Sökning: "age-related cognitive change"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 16 avhandlingar innehållade orden age-related cognitive change.

  1. 11. The relation among aging, dopamine-regulating genes, and neurocognition

    Författare :Xin Li; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : When people are getting old, they often feel increasingly harder to concentrate, and become slower and more inflexible during tasks that involve focused attention, information maintenance in the face of distractions, and when fast switching according to changing goals is required. These cognitive functions are collectively referred to as working memory (WM). LÄS MER

  3. 12. Causal effects of education on cognition : how do we generate evidence?

    Författare :Dominika Seblova; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Education is a key institution in our societies, and should prepare us for future by improving cognition and teaching us needed life skills. Education is associated with many aspects of life, including health. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Preventive home visits among older people : risk assessment, self-rated health and experiences of healthy ageing

    Författare :Astrid Fjell; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: The worldwide population is ageing and life expectancy is increasing. This increase in age is associated with physiological and psychosocial challenges and changes that lead to decreased intrinsic capacity and functional ability. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Characterization and expression of subtypes of nicotinic receptors in brain and adrenal medulla : with focus on development, Alzheimer's disease and transgenic animal models

    Författare :Malahat Mousavi Tasouji; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The cholinergic nicotinic receptors (nAChRs) seem to play an important role in numerous important physiological processes in brain as well as peripheral tissues of man. In first trimester human brain mRNA levels for the alpha3, alpha4, alpha5, alpha7, beta2, beta3, and beta4 nAChR subunits and binding sites were detected at 5 weeks of gestation. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Circulating levels and assessment of clinical laboratory analytes, in >80-year-old, apparently healthy, moderately healthy, and frail individuals

    Författare :Maria Edvardsson; Ewa Grodzinsky; Märtha Sund-Levander; Anna Milberg; Jan Ernerudh; Peter Ridefelt; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Blood samples are often used to investigate the possible presence of disease and to make treatment decisions. In the interpretation of the results, comparison either with previous values from the same individual or with a set of appropriate group-based reference intervals are used. LÄS MER