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| Title |
Longitudinal telomere length shortening and cognitive and physical decline in later life: The Lothian Birth Cohorts 1936 and 1921
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| Published in |
Mechanisms of Ageing & Development, February 2016
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.mad.2016.02.004 |
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| Authors |
Sarah E. Harris, Riccardo E. Marioni, Carmen Martin-Ruiz, Alison Pattie, Alan J. Gow, Simon R. Cox, Janie Corley, Thomas von Zglinicki, John M. Starr, Ian J. Deary |
| Abstract |
Telomere length is hypothesised to be a biological marker of both cognitive and physical ageing. Here we measure telomere length, and cognitive and physical abilities at mean ages 70, 73 and 76 years in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 (LBC1936), and at mean ages 79, 87, 90 and 92 years in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1921 (LBC1921). We investigate whether telomere length change predicts change in cognitive and physical abilities. In LBC1936 telomere length decreased by an average of 65 base pairs per year and in LBC1921 by 69 base pairs per year. However, change in telomere length did not predict change in cognitive or physical abilities. This study shows that, although cognitive ability, walking speed, lung function and grip strength all decline with age, they do so independently of telomere length shortening. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 38% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |
| Comoros | 1 | 13% |
| Australia | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 2 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 88% |
| Scientists | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 109 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 109 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 17 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 15% |
| Researcher | 15 | 14% |
| Other | 9 | 8% |
| Professor | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 18 | 17% |
| Unknown | 28 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 20 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 13 | 12% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 6% |
| Sports and Recreations | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 16 | 15% |
| Unknown | 38 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 April 2018.
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#6,458,458
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Outputs from Mechanisms of Ageing & Development
#503
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#97,122
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#8
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So far Altmetric has tracked 1,511 research outputs from this source. They typically receive more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 7.7. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 66% of its peers.
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