by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Friday, November 8, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION The Health Equity Scholars Program (HESP) addresses the critical need for a diverse, culturally competent workforce to study and treat older adults from underrepresented populations (URPs) with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Friday, November 8, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia in the elderly. Given that AD neuropathology begins decades before symptoms, there is a dire need for effective screening tools for early detection of AD to facilitate early...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Friday, November 8, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract BACKGROUND Limited research has explored the effect of cardiovascular risk and amyloid interplay on cognitive decline in East Asians. METHODS Vascular burden was quantified using Framingham’s General Cardiovascular Risk Score (FRS) in 526 Korean Brain...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Thursday, November 7, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION Factors responsible for the deposition of pathological tau in the brain are incompletely understood. This study links macroscale tau deposition in the human brain to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow dynamics using resting-state functional magnetic...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Thursday, November 7, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract “Everyday technologies” have long been suggested as digital tools to improve life for and enhance care of persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). Within this realm, there is a need to balance potential drawbacks of technologies...
