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Overview

Robert S. Wilson is affiliated with Rush University Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Medicine, with a specialization in Psychiatry and Mental Health, Health, Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and General Health Professions.

The core topics of Wilson's scholarly work include:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms

Wilson's publication record shows frequent contributions to several key journals. These venues include:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Annals of Neurology
  • Neurology
  • Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring

Key recent papers authored or coauthored by Wilson include:

  • "Normative Cognitive Decline in Old Age," 2020, Annals of Neurology
  • "Population estimate of people with clinical Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment in the United States (2020-2060)," 2021, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • "Remote Blood Biomarkers of Longitudinal Cognitive Outcomes in a Population Study," 2020, Annals of Neurology
  • "Purpose in Life May Delay Adverse Health Outcomes in Old Age," 2021, American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • "Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy in Black and White decedents," 2020, Neurology

Wilson often collaborates with a consistent group of researchers. Notable frequent coauthors include:

  • David A. Bennett
  • Lisa L. Barnes
  • Patricia A. Boyle
  • Lei Yu
  • Ana W. Capuano

Best Publications

  • Demonstrated brain insulin resistance in Alzheimer’s disease patients is associated with IGF-1 resistance, IRS-1 dysregulation, and cognitive decline

    Konrad Talbot;Hoau-Yan Wang;Hala Kazi;Li-Ying Han

  • Enrichment Effects on Adult Cognitive Development: Can the Functional Capacity of Older Adults Be Preserved and Enhanced?

    Christopher Hertzog;Arthur F. Kramer;Robert S. Wilson;Ulman Lindenberger

  • 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

  • Loneliness and Risk of Alzheimer Disease

    Robert S. Wilson;Kristin R. Krueger;Steven E. Arnold;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

  • Neuropathology of older persons without cognitive impairment from two community-based studies

    D. A. Bennett;J. A. Schneider;Z. Arvanitakis;J. F. Kelly

  • Natural history of mild cognitive impairment in older persons.

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

  • Religious Orders Study and Rush Memory and Aging Project.

    David A Bennett;Aron S Buchman;Patricia A Boyle;Lisa L Barnes

  • Population estimate of people with clinical Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment in the United States (2020-2060).

    Kumar B. Rajan;Jennifer Weuve;Lisa L. Barnes;Elizabeth A. McAninch

  • Intention tremor, parkinsonism, and generalized brain atrophy in male carriers of fragile X.

    Randi J Hagerman;M. Leehey;W. Heinrichs;Flora Tassone

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

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

  • 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

  • Total daily physical activity and the risk of AD and cognitive decline in older adults

    A.S. Buchman;P.A. Boyle;L. Yu;R.C. Shah

  • Overview and Findings from the Rush Memory and Aging Project

    David A. Bennett;Julie A. Schneider;Aron S. Buchman;Lisa L. Barnes

  • The effect of social networks on the relation between Alzheimer's disease pathology and level of cognitive function in old people: a longitudinal cohort study

    David A Bennett;Julie A Schneider;Yuxiao Tang;Steven E Arnold

  • OVERVIEW AND FINDINGS FROM THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS STUDY

    David A. Bennett;Julie A. Schneider;Zoe Arvanitakis;Robert S. Wilson

  • 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

  • Sex differences in the clinical manifestations of Alzheimer disease pathology.

    Lisa L. Barnes;Robert S. Wilson;Julia L. Bienias;Julie A. Schneider

  • Dietary fats and the risk of incident Alzheimer disease.

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

  • Late-life social activity and cognitive decline in old age

    Bryan D. James;Robert S. Wilson;Lisa L. Barnes;David A. Bennett

  • Mild cognitive impairment is related to alzheimer disease pathology and cerebral infarctions

    D. A. Bennett;J. A. Schneider;J. L. Bienias;D. A. Evans

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Bennett
David A. Bennett Rush University Medical Center
Denis A. Evans
Denis A. Evans Rush University Medical Center
Patricia A. Boyle
Patricia A. Boyle Rush University Medical Center
Julie A. Schneider
Julie A. Schneider Rush University Medical Center
Julia L. Bienias
Julia L. Bienias Rush University Medical Center
Lisa L. Barnes
Lisa L. Barnes Rush University Medical Center
Lei Yu
Lei Yu Rush University Medical Center
Aron S. Buchman
Aron S. Buchman Rush University Medical Center
Sue Leurgans
Sue Leurgans Rush University Medical Center
Steven E. Arnold
Steven E. Arnold Harvard University

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