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Discovery and Targeted Proteomic Studies Reveal Striatal Markers Validated for Huntington's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Clinical trials for Huntington's disease (HD) enrolling persons before clinical motor diagnosis (CMD) lack validated biomarkers. This study aimed to conduct an unbiased discovery analysis and a targeted examination of proteomic biomarkers scrutinized by clinical validation. Methods Cerebrospinal fluid was obtained from PREDICT‐HD and
Daniel Chelsky, Cara Joyce, H. Jeremy Bockholt, Paul A. Rudnick, William H. Adams, Fiona McAllister, Justin W. Smock, Michael A. Newton, Jane S. Paulsen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adoptive and foster families self-help groups as a tool for strengthening and empowering families

Socialinis Darbas: Patirtis ir Metodai, 2020
The article analyses the experience of foster families’ self-help groups in Lithuania in the context of the childcare system reform currently taking place in the country.
Lijana Gvaldaitė
doaj   +1 more source

Clinically Relevant Outcome Measures in Women With Adrenoleukodystrophy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adrenoleukodystrophy is a rare inherited peroxisomal disease caused by pathogenic variants in the ABCD1 gene located on the X chromosome. Although the most severe central nervous system and adrenal complications typically affect only men with adrenoleukodystrophy, the majority of women develop myeloneuropathy symptoms in adulthood.
Chenwei Yan, Elizabeth I. Pierpont, Amena S. Fine, Reena V. Kartha   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A System Stretched Beyond Its Elastic Limits: The South African Foster Care Grant System

Social Inclusion
Foster care placements are temporary care arrangements for children removed from their biological families due to a plethora of reasons. The social worker investigates the circumstances of the child and then compiles a report to the presiding officer of ...
Sipho Sibanda
doaj   +1 more source

Psychological characteristics of adolescent orphans with no experience of socialization in the family [PDF]

Психологическая наука и образование (2007. Online), 2013
We present the study results of psychological characteristics of adolescent orphans living outside the family and having a violation of socialization at the micro level.
T.I. Shulga, D.D Tatarenko
doaj  

Family and professionalism in foster families

Children and Youth Services Review
In many countries, there is a distinction between traditional and professional foster families. This distinction is laden with tension since traditional and professional foster families are not treated as equals regarding remuneration, recognition and support. This situation raises questions about professionalization in the field of foster care.
Brink, Ida Ofelia, Reimer, Daniela
openaire   +1 more source

Structure–Function Decoupling of the Sensorimotor and Default Mode Networks in Black Americans With MS

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Multiple sclerosis (MS) exhibits racially disparate rates of disease progression. Black people with MS (B‐PwMS) experience a more severe disease course than non‐Hispanic White people with MS (NHW‐PwMS). Here we investigated structural and functional connectivity as well as structure–function decoupling in the ...
Emilio Cipriano, Giacomo Boffa, Maria Petracca, Marta Ponzano, Nicole Graziano, Claire Wigley, Claire Riley, Jonathan Howard, Pietro Bontempi, Sylvia Klineova, Fred Lublin, Matilde Inglese   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systematic Review of the Evaluation of Foster Care Programs

Psychosocial Intervention
Objetive: The aim of this study was to conduct an exhaustive synthesis to determine which instruments and variables are most appropriate to evaluate foster care programs (foster, kinship, and professional families). This evaluation includes the children,
Laura Vallejo-Slocker, Nahia Idoiaga-Mondragon, Inge Axpe, Rosalind Willi, Mercedes Guerra-Rodríguez, Carme Montserrat, Jorge F. del Valle   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Monocyte LOXHD1 and RHOB Expression Predictive of Progressive Systemic Sclerosis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A leading cause of death among patients with scleroderma (SSc), interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains challenging to prognosticate. The discovery of biomarkers that accurately determine which patients would benefit from close monitoring and aggressive therapy would be an essential clinical tool.
Cristina M. Padilla, Robert Lafyatis, Kevin F. Gibson, Christina Morse, Eleanor Valenzi, Xiaoping Chen, Xiaoyun Li, Yanwu Zhao, Yongseok Park, Dana Ascherman, Jonathan Minden, Robyn Domsic, Yingze Zhang, Daniel J. Kass   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The main issues of supporting foster families

Известия высших учебных заведений. Поволжский регион: Общественные науки
Background. Every year in Russia, more and more orphans are being raised in foster families, this actualizes the need to develop and improve the system of their support in order to successfully socialize adopted children and prevent secondary orphanhood.
E.V. Martynova
doaj   +1 more source