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Physiological phenotyping of dementias using emotional sounds
Introduction Emotional behavioral disturbances are hallmarks of many dementias but their pathophysiology is poorly understood. Here we addressed this issue using the paradigm of emotionally salient sounds.
Phillip D. Fletcher +10 more
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Background The growing literature on Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) and dementia identifies specific problems related to the influence that involvement has on research outcomes, over‐reliance on family members as proxies and lack of
Andrea Capstick +7 more
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Neurodegenerative disorders: Spread of misfolded protein aggregates Further research is needed to determine how an aggregate-forming protein common to several neurodegenerative disorders propagates throughout the brain.
Myungjin Jo +5 more
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Activation of NMDA receptors in brain endothelial cells increases transcellular permeability
Neurovascular coupling is a precise mechanism that induces increased blood flow to activated brain regions, thereby providing oxygen and glucose.
Kyu-Sung Kim +4 more
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Background The Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 (LBC1936) is a longitudinal study of ageing with well-characterised assessments, but until now, it has relied on self-report or proxies for dementia such as cognitive tests. Our aims were twofold: a) to describe a
Donncha S. Mullin +15 more
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Dementias show differential physiological responses to salient sounds
Abnormal responsiveness to salient sensory signals is often a prominent feature of dementia diseases, particularly the frontotemporal lobar degenerations, but has been little studied. Here we assessed processing of one important class of salient signals,
Phillip David Fletcher +10 more
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Providing support in the form of information, advice and access to services or social events is promoted as beneficial for people newly diagnosed with dementia and their families. This paper reports on key findings from an evaluation of a post-diagnostic
Innes, Anthea, Kelly, Fiona
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Introduction Containment measures implemented to minimize the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) are reported to be negatively affecting mental health, diet, and alcohol consumption.
Larissa Bartlett +7 more
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Objectives The aim of this study was to establish the impact of dementia education and training on the knowledge, attitudes and confidence of health and social care staff.
Sahdia Parveen +6 more
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Identifying individuals with high risk of Alzheimer’s disease using polygenic risk scores
While polygenic risk scores have been shown to be correlated with disease risk, there is little agreement on how the score should be calculated. Here the authors investigate risk scores for Alzheimer’s disease, finding that the most effective approach ...
Ganna Leonenko +7 more
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