Abigail Dove
About me
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, the underlying biological mechanisms, and the extent to which this can be mitigated by modifiable lifestyle factors.
PhD thesis: "Cardiometabolic disease and dementia risk: identifying compensatory factors"Selected publications:
Miao Y, Wang J, Li X, Guo J, Ekblom M, Sindi S, Zhang Q, Dove A. Poor sleep health is associated with older brain age: the role of systemic inflammation. The Lancet eBioMedicine 2025; 120: 105941. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2025.105941 [*see accompanying popular science article in The Conversation]
Xu L, Wang S, Maimaitiyiming M, Yang W, Sakakibara S, Qi X, Wang Y, Dove A. Cardiorespiratory fitness, multimorbidity risk, and 15-year trajectories in chronic disease accumulation: a prospective longitudinal study. JACC Advances 2025; in press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102198
Dove A, Wang J, Huang H, Dunk MM, Sakakibara S, Guitart-Masip M, Papenberg G, Xu W. Diabetes, prediabetes, and brain aging: the role of healthy lifestyle. Diabetes Care 2024; 47(10): 1794-1802. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc24-0860
Dove A, Guo J, Marseglia A, Fastbom J, Vetrano DL, Fratiglioni L, Pedersen N, Xu W. Cardiometabolic multimorbidity and incident dementia: the Swedish twin registry. European Heart Journal 2023; 44(7): 573-582. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac744
Dove A, Shang Y, Grande G, Laukka EJ, Fratiglioni L, Xu W, Marseglia A. The impact of diabetes on cognitive impairment and its progression to dementia. Alzheimer's and Dementia 2021; 17(11): 1769-1778. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12482
Dove A, Dunk MM, Wang J, Guo J, Whitmer RA, Xu W. Anti-inflammatory diet and dementia in older adults with cardiometabolic diseases. JAMA Network Open 2024; 7(8): e2427125. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.27125
Dove A, Marseglia A, Shang Y, Vetrano DL, Grande G, Laukka EJ, Fratiglioni L, Xu W. Cardiometabolic multimorbidity accelerates cognitive decline and dementia progression. Alzheimer's and Dementia 2022; 19(3): 821-830. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12708
Dove A, Yang W, Dekhtyar S, Guo J, Wang J, Marseglia A, Vetrano DL, Whitmer RA, Xu W. High cognitive reserve attenuates the risk of dementia associated with cardiometabolic disease. Alzheimer's Research and Therapy 2024; 16:161. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-024-01528-2
Dove A, Guo J, Wang J, Vetrano DL, Sakakibara S, Laukka EJ, Bennett DA, Xu W. Cardiometabolic disease, cognitive decline, and brain structure in middle and older age. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment, and Disease Monitoring 2024; 16: e12566. https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12566
Dove A, Xu W. Cardiometabolic multimorbidity and cognitive decline. The Lancet Healthy Longevity 2023; 4(6): E241-E242 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-7568(23)00053-3
Dove A, Guo J, Calderón-Larrañaga A, Vetrano DL, Fratiglioni L, Xu W. 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 2022; 14(6): 2462-2474. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.203956
Articles
- Journal article: EBIOMEDICINE. 2025;:105941Miao Y; Wang J; Li X; Guo J; Ekblom MM; Sindi S; Zhang Q; Dove A
- Article: NEUROLOGY. 2025;105(6):e214033Zhang X; Wang J; Dove A; Yu T; Li Q; Gottesman RF; Xu W
- Journal article: JACC: ADVANCES. 2025;:102198Xu L; Wang S; Maimaitiyiming M; Yang W; Sakakibara S; Qi X; Wang Y; Dove A
- Article: SLEEP HEALTH. 2025;:S2352-7218(25)00153-6Li X; Miao Y; Yang W; Dove A; Xu W; Zhang Q
- Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2025;106(3):1010-1020Sakakibara S; Dove A; Guo J; Grande G; Akenine U; Sjolund B-M; Agerholm J; Laukka EJ; Calderon-Larranaga A; Xu W
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2025;26(7):105594Sakakibara S; Dove A; Dunk MM; Fastbom J; Grande G; Akenine U; Xu W
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2025;96(3):258-264Guo J; Wang J; Dove A; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2025;111(3):2467-2477Wang J; Xu W; Dove A; Salami A; Yang W; Ma X; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2025;26(3):105465Zhang L; Wang J; Dong X; Dove A; Sakakibara S; Liu X; Wang C; Wang Z; Welmer A-K; Xu W
