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Brain, gait and cognitive decline in aging and preclinical dementia; social dancing; social connection; social isolation; social networks and support, loneliness; mild cognitive impairment; motoric cognitive risk; Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia.
The overall goal of my research is to optimize social, cognitive and physical functions in aging and early dementia. I design, analyze, interpret, evaluate, and publish studies examining social connection, cognition, and gait in aging and preclinical dementia, using cognitive, neuropsychological, clinical, epidemiological, and neuroimaging methods. I have an established publication record in the areas of social connection, cognitive and motor aging, and neuroimaging (particularly MRI).
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Cognitive and physical consequences of caregiving individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: SBCares
Verghese, J. (PI), Blumen, H. M. (CoPI), Palekar, N. (CoPI), Ayers, E. (CoPI) & Cotton-Koorathota, K. (CoPI)
09/1/26 → 11/30/26
Project: Research
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Neuroinflammation as a Therapeutic Target in Heart Failure-Related Cognitive Decline: A Feasibility PET Study
Kalogeropoulos, A. (PI), Blumen, H. M. (CoPI) & Kim, M. J. (CoPI)
08/5/26 → 07/31/27
Project: Research
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Transfer: Gait as a Preclinical Marker for Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: insights from super-movers, usual-movers, and slow-movers
Verghese, J. (PI), Blumen, H. M. (CoPI), Mahoney, J. R. (CoPI), Yang, J. (CoPI), Ayers, E. (CoPI), Sathyan, S. (CoPI), Cotton-Koorathota, K. (CoPI) & Nunez, V. (CoPI)
07/15/25 → 06/30/27
Project: Research
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Transfer: Cognitive Decline and Dementia in Older Kerala Americans
Verghese, J. (PI), Ambrose, A. (CoPI), Blumen, H. M. (CoPI), Ayers, E. (CoPI) & Sathyan, S. (CoPI)
11/1/24 → 02/28/27
Project: Research
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Transfer: The Biological Underpinnings of Motoric Cognitive Risk Synddrome: A Multi-center Study
Verghese, J. (PI), Ambrose, A. (CoPI), Blumen, H. M. (CoPI) & Ayers, E. (CoPI)
11/1/24 → 03/31/27
Project: Research
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Cerebral small vessel disease unveils a vascular pathway to motoric cognitive risk in aging
Vazquez, J. P., Allali, G., Beauchet, O., Callisaya, M., Doi, T., Kumar, V. P., Milman, S., Shimada, H., Srikanth, V., Verghese, J. & Blumen, H. M., Feb 2026, In: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 109, 3, p. 1211-1219 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cognitive Aging and Brain Health: A Comparison of Super Movers vs Nonsuper Movers
Jayakody, O., Milman, S., Barzilai, N., Weiss, E. F., Wang, C., Jin, Y., Blumen, H. & Verghese, J., Jan 2026, In: Neurology. 107, 1, p. 1-10 10 p., e214776.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Differential Associations Between Distinct Components of Cognitive and Physical Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults
Facal, D., Picón, E., Blumen, H. M., Lojo-Seoane, C., Nieto-Vieites, A., Stern, Y. & Pereiro, A. X., Jan 2026, In: Brain Sciences. 16, 1, 40.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Migration Effects on Cognition: Protocol for the Aging in Kerala Americans Research Study
Cotton, K., Adhikari, D., Ambrose, A., Ayers, E., Blumen, H. M., Ceïde, M. E., Kumar, P., Melecio-Vazquez, M., Sathyan, S., Sigamani, A., Sivaramakrishnan, K., Stimmel, M., Weiss, E. F., Yang, J. & Verghese, J., Jan 2026, In: JMIR Research Protocols. 15, p. 1-16 16 p., e85493.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Social participation and self-reported physical, cognitive, and fall-related outcomes in persons with multiple sclerosis
Bae, M., Pollak, C. & Blumen, H. M., Sep 2026, In: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 113, 107405.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review