Essays about: "Alzheimer´s disease"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 104 essays containing the words Alzheimer´s disease.
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16. 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)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
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17. Lion’s mane mushroom : A fungus to remember, a novel venture into dementia therapy
University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskapAbstract : As life expectancy increases globally, so does the prevalence of age-related diseases, some of which are more difficult to adapt to and accommodate for than others. In particular, neurodegenerative disorders are among those for which adaptations are more complex, often requiring long-term care. READ MORE
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18. A study of the biological sex in the classification of Alzheimer’s disease using a convolutional neural network
University essay from KTH/DatavetenskapAbstract : This report investigates whether Alzheimer’s MRI scans could be classified more accurately using deep learning if the biological sex was considered. The data used in the study were female and male Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and Cognitive Normal (CN) MRI scans. The data was divided into a training and test set. READ MORE
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19. Developing a Method to Study the Impact of Microbial DNA on the Brain Related to Alzheimer’s Disease – Can Food Make a Change?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)Abstract : Understanding the gut-brain-microbiota axis can help us provide a new tool to manage conditions such as Alzheimer’s. However, a major challenge is selectively amplifying the bacterial DNA which is present at a much lower level than the host DNA. READ MORE
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20. A Single-Nucleus RNA Sequencing Analysis of HERVs and LINE1s in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease
University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i bioinformatikAbstract : Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile genetic elements that make up roughly 50% of the human genome, with retrotransposons (or transposons which retrotranspose via an RNA intermediate) making up the vast majority of these elements. Recent studies have suggested that TEs could play a role in many neurological conditions, including ALS and dementia. READ MORE
