitive impairment.

    José A. Luchsinger;Christiane Reitz;Bindu Patel;Ming-Xin Tang

  • Caloric Intake and the Risk of Alzheimer Disease

    Jose A. Luchsinger;Ming-Xing Tang;Steven Shea;Richard Mayeux

  • Dietary factors and Alzheimer's disease

    José A Luchsinger;Richard Mayeux

  • Mediterranean Diet, Alzheimer Disease, and Vascular Mediation

    Nikolaos Scarmeas;Yaakov Stern;Richard Paul Mayeux;Jose A. Luchsinger

  • Antioxidant vitamin intake and risk of Alzheimer disease

    Jose A. Luchsinger;Ming-Xin Tang;Steven Shea;Richard Mayeux

  • Hypertension and the risk of mild cognitive impairment.

    Christiane Reitz;Ming-Xin Tang;Jennifer Manly;Richard Mayeux

  • Food Combination and Alzheimer Disease Risk: A Protective Diet

    Yian Gu;Jeri W. Nieves;Yaakov Stern;Jose A. Luchsinger

  • Relation of Plasma Lipids to Alzheimer Disease and Vascular Dementia

    Christiane Reitz;Ming-Xin Tang;Jose Luchsinger;Richard Mayeux

  • Alcohol Intake and Risk of Dementia

    Jose A. Luchsinger;Ming-Xin Tang;Maliha Siddiqui;Steven Shea

  • The relationship of hypertension in the elderly to AD, vascular dementia, and cognitive function

    Holly B. Posner;Mingxin Tang;Jose A. Luchsinger;Rafael Antonio Lantigua

  • Stroke and the risk of Alzheimer disease.

    Lawrence S. Honig;Mingxin Tang;Steven M. Albert;Rosanne Costa

  • Late-life depression, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia.

    Edo Richard;Christiane Reitz;Lawrence H. Honig;Nicole Schupf

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Mayeux
Richard Mayeux Columbia University
Nicole Schupf
Nicole Schupf Columbia University
Jennifer J. Manly
Jennifer J. Manly Columbia University
Yaakov Stern
Yaakov Stern Columbia University
Adam M. Brickman
Adam M. Brickman Columbia University
Nikolaos Scarmeas
Nikolaos Scarmeas National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Ming-Xin Tang
Ming-Xin Tang Columbia University
Steven Shea
Steven Shea Columbia University
Annette L. Fitzpatrick
Annette L. Fitzpatrick University of Washington
Charles DeCarli
Charles DeCarli University of California, Davis

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