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Toledo LG, Tourelle M, Galvin JE, Besser LM. Associations between systemic inflammation, neighborhood tree canopy, and white matter hyperintensities: The Healthy Brain Initiative. J Alzheimers Dis. 2026 Sep 28:13872877261485596. doi: 10.1177/13872877261485596. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42803721. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42803721/

Besser LM, Mitsova D, Carmichael O, Bateman JR, Lovasi GS, Tourelle M, Galvin JE, Chang LC, DeCarli C, Morris JC, Meyer OL. Neighborhood greenspace and brain imaging outcomes in older adults without dementia from three US Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers. Health Place. 2026 Sep;101:103731. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2026.103731. Epub 2026 Aug 15. PMID: 42603367; PMCID: PMC13552195. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42603367/

Hirsch JA, Besser LM, Pescador Jimenez M, Dickinson ST, et al. Spatial and neighborhood data in the collaborative cohort of cohorts for COVID-19 Research (C4R). PLoS One. 2026 Jul 22;21(7):e0352170. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0352170. PMID: 42485397; PMCID: PMC13390819. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42485397/

Jarvis I, Besser L, Finlay J, Hystad P, Lane KJ, Hunter RF, James P, Jiménez MP, Nieuwenhuijsen M, van den Bosch M, Van Riper D, Lee J, Doiron D, Brook J, Adar SD, Brauer M. Urban greenspace and dementia: Measures, mechanisms, and methodological guidance. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Jun;22(6):e71557. doi: 10.1002/alz.71557. PMID: 42252512; PMCID: PMC13243209. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42252512/

Park J, Besser LM, Tourelle M, Williams C, Cook D, Mitsova D, Magzamen S, Wiese L. Social connectedness and cognitive outcomes in rural middle- to older-age adults. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Apr;22(4):e71401. doi: 10.1002/alz.71401. PMID: 41988823; PMCID: PMC13084533. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41988823/

Besser LM, Chang LC, Evenson KR, Galvin JE, Heckbert SR, Hirsch JA, James P, Jimenez MP, Kaufman J, Lockhart SN, Mitsova D, Moore KA, Sachs BC, Hughes T, Roux AVD. Midlife exposure to neighborhood greenness and later-life cognitive decline: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2026 Mar 13:10.1007/s00127-026-03075-7. doi: 10.1007/s00127-026-03075-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41824016; PMCID: PMC13409554. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41824016/