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Alejandra Machado

Alejandra Machado

Research Specialist
Visiting address: Avd försäkringsmedicin, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 17177 Stockholm
Postal address: K8 Klinisk neurovetenskap, K8 Fm Friberg, 171 77 Stockholm

About me

  • My previous research work focused on cognitive changes in the context of normal aging and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), with a focus on a multidimensional and integrative approach, combining demographic variables, cognitive assessments, biomarkers, and neuroimaging data. 

    Since 2020, I have extended my research into the field of insurance medicine, with a particular focus on neurological disorders. My work has primarily focused on identifying risk factors for, and the consequences of, sickness absence in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). My current line of research addresses individuals with mild cognitive impairment and early-onset dementia when still of working age, exploring how these conditions affect individuals during their final working years, often leading to premature exit from the labour market. My goal is to better understand the how  cognitive decline contributes to reduced work capacity, increased sickness absence or disability pension, and early retirement, as well as how these outcomes are shaped by the influence of demographic, socioeconomic, clinical and cognitive factors.

Articles

  • Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL - EXPERIMENTAL, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL. 2025;11(1):20552173241304324
    Teni FS; Machado A; Dervish J; Fink K; Gyllensten H; Friberg E
  • Article: BMJ OPEN. 2024;14(12):e087563
    Machado A; Wredendal E; Fink K; Friberg E
  • Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;34:ckae144.1301
    Machado A; Teni FS; Friberg E
  • Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL - EXPERIMENTAL, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL. 2024;10(4):20552173241305982
    Machado A; Pettersson E; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Friberg E
  • Journal article: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD. 2024;74(Supplement_1):0
    Saddal S; Van der Hiele K; Machado A; De Perez BD; Friberg E; Nair RD; Benedict R; Radford K; Daams J; Hulst H; De Groot V; Schaafsma F
  • Journal article: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD. 2024;74(Supplement_1):0
    Machado A; Friberg E
  • Article: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION. 2024;34(2):461-471
    Machado A; Murley C; Dervish J; Teni FS; Friberg E
  • Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;24(1):1389
    Murley C; Dervish J; Machado A; Svard V; Wennman-Larsen A; Hillert J; Friberg E
  • Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL - EXPERIMENTAL, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL. 2024;10(2):20552173241248293
    Murley C; Pettersson E; Hillert J; Machado A; Friberg E
  • Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2024;30(3):419-431
    Teni FS; Machado A; Fink K; Gyllensten H; Hillert J; Friberg E
  • Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2024;12:1331746
    Dervish J; Arfuch VM; Murley C; Mckay KA; Machado A; Wennman-Larsen A; Friberg E
  • Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS. 2023;24(8):1357-1371
    Murley C; Tinghog P; Teni FS; Machado A; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Karampampa K; Friberg E
  • Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(8):e0288998
    Machado A; Azad A; Pettersson E; Hillert JV; Alexanderson KV; Friberg EV
  • Article: NEUROLOGY. 2023;101(3):e277-e288
    Dittrich A; Ashton NJJ; Zetterberg H; Blennow K; Zettergren A; Simren J; Skillback T; Shams S; Machado A; Westman E; Scholl M; Skoog I; Kern S
  • Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2023;30(7):1843-1853
    Teni FS; Machado A; Murley C; Fink K; Gyllensten H; Dervish J; Hillert J; Friberg E
  • Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S2)
    Dittrich A; Ashton NJ; Zetterberg H; Blennow K; Zettergren A; Simrén J; Shams S; Machado A; Westman E; Schöll M; Skoog I; Kern S
  • Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND RELATED DISORDERS. 2023;69:104456
    Teni FS; Machado A; Murley C; He A; Fink K; Gyllensten H; Glaser A; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Friberg E
  • Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32(Supplement_3):ckac129.097
    Murley C; Tinghög P; Teni FS; Machado A; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Karampampa K; Friberg E
  • Article: NEUROLOGY. 2022;99(15):e1619-e1629
