Global Brain Health Institute

Nitrate Removal and Geogenic Contaminant Mobilization during Oxic–Anoxic Cycling of Managed Aquifer Recharge Basin Soils

Abstract More frequent and intense precipitation events challenge water capture and recharge. Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) diverts excess surface water into aquifers to secure groundwater supplies; when using nonconventional waters such as stormwater, elevated nitrate loads can...

Factors associated with institutional delivery among married women aged 15–49 years in a remote district of Nooristan Province, Afghanistan: A cross-sectional household survey, 2021

Institutional delivery is a proven intervention for reducing maternal and neonatal deaths, yet rates remain low in remote provinces such as Nooristan. This study assessed the prevalence and factors associated with institutional delivery among married women in Paroon district, Noo...

Culture-Agnostic and Culture-Specific Analyses of Semantic Fluency in Korean and English Speakers With Alzheimer's Disease

PURPOSE: This study investigated cross-linguistic and cultural influences on semantic fluency in monolingual Korean- and English-speaking individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) by contrasting culture-agnostic and culture-specific analytic frameworks. We focused on how cultural...

Social Determinants of Health and Neurocognitive Aging in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Older Adults in Rural Andean Ecuador: A Population-Based Study in Cotacachi

Introduction: Social determinants of health shape dementia risk in Latin America, particularly in rural and Indigenous populations. Methods: This cross-sectional study examined cognitive impairment and associated social factors in 75 adults aged 60 years or older in Cotacachi, Ec...

A stakeholder-engaged process to design and implement the Assessment of Cognitive Complaints Toolkit for Alzheimer’s Disease (ACCT-AD) in primary care

Background: Dementia is underdiagnosed, particularly in primary care settings where most people receive their healthcare. These is a need for tools to assist with the diagnosis of dementia by primary care clinicians, who greatly outnumber specialists. Objective: To describe the c...

Characterizing neonatal survival across the first four years of operation of a special care baby unit in Eastern Sierra Leone

Abstract Background The recent establishment of Special Care Baby Units (SCBUs) across regional hospitals in rural Sierra Leone is an important advancement in health system infrastructure promoting high-quality perinatal care. However, there is little evidence documenting their i...