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Overview and Findings from the Rush Memory and Aging Project
David Alan Bennett, Julie A. Schneider, Aron S. Buchman, Lisa Laverne Barnes, Patricia A. Boyle, Robert Smith Wilson. Current Alzheimer Research, 2012-06-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
The Memory and Aging Project is a longitudinal, epidemiologic clinical-pathologic cohort study of common chronic conditions of aging with an emphasis on decline in cognitive and motor function and risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In this manuscript, we first summarize the study design and methods. Then, we present data on: 1) the relation of motor function to cognition, disability, and death; 2) the relation of risk factors to cognitive and motor outcomes, disability and death; 3) the relation of neuropathologic indices to cognitive outcomes; 4) the relation of risk factors to neuropathologic indices; and 5) additional study findings. The findings are discussed and contextualized. Keywords: Dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive function, epidemiology, clinical-pathologic study, Catholic clergy, spinal cord, congestive heart failure
Why it matters
Summarizes the design of the Rush Memory and Aging Project, a longitudinal clinical-pathologic cohort study of aging focused on cognitive and motor decline and risk of Alzheimer's disease, and presents its findings on motor function, risk factors and brain pathology.
How this study scored 47/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on strength of evidence, so that was left out: it earned 45 of the 95 points we could judge it on, which is 47 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Current Alzheimer Research) |
| Journal's citation record | 1 / 4 | Current Alzheimer Research: journal h-index 119 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | — / 5 | No evidence rating recorded — left out of this score |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2012 — within 20 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 6 / 7 | Cited 869 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 5 / 5 | 54.3 citations a year over 16 year(s) since 2012 |
| Impact for its field and year | 5 / 6 | Cited 25.9× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 3 / 4 | Cited 165 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 3 / 4 | Last-listed author Robert Smith Wilson: h-index 56 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 0 / 3 | Rush University Medical Center: institution h-index 670 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 22471867) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Points | 45 / 95 | Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 45 of the 95 points we could judge it on is 47 out of 100. |
| Total | 47 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Bennett, D. A., Schneider, J. A., Buchman, A. S., Barnes, L. L., Boyle, P. A., & Wilson, R. S. (2012). Overview and Findings from the Rush Memory and Aging Project. Current Alzheimer Research.
Vancouver
Bennett DA, Schneider JA, Buchman AS, Barnes LL, Boyle PA, Wilson RS. Overview and Findings from the Rush Memory and Aging Project. Current Alzheimer Research. 2012. PMID: 22471867.
BibTeX
@article{bennett2012-22471867,
author = {Bennett, David Alan and Schneider, Julie A. and Buchman, Aron S. and Barnes, Lisa Laverne and Boyle, Patricia A. and Wilson, Robert Smith},
title = {{Overview and Findings from the Rush Memory and Aging Project}},
journal = {Current Alzheimer Research},
year = {2012},
pmid = {22471867}
}
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