    Cedres N; Ferreira D; Nemy M; Machado A; Pereira JB; Shams S; Wahlund L-O; Zettergren A; Stepankova O; Vyslouzilova L; Eriksdotter M; Teipel S; Grothe MJ; Blennow K; Zetterberg H; Scholl M; Kern S; Skoog I; Westman E
  • Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;32
    Murley C; Tinghog P; Teni FSS; Machado A; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Karampampa K; Friberg E
  • Article: ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2022;146(3):283-294
    Machado A; Murley C; Hillert J; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
  • Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2022;28(9):1402-1413
    Bosma AR; Murley C; Aspling J; Hillert J; Schaafsma FG; Anema JR; Boot CRL; Alexanderson K; Machado A; Friberg E
  • Article: JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 2022;28(2):188-202
    van den Hurk W; Bergman I; Machado A; Bjermo J; Gustavsson A
  • Article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA: DIAGNOSIS, ASSESSMENT AND DISEASE MONITORING. 2022;14(1):e12295
    Dittrich A; Ashton NJ; Zetterberg H; Blennow K; Simren J; Geiger F; Zettergren A; Shams S; Machado A; Westman E; Scholl M; Skoog I; Kern S
  • Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2021;17(S5)
    Cedres N; Ferreira D; Nemy M; Machado A; Pereira JB; Wahlund L; Zettergren A; Teipel SJ; Grothe MJ; Eriksdotter M; Stepankova O; Vyslouzilova L; Blennow K; Zetterberg H; Kern S; Skoog I; Westman E
  • Article: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2021;101:1-12
    Lindberg O; Kern S; Skoog J; Machado A; Pereira JB; Sacuiu SF; Wahlund L-O; Blennow K; Zetterberg H; Zettergren A; Westman E; Skoog I
  • Article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA: DIAGNOSIS, ASSESSMENT AND DISEASE MONITORING. 2021;13(1):e12141
    Skillback T; Blennow K; Zetterberg H; Shams S; Machado A; Pereira J; Lindberg O; Mielke MM; Zettergren A; Ryden L; Westman E; Wahlund L-O; Skoog I; Kern S
  • Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2020;16(S4)
    Skillback T; Blennow K; Zetterberg H; Shams S; Machado A; Pereira JB; Lindberg O; Mielke MM; Zettergren A; Rydén L; Westman E; Wahlund L; Skoog I; Kern S
  • Article: ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2020;12(1):51
    Machado A; Ferreira D; Grothe MJ; Eyjolfsdottir H; Almqvist PM; Cavallin L; Lind G; Linderoth B; Seiger A; Teipel S; Wahlberg LU; Wahlund L-O; Westman E; Eriksdotter M
  • Article: AGING-US. 2020;12(1):894-901
    Cedres N; Ferreira D; Machado A; Shams S; Sacuiu S; Waern M; Wahlund L-O; Zettergren A; Kern S; Skoog I; Westman E
  • Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2019;10:2327
    Bjorngrim S; van den Hurk W; Betancort M; Machado A; Lindau M
  • Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2019;68(1):295-309
    Cedres N; Machado A; Molina Y; Diaz-Galvan P; Andres Hernandez-Cabrera J; Barroso J; Westman E; Ferreira D
  • Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2019;34(2):191-209
    Sterner TR; Ahlner F; Blennow K; Dahlin-Ivanoff S; Falk H; Johansson LH; Hoff M; Holm M; Horder H; Jacobsson T; Johansson B; Johansson L; Kern J; Kern S; Machado A; Fassberg MM; Nilsson J; Ribbe M; Rothenberg E; Ryden L; Sadeghi A; Sacuiu S; Samuelsson J; Sigstrom R; Skoog J; Thorvaldsson V; Waern M; Westman E; Wetterberg H; Zetterberg H; Zetterberg M; Zettergren A; Ostling S; Skoog I
  • Article: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2018;71:179-188
    Machado A; Barroso J; Molina Y; Nieto A; Diaz-Flores L; Westman E; Ferreira D
  • Article: FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE. 2017;9:188
    Ferreira D; Machado A; Molina Y; Nieto A; Correia R; Westman E; Barroso J
  • Article: HIPPOCAMPUS. 2017;27(6):653-667
    Ferreira D; Hansson O; Barroso J; Molina Y; Machado A; Andres Hernandez-Cabrera J; Muehlboeck J-S; Stomrud E; Nagga K; Lindberg O; Ames D; Kalpouzos G; Fratiglioni L; Backman L; Graff C; Mecocci P; Vellas B; Tsolaki M; Kloszewska I; Soininen H; Lovestone S; Ahlstrom H; Lind L; Larsson E-M; Wahlund L-O; Simmons A; Westman E
  • Article: BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH. 2016;311:375-383
    Ferreira D; Bartres-Faz D; Nygren L; Rundkvist LJ; Molina Y; Machado A; Junque C; Barroso J; Westman E
  • Article: PSICOTHEMA. 2015;27(3):216-222
    Ferreira D; Correia R; Nieto A; Machado A; Molina Y; Barroso J
  • Article: REVISTA DE NEUROLOGIA. 2014;58(9):389-395
    Nieto A; Hernandez-Rodriguez E; Hernandez-Torres A; Velasco Rodriguez-Solis P; Hess-Medler S; Machado-Fernandez A; Molina-Rodriguez Y; Barroso J
  • Article: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2014;35(5):1086-1094
    Ferreira D; Molina Y; Machado A; Westman E; Wahlund L-O; Nieto A; Correia R; Junque C; Diaz-Flores L; Barroso J
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All other publications

  • Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2024;30(3):1065
    Teni FS; Machado A; Friberg E
  • Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2023;18(3):11
    Baker K; Rosenfeldt A; Clark C; Nagel S; Machado A
  • Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2023;29:433-434
    Machado A; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Friberg E
  • Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2023;29:452-453
    Murley C; Pettersson E; Hillert J; Machado A; Friberg E
  • Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2022;28(3_SUPPL):672-673
    Teni FS; Machado A; Murley C; He A; Fink K; Gyllensten H; Glaser A; Alexanderson K; Hillert J; Friberg E
  • Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2022;28(3_SUPPL):207-208
    Murley C; Machado A; Hillert J; Friberg E
  • Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2022;28(3_SUPPL):200-201
    Teni FS; Machado A; Murley C; Fink K; Gyllensten H; Dervish J; Hillert J; Friberg E
  • Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;31:ckab164.725
    Bosma A; Murley C; Aspling J; Hillert J; Schaafsma F; Anema J; Boot CRL; Alexanderson K; Machado A; Friberg E
  • Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;31:459
    Machado A; Murley C; Hillert J; Alexanderson K; Friberg E
  • Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE. 2021;16(2_SUPPL):12
    Conforto A; Machado A; Ribeiro N; Plow E; Liew S-L; Da Costa Leite C; Zavaliangos-Petropulu A; Menezes I; Dos Anjos S; Luccas R; Peckham P; Cohen L
  • Conference publication: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2020;41:3298
    Ferreira V; Monteiro AV; Santos MP; Patricio L; Borges A; Machado A; Castelo A; Bras PG; Mano T; Cardoso I; Grazina A; Alves MJ; Ferreira RC
  • Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2020
    Machado A; Ferreira D; Grothe M; Eyjolfsdottir H; Almqvist P; Cavallin L; Lind G; Linderoth B; Seiger Å; Teipel S; Wahlberg L; Wahlund L-O; Westman E; Eriksdotter M; for the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiativ
  • Letter: REVISTA DE NEUROLOGIA. 2014;59(10):480
    Nieto A; Hernandez-Rodriguez E; Hernandez-Torres A; Velasco Rodriguez-Sols P; Hess-Medler S; Machado-Fernandez A; Molina-Rodriguez Y; Barroso J

Grants

  • Mild cognitive impairment and dementia diagnosis in the workplace: demographics, risk factors and strategies to withstand the early workforce exit
    Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2025 - 1 January 2028
  • Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare
    1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026

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