Current Positions 

• Academy of Finland Senior Researcher
• University Lector,  Clinical Geriatric Epidemiology, KI-Alzheimer Disease Research Center and Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm
• Senior Geriatrician, the Division of Geriatric Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge (part-time)
  
• Principal Investigator, the Finnish population-based CAIDE study 
• Principal Investigator, FINGER-study (Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Decline)
• Research Director, Department of Neurology, University of Kuopio

Selected Publications

Association between mid-life marital status and cognitive function in later life: population based cohort study. Håkanson K, Rovio S, Helkala E-L, Winblad B, Vilska A-R, Soininen H, Nissinen A, Mohammed A, Kivipelto M. BMJ 2009; Jul2;339:b2462. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2462.

Coffee and Tea Drinking at Midlife and Dementia Later in Life: A Population-based CAIDE Study. Eskelinen MH, Ngandu T, Tuomilehto J, Soininen H, Kivipelto M. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 2009; 16:85-91.

Fat intake at midlife and cognitive impairment later in life: a population-based CAIDE study. Eskelinen MH, Ngandu T, Helkala EL, Tuomilehto J, Nissinen A, Soininen H, Kivipelto M. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2008;23:741-7.

Total cholesterol and the risk of Parkinson disease. Hu G, Antikainen R, Jousilahti P, Kivipelto M, Tuomilehto J. Neurology 2008;70:1972-9.

Whole brain atrophy rate predicts conversion from MCI to Alzheimer’s disease. Spulber G, Niskanen E, MacDonald S, Smilovici O, Chen K, Reiman E, Jauhiainen A, Hallikainen M, Tervo S, Wahlund L-O. Vanninen R, Kivipelto M, Soininen H. Neurobiology of Aging 2008 Sep 29.[Epub ahead of print].

The effect of midlife physical activity on structural brain changes in the elderly. Rovio S, Spulber G, Nieminen L, Niskanen E, Winblad B, Tuomilehto J, Nissinen A, Soininen H, Kivipelto M. Neurobiology of Aging 2008, Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print].

Apolipoprotein E ε4 Magnifies Lifestyle Risks for Dementia: A Population Based Study. Kivipelto M, Rovio S, Ngandu T, Kåreholt I, Laitinen M, Winblad B, Hachinski V, Cedazo-Minguez A, Soininen H, Tuomilehto J, NissinenA. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine 2008; 12: 2762-2771.

Serum cholesterol changes after midlife and late-life cognition: 21-year follow-up study. Solomon A, Kåreholt I, Ngandu T, Winbald B, Nissinen A, Tuomilehto J, Soininen H, Kivipelto M. Neurology 2007; 68:751-6.

Risk Score for prediction of dementia risk in 20 years among middle aged people: a longitudinal population based study. Kivipelto M, Ngandu T, Laatikainen T, Winblad B, Soininen H, Tuomilehto J. Lancet Neurology 2006;9:735-41.

Are the CSF levels of 24S-hydroxycholesterol a sensitive biomarker for early Alzheimer’s Disease? Leoni V, Shaafti M, Solomon A, Kivipelto M, Björkhem I, Wahlund L-O. Neuroscience Letters 2006; 397:83-7.

High cholesterol diet induces tau hyperphosphorylation in apolipoprotein E deficient mice. Rahman A, Akterin S, Flores-Morales A, Crisby M, Kivipelto M, Schultzberg M, Cedazo-Mínguez A. FEBS Letters 2005; 579:6411-6.

Leisure time physical activity at midlife and the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Rovio S, Kåreholt I, Helkala E-L, Viitanen M, Winblad B, Tuomilehto J, Soininen H, Nissinen A, Kivipelto M. Lancet Neurology 2005;4:705-11.

Obesity and vascular risk factors at midlife and the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Kivipelto M, Ngandu T, Fratiglioni L, Viitanen M, Kåreholt I, Winblad B, Helkala E-L, Tuomilehto J, Soininen H , Nissinen A. Arch Neurol 2005;62:1556-1560.

Apolipoprotein E ε4 allele, elevated midlife total cholesterol level and high midlife systolic blood pressure are independent risk factors for late-life Alzheimer’s disease. Kivipelto M, Helkala E-L, Laakso MP, Hänninen T, Hallikainen M, Alhainen K, Iivonen S,  Mannermaa A, Tuomilehto J, Nissinen A, Soininen H. Annals of Internal Medicine 2002;137:149-155.

Midlife vascular risk factors and Alzheimer’s disease in later life: longitudinal, population based study. Kivipelto M, Helkala E-L, Laakso MP, Hänninen T, Hallikainen M, Alhainen K, Soininen H, Tuomilehto J, Nissinen A. BMJ 2001;322:1447-1451.