Public Health and Health Professions
Asken Lab
Led by Breton Asken · Clinical and Health Psychology
What we study
The Asken Lab studies how head trauma affects brain health and dementia. They use tests, brain scans, and fluid samples to understand links between trauma and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Human participants
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
Investigating how head trauma leads to brain changes linked to dementia.
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Recent papers, explained
- APOE ε4 and Alzheimer's disease biomarkers in an American Indian community
2026 · Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring
Examined APOE ε4 and Alzheimer's disease biomarkers in an American Indian community to study their link.
- Deep learning‐based MRI analysis reveals Lewy body co‐pathology accelerates brain aging in Alzheimer's disease
2026 · Alzheimer s & Dementia
Used deep learning to analyze MRI scans and found Lewy body co-pathology speeds up brain aging in Alzheimer's disease.
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- Amyloid PET Quantitation and Centiloid Thresholds in the Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease
2026 · JAMA
Sets new rules for brain scans to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease.
- Plasma Phosphorylated Tau 217 in Participants at Risk for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
2026 · JAMA Network Open
Tests a blood test to detect brain damage from repeated head injuries.
- Neuropsychological Profile of Autopsy-Confirmed Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
2026 · JAMA Network Open
Describes how former football players with brain damage perform on memory tests.
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