Healthy Living: Checking Blood Glucose
EDIS, 2015 Checking your blood glucose levels is an important part of managing diabetes. Your blood glucose values let you know how well your care plan is working and if you need to make any changes.
Jennifer Hillan, Linda B. Bobroff
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Exercise Training and Functional Connectivity Changes in Mild Cognitive Empairment and Healthy Elders [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Effective interventions are needed to improve brain function in mild cognitive impairment (MCI), an early stage of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Alfini, Alfonso J. +5 more
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Honoring, Training, and Building a Statewide Network of Elder Activists: The California Senior Leaders Program (2002-2012) [PDF]
, 2013 This case study explores the first decade (2002-2012) of the California Senior Leaders Program (CSLP), including participants' creation of a formal advocacy group, the California Senior Leaders Alliance. Grounded in concerns with ageism and invisibility,
Garcia, A, Martinson, M, Minkler, M
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Improved Cardiorespiratory Fitness Is Associated with Increased Cortical Thickness in Mild Cognitive Impairment [PDF]
, 2015 Cortical atrophy is a biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that correlates with clinical symptoms. This study examined changes in cortical thickness from before to after an exercise intervention in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and healthy elders ...
Alfini, Alfonso J. +5 more
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Diffusion Tensor Imaging Predictors of Episodic Memory Decline in Healthy Elders at Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease [PDF]
, 2016 Objectives: White matter (WM) integrity within the mesial temporal lobe (MTL) is important for episodic memory (EM) functioning. The current study investigated the ability of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in MTL WM tracts to predict 3-year changes in EM
Durgerian, Sally +6 more
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What works? A review of actions addressing the social and economic determinants of Indigenous health [PDF]
, 2013 Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to review evidence relating to ‘what works’ to influence the social and economic determinants of Indigenous health, in order to reduce health inequities, and ultimately contribute to closing the life expectancy ...
Fran Baum, Katy Osborne, Lynsey Brown
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Maori family culture: a context of youth development in Counties/Manukau [PDF]
, 2007 This paper reports on a study designed to bring the voices of young people directly into the social science literature on environmental influences on wellbeing.
Edwards, Shane +2 more
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Comparison of Semantic and Episodic Memory BOLD fMRI Activation in Predicting Cognitive Decline in Older Adults [PDF]
, 2012 Previous studies suggest that task-activated functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) can predict future cognitive decline among healthy older adults.
Butts, Alissa +11 more
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Women, Health and Aging: Building a Statewide Movement [PDF]
, 2007 Provides an overview of current policy and program environments that affect the state's most vulnerable elder population, and considers some effective strategies to address the growing needs of older persons in ...
Carroll L. Estes +8 more
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Semantic Memory Functional MRI and Cognitive Function After Exercise Intervention in Mild Cognitive Impairment [PDF]
, 2013 Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is associated with early memory loss, Alzheimer\u27s disease (AD) neuropathology, inefficient or ineffective neural processing, and increased risk for AD.
Antuono, Piero +7 more
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