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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Health Sciences, Aging."”.
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Neuroinflammation and Cognitive Impairment in the Aged: Implications for Nutritional Intervention
Aged mice exhibit a heightened central inflammatory cytokine response, as well as prolonged hippocampal-dependent cognitive deficits, compared to adults when administered lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to mimic a peripheral infection. The excessive production of inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin …
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Examining the Relation Between Hearing Loss and Successful Aging
… elements considered critical for successful aging. Because many social and productive activities require effective communication skills for individuals to remain fully engaged, it was hypothesized that self-perceived hearing problems limit the frequency of engagement in social and productive …
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The Effects of Fitness Differences and Fitness Training on Dual-Task Performance and the Brain Processes of Older Adults
… the brain function and cognitive performance of aging humans on a well-characterized dual-task paradigm. Functional magnetic resonance imaging scans were collected on all older adults in a paradigm in which participants were asked to judge both letters and numbers. Consistent with extant …
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Verbal Memory Through the Looking Glass: The Impact of Encoding Strategy, Age, and Hemispheric Biases on Memory for Physical Form
This thesis examines the ability to retain from a stimulus both its specific appearance and the general information it coveys, with particular attention to how this ability changes across the lifespan, and might be represented within the brain. In the first two experiments, event-related potentials …
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The Effects of Apolipoprotein E on Amyloid-beta Induced Neurodegeneration.
The Effects of Apolipoprotein E on Amyloid-beta Induced Neurodegeneration.
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Hospice nurses' experience of caring for the elderly with wounds at the end-of-life.
Background: The goal of hospice care is to maximize quality of life and provide peace, comfort, and dignity to patients with terminal illness. Older dying patients pose unique challenges to meeting this essential goal, especially in the care of wounds. Wound care in dying patients can be complex, …
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Age-Related Alterations in Orexin Modulation of Septo-Hippocampal Neurotransmission
… and basal forebrain undergo a significant aging-induced neurodegeneration, which could alter orexin modulation of hippocampal neurochemistry. Using young (4 mo) and aged (27-29 mo) rats, immunohistochemistry, in vivo microdialysis, and field potential electrophysiology were used to assess …
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The implications of socioeconomic status and a usual source of care for the health and health care experiences of elders with chronic illnesses
<p>Recently developed models of health care provision have promoted the relationship between providers and patient for improving care continuity and coordination. This may be especially important for the growing population of elders, who often have fragmented care because of multiple chronic …