Essays about: "Alzheimer’s disease"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 68 essays containing the words Alzheimer’s disease.
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1. Biological Age and Risk of Developing Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
University essay from KTH/ProteinvetenskapAbstract : Biologisk ålder (BA) har nyligen fått ökad uppmärksamhet att fördjupa förståelsen kring åldersrelaterade sjukdomar och dess behandlingar, eftersom åldersrelaterade förändringar utgör en grundläggande gemensam nämnare för dessa tillstånd. Medan kronologisk ålder (CA) mäts i år, kan biologisk ålder (BA) mätas på många olika sätt. READ MORE
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2. Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease: Associations with Beta Amyloid and Potential New Cutoff Points on Neuropsychiatric Assessment Scales
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (NPS) have been shown to be associated with Alzheimer's disease ( AD). They negatively affect disease outcome and could play a future role in the detection of prospective AD cases. READ MORE
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3. Detection and quantification of post-translational modifications in non-invasive samples : Phosphoproteins as biomarkers and a market analysis of protein quantification technologies
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : Post-translational modifications (PTMs) of proteins can be a sign and/or cause of disease. These modified proteins have the potential to be used as biomarkers for diagnostic purposes. However, research in the field is limited. READ MORE
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4. Predicting Protein Stability with Machine Learning
University essay from Lunds universitet/Biofysikalisk kemiAbstract : Protein stability is a property of high importance and is of interest in a variety of fields. It determines if a protein has its native fold and can be of influence in certain diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. READ MORE
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5. Effect of DNAJB6 on α-synuclein amyloid fibril aggregation and dis-aggregation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Biofysikalisk kemiAbstract : Amyloid proteins are a group of proteins with the ability to form large fibrillar aggregates, identifiable by their cross-β core structure. These aggregates are linked to several different neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease and due to the growing rate of people diagnosed, there is a need to combat these diseases. READ MORE