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1. Lexical and articulatory aspects of cognitive decline
Sammanfattning : Background: Dementia may be defined as the attenuation of cognitive powers despite preserved basal consciousness. Its most common cause is Alzheimer's disease (AD). Pathoanatomical staging has made it clear that the disease passes through a protracted preclinical phase with slowly emerging symptoms. LÄS MER
2. Biomarkers as Monitors of Drug Effect, Diagnostic Tools and Predictors of Deterioration Rate in Alzheimer’s Disease
Sammanfattning : Decreased amyloid-ß42 (Aß42), increased total tau (t-tau) and phosphorylated tau (p-tau) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reflect histopathological core changes in the most common dementia disorder, Alzheimer’s disease (AD). They discriminate AD from healthy controls and predict conversion to AD with a relatively high accuracy. LÄS MER
3. Brain characteristics of memory decline and stability in aging : Contributions from longitudinal observations
Sammanfattning : Aging is typically associated with declining mental abilities, most prominent for some forms of memory. There are, however, large inter-individual differences within the older population. Some people experience rapid decline whereas others seem almost spared from any adverse effects of aging. LÄS MER
4. Old age depression : occurrence and influence on cognitive functioning in aging and Alzheimer's disease
Sammanfattning : The general aims of this thesis were to examine the occurrence of depressive symptoms three years before the diagnoses of depression and Alzheimer's disease (AD), and to study the effects of depression on cognitive functioning in aging and AD. Five empirical studies were conducted. LÄS MER
5. Effects of Indigestible Carbohydrates and GI of Cereal Products on Glucose Metabolism, Satiety and Cognitive Function in Healthy Subjects; Emphasising mechanisms for glycaemic regulation at the acute, second and third meal
Sammanfattning : The metabolic syndrome includes a cluster of dysfunctions that identifies subjects at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome has increased markedly over the last two decades. Central to this syndrome is insulin resistance and hyperglycaemia, but also other manifestations, e.g. LÄS MER