Researcher

Dr Ruth Peters

Keywords

antihypertensive agents

hypertension

Fields of Research (FoR)

Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified, Epidemiology, Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified

Biography

Dr. Peters completed her PhD at Imperial College London in 2008 with a focus on developing our understanding of the risk factors which increase our risk of cognitive decline and dementia. She continues to work in this area and is currently interested in the impact of risk factors across the life course and the ways in which we might act to reduce this risk. Alongside leading teams delivering high profile evidence synthesis and secondary data...view more

Dr. Peters completed her PhD at Imperial College London in 2008 with a focus on developing our understanding of the risk factors which increase our risk of cognitive decline and dementia. She continues to work in this area and is currently interested in the impact of risk factors across the life course and the ways in which we might act to reduce this risk. Alongside leading teams delivering high profile evidence synthesis and secondary data analysis projects in the area of dementia risk reduction, she has a particular interest in hypertension and the influence that antihypertensives may have on the risk of cognitive decline. She was the cognitive function lead for the award-winning multinational Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET, HYVET -COG) and both her work in hypertension and dementia risk factors are cited widely in the academic literature and by guidelines.

ORCID ID 0000-0003-0148-3617