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Overview

Ross Andel is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States and specializes primarily in the field of Medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields, including General Health Professions, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Health, and Demography.

Their work focuses on key topics such as Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Retirement, Disability, and Employment, Aging and Gerontology Research, Sleep and Related Disorders, and Climate Change and Health Impacts.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ross Andel include:

  • Jakub Hort
  • Dylan J. Jester
  • Martin Vyhnálek
  • Monica Nelson
  • David Dosa

They have published extensively in the following venues:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Alzheimer s Research & Therapy

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Cognitive Reserve, Alzheimer's Neuropathology, and Risk of Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" (2021) in Neuropsychology Review
  • "The Neurophysiology of Caffeine as a Central Nervous System Stimulant and the Resultant Effects on Cognitive Function" (2021) in Cureus
  • "Effects of yoga-related mind-body therapies on cognitive function in older adults: A systematic review with meta-analysis" (2020) in Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
  • "Sleep health composites are associated with the risk of heart disease across sex and race" (2022) in Scientific Reports
  • "Spatial Pattern Separation in Early Alzheimer's Disease" (2020) in Journal of Alzheimer s Disease

Best Publications

  • Physical Exercise at Midlife and Risk of Dementia Three Decades Later: A Population-Based Study of Swedish Twins

    Ross Andel;Michael Crowe;Nancy L. Pedersen;Laura Fratiglioni

  • Postural function of the diaphragm in persons with and without chronic low back pain.

    Pavel Kolar;Jan Sulc;Martin Kyncl;Jan Sanda

  • Complexity of Work and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease: A Population-Based Study of Swedish Twins

    Ross Andel;Michael Crowe;Nancy L. Pedersen;James Mortimer

  • Does Participation in Leisure Activities Lead to Reduced Risk of Alzheimer's Disease? A Prospective Study of Swedish Twins

    Michael Crowe;Ross Andel;Nancy L Pedersen;Boo Johansson

  • The role of occupational complexity in trajectories of cognitive aging before and after retirement.

    Deborah Finkel;Ross Andel;Margaret Gatz;Nancy L. Pedersen

  • The effect of education and occupational complexity on rate of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's patients.

    Ross Andel;Cheryl Vigen;Wendy J. Mack;Linda J. Clark

  • A Change in Sleep Pattern May Predict Alzheimer Disease

    Elizabeth A. Hahn;Hui-Xin Wang;Ross Andel;Laura Fratiglioni

  • Mentally Stimulating Activities at Work During Midlife and Dementia Risk After Age 75: Follow-Up Study From the Kungsholmen Project

    Anita Karp;Ross Andel;Marti G. Parker;Hui-Xin Wang

  • Risk factors for nursing home placement in older adults with and without dementia.

    Ross Andel;Kathryn Hyer;April Slack

  • Is complexity of work associated with risk of dementia? The Canadian Study of Health And Aging.

    Edeltraut Kröger;Ross Andel;Joan Lindsay;Zohra Benounissa

  • Spatial navigation impairment is proportional to right hippocampal volume

    Zuzana Nedelska;Ross Andel;Jan Laczó;Kamil Vlcek

  • Variation in symptoms of depression and anxiety in midlife women by menopausal status.

    Stephanie Mulhall;Ross Andel;Kaarin J. Anstey

  • Spatial navigation testing discriminates two types of amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

    Jan Laczó;Kamil Vlček;Martin Vyhnálek;Olga Vajnerová

  • Life-Space and Cognitive Decline in a Community-Based Sample of African American and Caucasian Older Adults

    Michael Crowe;Ross Andel;Virginia G. Wadley;Ozioma C. Okonkwo

  • Complexity of Primary Lifetime Occupation and Cognition in Advanced Old Age

    Ross Andel;Ingemar Kåreholt;Marti G. Parker;Mats Thorslund

  • Midlife fruit and vegetable consumption and risk of dementia in later life in Swedish twins.

    Tiffany F. Hughes;Ross Andel;Brent J. Small;Amy R. Borenstein

  • Work‐Related Stress May Increase the Risk of Vascular Dementia

    Ross Andel;Michael Crowe;Elizabeth A. Hahn;James A. Mortimer

  • Cognitive Reserve, Alzheimer’s Neuropathology, and Risk of Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Monica E. Nelson;Dylan J. Jester;Andrew J. Petkus;Ross Andel;Ross Andel

  • Spatial navigation in young versus older adults.

    Ivana Gazova;Jan Laczó;Eva Rubinova;Ivana Mokrisova

  • The effects of resistance training and walking on functional fitness in advanced old age.

    Robert Simons;Ross Andel

  • The Association Between Social Resources and Cognitive Change in Older Adults: Evidence From the Charlotte County Healthy Aging Study

    Tiffany F Hughes;Ross Andel;Brent J Small;Amy R Borenstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Nancy L. Pedersen
Nancy L. Pedersen Karolinska Institute
Michael Crowe
Michael Crowe University of Alabama at Birmingham
Margaret Gatz
Margaret Gatz University of Southern California
Brent J. Small
Brent J. Small University of South Florida
Laura Fratiglioni
Laura Fratiglioni Karolinska Institute
Eric A. Storch
Eric A. Storch Baylor College of Medicine
Deborah Finkel
Deborah Finkel Indiana University
Frank J. Infurna
Frank J. Infurna Arizona State University
Adam B. Lewin
Adam B. Lewin University of South Florida
Scott D. Moffat
Scott D. Moffat Georgia Institute of Technology

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