Sökning: "Alzheimer´s disease"
Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 72 avhandlingar innehållade orden Alzheimer´s disease.
16. Dementia and other mental disorders among 95-year olds
Sammanfattning : The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of mental disorders and age related differences in the very elderly. In addition, five-year mortality after age 95 in relation to dementia and cognitive function in non-demented, was examined. LÄS MER
17. Amyloid precursor protein with the Alzheimer´s disease 670/671 mutation : animal and cellular models
Sammanfattning : The amyloid precursor protein (APP) and it s derivatives play a key role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer s disease (AD), which is characterized by the presence of multiple aggregates of an APP proteolytic product, Ab, and tau protein in the brains of affected patients. Clinically the disease is manifested by a progressive loss of memory and executive functions. LÄS MER
18. Sleep and cognition in old age: Birth cohort differences, dementia, and biomarkers of Alzheimer´s disease
Sammanfattning : The focus for this thesis is on two major determinants of health and wellbeing in older people, namely subjective sleep disturbance and cognition. Data were drawn from the H70 Birth Cohort Studies, comprising representative samples of older people living in Gothenburg, Sweden. LÄS MER
19. Bone and Aluminium
Sammanfattning : Osteoporosis is a major health care problem, by reason of its devastating consequences, in particular hip fractures. Worldwide it has been estimated that the incidence of hip fracture will increase to more than 6 million per year by 2050 compared to 1.7 million per year in 1990. LÄS MER
20. Colour perception in old age. Colour discrimination, colour naming and colour preferences in 80-year-olds and among individuals suffering from Alzheimer´s disease
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