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Landmark Studies and Reports

The landmark studies and reports below have helped establish the field of cognitive aging research.

National Academies “Cognitive Aging: Progress in Understanding and Opportunities for Action”

Summary of the Cognitive Aging Summit III Coordinated by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health and Held April 6-7, 2017

Institute of Medicine Report on Cognitive Aging, 2015

The Journals of Gerontology “The Other 87%” Guest Editorial

CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) “Modifiable Risk Factors for Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias Among Adults Aged ≥45 Years — United States, 2019”

The Lancet “Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission”


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