Essays about: "Alzheimer’s disease"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 85 essays containing the words Alzheimer’s disease.

  1. 11. Caregivers' perceptions and experience of using robots for persons living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia : A descriptive literature review

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Mei Shijie; Wang Qiping; [2022]
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    Abstract : Background: With the continuous growth of the number of elderly people around the world, the number of people with Alzheimer's disease has increased simultaneously. In recent years, robots have been used in the care of patients with Alzheimer's disease in many countries. READ MORE

  3. 12. Accuracy evaluation of using Graph Theory metrics for functional connectivity analysis MCI classification

    University essay from KTH/Datavetenskap

    Author : Pablo Urquijo Martínez; [2022]
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    Abstract : Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is an intermediate stage between the physiological cognitive deterioration due to ageing and a nonphysiological stage of dementia. MCI has morbidity between 12% and 18% of the population aged over 65 [1]. READ MORE

  4. 13. NLP Based Automated Screening Tools for Alzheimer’s Disease

    University essay from KTH/Datavetenskap

    Author : August Erséus; Ted Strömfelt; [2022]
    Keywords : alzheimer’s; dementia; digital; screening; nlp;

    Abstract : Severely life-impairing and often lethal dementia illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease are of the greatest medical interest. And while a cure might yet be years in the future, there are immense benefits to gain from detecting disease debut as early as possible, from both an individual and a societal perspective. READ MORE

  5. 14. Selection of the Most Suitable Linguistic Features for Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease from Changes in Spoken Language Production

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Luboš Říha; [2022]
    Keywords : Alzheimer s disease; Linguistics; Speech analysis; diagnosis;

    Abstract : Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is one of the most widespread, neurodegenerative diseases in the world. It affects millions of people; and although it is widely researched, an efficient cure has not been discovered yet. Identification of the disease is often costly and time consuming. READ MORE

  6. 15. Characterization of biological role of FKBP51-HSP90 protein-protein interactions in novel knock-in mouse model

    University essay from KTH/Proteinvetenskap

    Author : Shaoxun Xie; [2022]
    Keywords : FK506-binding protein 51kDa; heat shock protein 90kDa; glucocorticoid signaling pathway; dexamethasone; knock-in mouse model; FK506-bindande protein 51kDa; värmechockprotein 90kDa; glucocorticoiders signalvägar; dexamethasone; knock-in musmodell;

    Abstract : Värmechockprotein 90 kDa (HSP90) bildar ett anmärkningsvärt komplicerat nätverk med en mängd olika cochaperones. Komplexet av FK506-bindande protein 51 kDa (FKBP51) och HSP90 förmedlar proteinveckning och funktion, främjar tau aggregation vid Alzheimers sjukdom och påverkar stressrelaterade störningar, fetma, typ två-diabetes, etc. READ MORE