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I am a post-doctoral researcher in neuroepidemiology at the Aging Research Center (ARC). My research focuses on the connection between cardiovascular and metabolic disorders and brain/cognitive health. Specifically, I am interested in the association of diabetes and other cardiometabolic factors with cognitive decline, dementia, and the development of different brain pathologies, and the extent to which this can be mitigated by modifiable lifestyle factors. 

PhD thesis:

Most relevant publications:

Dove A, Wang J, Huang H, Dunk MM, Sakakibara S, Guitart-Masip M, Papenberg G, Xu W. (2024) “Diabetes, prediabetes, and brain aging: the role of healthy lifestyle.” Diabetes Care 47(10): 1794-1802.  

Dove A, Guo J, Marseglia A, Fastbom J, Vetrano DL, Fratiglioni L, Pedersen N, Xu W. (2023) “Cardiometabolic multimorbidity and incident dementia: the Swedish twin registry.” European Heart Journal 44(7): 573-582.  

Dove A, Shang Y, Grande G, Laukka EJ, Fratiglioni L, Xu W, Marseglia A. (2021) “The impact of diabetes on cognitive impairment and its progression to dementia.” Alzheimer's and Dementia 17(11): 1769-1778.

Dove A, Dunk MM, Wang J, Guo J, Whitmer RA, Xu W. (2024) “Anti-inflammatory diet and dementia in older adults with cardiometabolic diseases.” JAMA Network Open 7(8): e2427125.

Dove A, Marseglia A, Shang Y, Vetrano DL, Grande G, Laukka EJ, Fratiglioni L, Xu W. (2022) “Cardiometabolic multimorbidity accelerates cognitive decline and dementia progression.” Alzheimer's and Dementia 19(3): 821-830.  

Dove A, Yang W, Dekhtyar S, Guo J, Wang J, Marseglia A, Vetrano DL, Whitmer RA, Xu W. (2024) “High cognitive reserve attenuates the risk of dementia associated with cardiometabolic disease.” Alzheimer's Research and Therapy 16:161.  

Dove A, Guo J, Wang J, Vetrano DL, Sakakibara S, Laukka EJ, Bennett DA, Xu W. (2024) “Cardiometabolic disease, cognitive decline, and brain structure in middle and older age.” Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment, and Disease Monitoring 16: e12566.  

Dove A, Xu W. (2023) “Cardiometabolic multimorbidity and cognitive decline.” The Lancet Healthy Longevity 4(6): E241-E242

Dove A, Guo J, Calderón-Larrañaga A, Vetrano DL, Fratiglioni L, Xu W. (2022) “Association of social isolation with reduced mental well-being in Swedish older adults during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of cardiometabolic diseases.” Aging 14(6): 2462-2474.