Association between telomere length and cognitive ability in a community-based sample

Rishika Kaja; Stephanie M. Reyes; Heidi Rossetti; Edson S Brown

doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.11.006

Association between telomere length and cognitive ability in a community-based sample

Rishika Kaja, Stephanie M. Reyes, Heidi Rossetti, Edson S Brown

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Abstract

Prior research suggests that telomere length is a biomarker of cognitive aging; however, literature has demonstrated conflicting findings to date. The present study uses data from the Dallas Heart Study, N = 2606, to assess the association between telomere length and cognitive ability on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. The data do not support a relationship between telomere length and general cognitive functioning, (β = 0.016, SE = 0.31, p = 0.407). The data further replicate the negative findings within current literature.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	51-53
Number of pages	3
Journal	Neurobiology of Aging
Volume	75
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.11.006
State	Published - Mar 2019

Keywords

Cellular biomarker
Cognitive ability
Cognitive aging
Community-based sample
Telomere

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Neuroscience
Aging
Clinical Neurology
Developmental Biology
Geriatrics and Gerontology

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