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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2026

Practical considerations for characterization of the external exposome in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias cohorts.

Zachary Popp, Allison James, Marco Chivardi, Cameron J Reimer, Charlotte Robbins, Tara Jenson, Jeroen M van Baar, Peter James, Kevin J Lane, Marcia Pescador Jiménez

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Zachary PoppCenter for Climate and Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7935-5300
Allison JamesCenter for Climate and Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Marco ChivardiDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Cameron J ReimerDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Charlotte RobbinsDepartment of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Tara JensonDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jeroen M van BaarDepartment of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Peter JamesDepartment of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA.
Kevin J LaneCenter for Climate and Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Marcia Pescador JiménezCenter for Climate and Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Funding

Role of Environmental Stressors as POtential drivers of Dementia and stroke RESPOnDR01NS139186 · NINDS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI Marcia Ixchel Pescador Jimenez · 2024 to 2026
$2.4M
Neurodegenerative diseases and the role of green space: A deep learning assessmentR00AG066949 · NIA · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI PESCADOR JIMENEZ, MARCIA IXCHEL · 2022 to 2024
$738k
NIA NIH HHS 1K99AG066949-01NIA NIH HHS 1R01AG087199NIA NIH HHS R00AG066949NINDS NIH HHS R01NS139186
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

External exposome research offers opportunities to evaluate complex relationships between multiple environmental determinants of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). However, selecting specific exposure domains, identifying metrics, and downloading, processing, and managing big data are key challenges in translating the potential of exposome research into empirical data analyses. To overcome these issues, we have established a reproducible system that protects data privacy, setting the stage for an unparalleled examination of associations between environmental exposures and ADRD risk within an exposome framework. In this perspective, we provide a comprehensive guide, including examples, to linking natural, built, and social environment metrics to nationwide time-varying participants' residential address data. Further, as a proof of concept, we report descriptive statistics and spatial distribution of external exposome metrics across the contiguous United States in 2015. The external exposome can be securely and comprehensively characterized across multiple cohorts using this highly scalable approach.

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Alzheimer DiseaseDementiaEnvironmental ExposureExposomeCohort StudiesHumansUnited Statesenvironmental epidemiologyexposomeexposure assessmentexternal exposomegeographic information systemsspatial analysis

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PMID42805944
PMCPMC13619739

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