Gerardo, BiancaPinto, Marina CabralNogueira, JoanaPinto, PaulaAlmeida, AgostinhoPinto, EdgarMarinho-Reis, PaulaDiniz, LuísaMoreira, Paula I.Simões, Mário R.Freitas, Sandra2020-12-042020-12-042020Gerardo, B., Cabral Pinto, M., Nogueira, J., Pinto, P., Almeida, A., Pinto, E., Marinho-Reis, P., Diniz, L., Moreira, P. I., Simões, M. R., & Freitas, S. (2020). Associations between Trace Elements and Cognitive Decline: An Exploratory 5-Year Follow-Up Study of an Elderly Cohort. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(17), 6051. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/17/6051http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/16540Trace elements (TE) homeostasis is crucial in normal brain functioning. Although imbalances have the potential to exacerbate events leading neurodegenerative diseases, few studies have directly addressed the eventual relationships between TE levels in the human body and future cognitive status. The present study aimed to assess how different TE body-levels relate to cognitive decline..engCognitive declineLongitudinal studyRisk for dementiaTrace elementsNickelSeleniumHuman tissuesIndustrial areaMining areajournal article10.3390/ijerph17176051