by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | Dementia
Dementia, Volume 23, Issue 5, Page 850-881, July 2024. Young-onset dementia (YOD) affects individuals under 65 years of age, often leading to loss of employment and independence. Families provide increasing levels of care to family members with YOD, resulting in...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Friday, April 12, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION Cognitive decline progresses with age, and Nr4a1 has been shown to participate in memory functions. However, the relationship between age-related Nr4a1 reduction and cognitive decline is undefined. METHODS Nr4a1 expressions were evaluated by...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Thursday, April 11, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION We investigated the association between sleep duration and neuropathologic changes 19 to 40 years later in oldest-old (age 90+) participants of The 90+ Study. METHODS Participants self-reported sleep duration and underwent neuropathologic...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION Recent evidence suggests that exposure to the stress of racism may increase the risk of dementia for Black Americans. METHODS The present study used 17 years of data from a sample of 255 Black Americans to investigate the extent to which exposure...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Tuesday, April 9, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION The course of depressive symptoms and dementia risk is unclear, as are potential structural neuropathological common causes. METHODS Utilizing joint latent class mixture models, we identified longitudinal trajectories of annually assessed...
