Physical activity, motor function, and white matter hyperintensity burden in healthy older adults
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- Received July 29, 2014
- Accepted in final form November 6, 2014
- First Published March 11, 2015.
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Author Disclosures
- Debra A. Fleischman, PhD,
- Jingyun Yang, PhD,
- Konstantinos Arfanakis, PhD,
- Zoe Arvanitakis, MD,
- Sue E. Leurgans, PhD,
- Arlener D. Turner, PhD,
- Lisa L. Barnes, PhD,
- David A. Bennett, MD and
- Aron S. Buchman, MD
- Debra A. Fleischman, PhD,
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- Jingyun Yang, PhD,
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Medicine, Academic Editor, since 2014
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National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging and the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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- Konstantinos Arfanakis, PhD,
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Dr. Arfanakis serves on the editorial board of Brain Imaging and Behavior
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Dr Arfanakis receives research support from the NIH (R21NS076827 [principal investigator], R01AG040039 [co-investigator], P20MD006886 [principal investigator of project 1]), and the Department of Defense (ADNI DOD [co-investigator]).
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- Zoe Arvanitakis, MD,
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Prova Education (CME), speaker honorarium
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(1) National Institute on Aging: R01 AG040039, Principal Investigator, 2011-2016; P30 AG010161, Co-Investigator, 1991-2016; R01 AG017971, Co-Investigator, 2001-2014; (2) National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, R01 HL096944, Subcontract Principal Investigator, 2009-2014; (3) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, R01 NS084965, Principal Investigator, 2014-2019
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- Sue E. Leurgans, PhD,
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(1) NIH: P30AG010161 (ADC), core Leader and statistician, 2007-ongoing (2) NIH: RC2AG036547, statistician (3) NIH: R01 AG017917, statistician, 2008-present (4) NIH: P01 AG014449, Core leader, 2001-present (5) NIH: P01 AG009466, Core Leader, 2000-present (6) NIH: R01NS028127, statistician, 2006-present (7) NIH: R01 AG024480, statistician, 2007-present (8) NIH: R01 AG033678, statistician, 2008-present
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- Arlener D. Turner, PhD,
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- Lisa L. Barnes, PhD,
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Journal of Aging And Health, member of editorial board, 2006 - present. No compensation received.
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- David A. Bennett, MD and
(1) Vigorous Minds, Scientific Advisory Board (2) Takeda Pharm - Adjudication committee AD4833/TOMM40_301 study
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(1) Neurology, Editorial Board; (2) Current Alzheimer Research, Editorial Board; (3) Neuroepidemiology, Editorial Board
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(1) Enzymotec Ltd.,
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(1) Zinfandel, PI of unrestricted educational grant
NIH: P30AG10161, PI; RF1AG15819, PI; R01AG17917, PI; R01AG36042, PI; U01AG46152, MPI; U01AG46161, MPI; and Illinois Department Public Health, PI
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- Aron S. Buchman, MD
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(1) NIH R01AG17917, co-I, 2001-13; (2) NIH R01AG24480, PI, 2005-12, R01AG043379 (PI), 2012-2017, R01NS078009 (PI), 2012-2017
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- From the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (D.A.F., J.Y., K.A., Z.A., S.E.L., A.D.T., L.L.B., D.A.B., A.S.B.) and Departments of Neurological Sciences (D.A.F., J.Y., Z.A., S.E.L., L.L.B., D.A.B., A.S.B.), Behavioral Sciences (D.A.F., L.L.B.), Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (K.A.), and Preventive Medicine (S.E.L.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago; and Biomedical Engineering (K.A.), Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago.
- Correspondence to Dr. Fleischman: debra_fleischman{at}rush.edu
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