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Roles of the Insulin-like Growth Factor-II/Cation-independent Mannose 6-phosphate Receptor and Cathepsin D in Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common type of senile dementia affecting the elderly. A critical contributing factor to the neurodegeneration and development of AD pathology stems from the processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP), leading to the generation of β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides....
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2011-05-01
This 4-page document prepared for family caregivers provides selected findings about designated assisted living (DAL), from a large-scale, longitudinal study involving over 2000 older adults residing in designated assisted living and long-term care in Alberta, their family caregivers, and the...
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2011-05-01
This 4-page document prepared for family caregivers provides selected findings on long-term care (LTC), from a large-scale, longitudinal study involving over 2000 older adults residing in designated assisted living and long-term care in Alberta, their family caregivers, and the facilities in...
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Fall 2020
Tauopathies are a class of neurological disorders associated with the aggregation of the tau protein into neurofibrillary tangles. The most prominent tauopathy is Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which presents as two forms: early onset (familial, fAD) and late onset (sporadic, sAD). sAD does not have a...
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Study protocol: Living with hope: Developing a psychosocial supportive program for rural women caregivers of persons with advanced cancer
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Background: Hope is defined by caregivers as the inner strength to achieve future good and to continue care giving. Pilot test findings of a Living with Hope Program (LWHP) suggested it is an acceptable and feasible intervention for use by family caregivers. Although it shows promise in...
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The educational and supportive needs of informal caregivers working at Refentse Clinic, Hammanskraal
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Informal caregivers have long been used as health care providers. It is also not uncommon in present days, to see such practice in the community. This practice of caring normally occurs within the context of the family. The purpose of the study is to explore and describe the educational and...
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The quality of life of children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and/or prenatal alcohol exposure and the impact of the disability on families and caregivers
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There is little research on the quality of life of children prenatally exposed to alcohol or the impact on families and caregivers. Participants (aged 6 - 16) included 39 children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), 21 with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE, not qualifying for an FASD...
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Thermal response of amyloidogenic elements in cultured N2a cells: potential relevance to Alzheimer’s disease pathology
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) weighs a large burden on health care systems, families and caregiving networks around the world. It is the most common dementia afflicting elderly individuals, and causes many debilitating symptoms, including memory loss, mood swings and confusion which progress in...
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Use of autobiographical memory cues as cognitive support for episodic memory: Comparison of individuals with mild-stage Alzheimer's disease and healthy older adults
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The purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of autobiographical memories to support the improvement of episodic memory (i.e., word recall) in patients with mild- stage Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and healthy older adults. Participants included 20 healthy young-old adults (M Age =...