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE. 2025;59(3):150-158Wang S; Xu L; Yang W; Wang J; Dove A; Qi X; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2024;20 Suppl 7(Suppl 7):e084505Wang S; Xu L; Yang W; Wang J; Dove A; Qi X; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2024;20(Suppl 4):e085931Sakakibara S; Dove A; Guo J; Grande G; Sjölund B; Agerholm J; Fratiglioni L; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2024;20(Suppl 7):e090983Dove A; Yang W; Dekhtyar S; Guo J; Wang J; Marseglia A; Vetrano DL; Whitmer RA; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2024;20(Suppl 7):e086979Dunk MM; Huang H; Wang J; Dove A; Sakakibara S; Guo J; Carballo‐Casla A; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2024;20(Suppl 2):e088514Wang J; Guo J; Huang H; Dove A; Miao Y; Ma X; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2024;20(Suppl 2)Association between metabolic age and dementia risk: the role of genetic backgroundWang J; Guo J; Huang H; Dove A; Miao Y; Ma X; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2024;20(Suppl 7)High cognitive reserve postpones dementia onset in older adults with cardiometabolic diseaseDove A; Yang W; Dekhtyar S; Guo J; Wang J; Marseglia A; Vetrano DL; Whitmer RA; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2024;20(Suppl 7)The association between a pro‐inflammatory diet and machine learning‐based brain age in middle‐aged and older adults: Findings from the UK BiobankDunk MM; Huang H; Wang J; Dove A; Sakakibara S; Guo J; Carballo‐Casla A; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2024;20(Suppl 4)Formal and informal care use before, during, and after detection of cognitive disorders: a population‐based longitudinal studySakakibara S; Dove A; Guo J; Grande G; Sjölund B; Agerholm J; Fratiglioni L; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2024;20(Suppl 7)Association of cardiorespiratory fitness with dementia risk across different levels of genetic predisposition: a large community‐based longitudinal studyWang S; Xu L; Yang W; Wang J; Dove A; Qi X; Xu W
- Article: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 2024;126:105527Wu W; Guo J; Dove A; Dunk MM; Xu W
- Article: DIABETES CARE. 2024;47(10):1794-1802Dove A; Wang J; Huang H; Dunk MM; Sakakibara S; Guitart-Masip M; Papenberg G; Xu W
- Article: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2024;67(1):e58Yang W; Li W; Wang S; Qi X; Sun Z; Dove A; Xu W
- Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2024;13(17):e033249Li X; Yang W; Miao Y; Dove A; Wang J; Du T; Fang Z; Xu W; Zhang Q
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2024;7(8):e2427125Dove A; Dunk MM; Wang J; Guo J; Whitmer RA; Xu W
- Article: NEUROLOGY. 2024;103(2):e209530Huang H; Wang J; Dunk MM; Guo J; Dove A; Ma J; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Article: ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2024;16(1):161Dove A; Yang W; Dekhtyar S; Guo J; Wang J; Marseglia A; Vetrano DL; Whitmer RA; Xu W
- Article: SLEEP MEDICINE. 2024;119:179-186Wang Z; Li X; Wang J; Yang W; Dove A; Lu W; Qi X; Sindi S; Xu W
- Article: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2024;67(1):e45Yang W; Wang J; Dove A; Yang Y; Qi X; Guitart-Masip M; Papenberg G; Xu W
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2024;224(6):213-220Yang W; Wang J; Dove A; Dunk MM; Qi X; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA: DIAGNOSIS, ASSESSMENT AND DISEASE MONITORING. 2024;16(2):e12566Dove A; Guo J; Wang J; Vetrano DL; Sakakibara S; Laukka EJ; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Journal article: CEREBRAL CIRCULATION - COGNITION AND BEHAVIOR. 2024;6:100250Dove A; Yang W; Guo J; Wang J; Vetrano D; Whitmer R; Xu W
- Article: JPAD-JOURNAL OF PREVENTION OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2024;11(6):1712-1720Li P; Yang W; Wang J; Zhu H; Dove A; Xu W
- Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2024;79(1):glad192Wang S; Wang J; Guo J; Dove A; Xu H; Qi X; Xu W
- Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2024;79(1):glad111Guo J; Dove A; Shang Y; Marseglia A; Johnell K; Rizzuto D; Xu W
- Article: JPAD-JOURNAL OF PREVENTION OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2024;11(4):1140-1147Association between Resting Heart Rate and Machine Learning-Based Brain Age in Middle- and Older-AgeWang J; Huang H; Yang W; Dove A; Ma X; Xu W
- Article: JPAD-JOURNAL OF PREVENTION OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2024;11(3):739-748Yang W; Wang J; Guo J; Dove A; Qi X; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S17)Wang J; Dove A; Yang W; Bennett DAA; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S10)Yang W; Wang J; Guo J; Dove A; Qi X; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S22)Dove A; Guo J; Wang J; Sakakibara S; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S23)Wang S; Wang J; Dove A; Guo J; Miao Y; Qi X; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S17)Wang J; Yang W; Dove A; Qi X; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S23)Yang W; Wang J; Guo J; Dove A; Qi X; Xu W
- Article: EBIOMEDICINE. 2023;98:104862Guo J; Dove A; Wang J; Laukka EJ; Ekstrom I; Dunk MM; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Article: NEUROLOGY. 2023;101(17):e1718-e1728Wang Z; Wang J; Guo J; Dove A; Arfanakis K; Qi X; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2023;96(1):125-134Wang J; Wang C; Li X; Guo J; Dove A; Cui Z; Xu W
- Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2023;78(7):1219-1226Wang J; Guo J; Dove A; Yang W; Li X; Qi X; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(7):2765-2773Wang S; Wang J; Dove A; Guo J; Yang W; Qi X; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS. 2023;162(1):309-316Wang S; Yang W; Li X; Wang Z; Zhang L; Wang J; Qi X; Dove A; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S5)Zhang L; Wang J; Dove A; Yang W; Li X; Qi X; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S8)Wang J; Wang S; Dove A; Guo J; Qi X; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S8)Wang J; Dove A; Song R; Qi X; Ma J; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S8)Wang Z; Yang W; Li X; Dove A; Qi X; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S8)Li X; Yang W; Wang J; Dove A; Qi X; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(S8)Wang Z; Wang J; Yang W; Dove A; Qi X; Pan K; Xu W
- Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(3):821-830Dove A; Marseglia A; Shang Y; Grande G; Vetrano DL; Laukka EJ; Fratiglioni L; Xu W
- Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2023;44(7):573-582Dove A; Guo J; Marseglia A; Fastbom J; Vetrano DL; Fratiglioni L; Pedersen NL; Xu W
- Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2023;78(1):143-150Guo J; Marseglia A; Shang Y; Dove A; Grande G; Fratiglioni L; Xu W
- Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(1):217-225Zhang L; Yang W; Li X; Dove A; Qi X; Pan K-Y; Xu W
- Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2023;19(1):208-216Li X; Yang W; Wang J; Dove A; Qi X; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2022;77(12):2524-2531Wang J; Wang J; Li X; Wang Z; Qi X; Dove A; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2022;51(12):afac299Zhang L; Wang J; Dove A; Yang W; Qi X; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2022;18(S11)Dove A; Guo J; Fastbom J; Marseglia A; Vetrano DL; Pedersen NL; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2022;18(S11)Association of life‐course traumatic brain injury with the risk of dementia: a nationwide twin studyZhang L; Yang W; Li X; Dove A; Qi X; Pan K; Xu W
- Article: JAMA PSYCHIATRY. 2022;79(12):1180-1187Guo J; Wang J; Dove A; Chen H; Yuan C; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2022;18(12):2551-2559Wang J; Dove A; Song R; Qi X; Ma J; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2022;77(10):2093-2101Shang Y; Wu W; Dove A; Guo J; Welmer A-K; Rizzuto D; Fratiglioni L; Xu W
- Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2022;18(7):1335-1344Wang J; Song R; Dove A; Qi X; Ma J; Laukka EJ; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Article: BMC MEDICINE. 2022;20(1):138Zhang Y; Yang R; Dove A; Li X; Yang H; Li S; Wang J; Li W-D; Zhao H; Xu W; Wang Y
- Article: AGING-US. 2022;14(6):2462-2474Dove A; Guo J; Calderon-Larranaga A; Vetrano DL; Fratiglioni L; Xu W
- Journal article: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL. 2022Wang J; Wang Z; Dove A; Yang W; Qi X; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2021;5(Supplement_1):645-646Guo J; Marseglia A; Shang Y; Dove A; Grande G; Fratiglioni L; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2021;17(S10)Dove A; Marseglia A; Shang Y; Vetrano DL; Grande G; Laukka EJ; Fratiglioni L; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2021;17(S2)Wang J; Dove A; Song R; Qi X; Ma J; Bennett DA; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2021;17(S2)Association of life‐course traumatic brain injury with the risk of dementia: a nationwide twin studyZhang L; Yang W; Li X; Dove A; Qi X; Xu W
- Article: CLINICAL NUTRITION. 2021;40(11):5467-5474Guo J; Li X; Yang R; Marseglia A; Dove A; Johnell K; Xu W
- Article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2021;17(11):1769-1778Dove A; Shang Y; Xu W; Grande G; Laukka EJ; Fratiglioni L; Marseglia A
- Article: MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR. 2021;27:e932725Wang Z; Zhang J; Xu H; Chen L; Dove A
- Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2021;50(5):1657-1665Wu W; Shang Y; Calderon-Larranaga A; Rizzuto D; Saadeh M; Dove A; Pan K-Y; Xu W
- Article: CLINICAL NUTRITION. 2021;40(8):4838-4844Wu W; Shang Y; Dove A; Guo J; Calderon-Larranaga A; Rizzuto D; Xu W
- Article: DIABETES CARE. 2021;44(3):690-698Shang Y; Fratiglioni L; Vetrano DL; Dove A; Welmer A-K; Xu W
- Journal article: AGE AND AGEING. 2021;50(5):1657-1665Wu W; Shang Y; Calderon-Larranaga A; Rizzuto D; Saadeh M; Dove A; Pan K-Y; Xu W
- Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2021;5(Suppl 1):184Healthy Lifestyle and Social Network Prolong Disability-Free Survival in Older Adults With DiabetesShang Y; Wu W; Dove A; Guo J; Welmer A-K; Rizzuto D; Fratiglioni L; Xu W
- Journal article: ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA. 2020;16(S10)Dove A; Shang Y; Grande G; Laukka EJ; Fratiglioni L; Xu W; Marseglia A
- Article: CLINICAL DIABETES. 2018;36(2):112-119Runge AS; Kennedy L; Brown AS; Dove AE; Levine BJ; Koontz SP; Iyengar VS; Odeh SA; Close KL; Hirsch IB; Wood R
- Article: PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR. 2017;180:146-158Dove AE; Cook BL; Irgebay Z; Vecsey CG
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF DIABETES. 2017;9(5):431-433Dove AE; Marathe PH; Gao HX; Close KL
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF DIABETES. 2017;9(3):215-218
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF DIABETES. 2017;9(1):8-13
- Article: JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS. 2016;31(6):551-567Garbe DS; Vigderman AS; Moscato E; Dove AE; Vecsey CG; Kayser MS; Sehgal A
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All other publications
- Doctoral thesis: 2024Dove A
- Thesis / dissertation: KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET. 2024Dove A
- Other: LANCET HEALTHY LONGEVITY. 2023;4(6):e241-e242Dove A; Xu W
- Conference publication: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2021;5:184Shang Y; Wu W; Dove A; Guo J; Welmer A-K; Rizzuto D; Fratiglioni L; Xu W
- Conference publication: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2021;5:642-643Guo J; Marseglia A; Shang Y; Dove A; Grande G; Fratiglioni L; Xu W
- Other: JOURNAL OF DIABETES. 2017;9(10):894-897Marathe PH; Dove AE; Close KL
- Other: JOURNAL OF DIABETES. 2017;9(9):817-820Dove AE; Marathe PH; Gao HX; Close KL
- Other: JOURNAL OF DIABETES. 2017;9(8):724-727Marathe PH; Dove AE; Gao HX; Close KL
- Other: JOURNAL OF DIABETES. 2017;9(7):644-647Marathe PH; Dove AE; Gao HX; Close KL
- Other: JOURNAL OF DIABETES. 2017;9(6):544-546Dove AE; Levine BJ; Marathe PH; Gao HX; Close KL
- Conference publication: DIABETES. 2017;66:LB23-LB24Runge A; Kennedy L; Brown A; Dove A; Levine B; Koontz S; Iyengar V; Odeh S; Close K; Wood R; Hirsch IB
- Other: JOURNAL OF DIABETES. 2017;9(2):111-114Dove AE; Marathe PH; Gao HX; Odeh SA; Close KL
- Other: JOURNAL OF DIABETES. 2016;8(6):748-752Dove AE; Marathe PH; Gao HX; Odeh SA; Close KL