Andrew Mogga, MD Candidate, Shares His Summer RIDR Experience at UCSF Radiology
Andrew Mogga, MD candidate (’24) at Albany Medical College, was a member of the 2021 RIDR cohort, the Research Initiative to promote Diversity in Radiology. Andrew worked with Orit Glenn,...
Limited brain capacity in humans and birds — ScienceDaily
The working memory is the brain's ability to process information for a short period of time in a retrievable state. It is essential for performing complex cognitive tasks, such as thinking, planning, following instructions...
The illusion of having a large virtual body biases action-specific perception in patients with...
1.Noë, A. Is the visual world a grand illusion? J. Conscious. Stud. 9(5–6), 1–12 (2002).
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Prevalence, Mortality, and Predictive Factors on Survival of Dementia in Shanghai, China
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Despite rapid development of epidemiology in dementia, reported prevalence in Asia varies among studies and differs from that of Western countries. Few reported the mortality and predictive factors on survival of dementia in...
Natural killer cells could help young patients with few treatment options — ScienceDaily
An immunotherapy harnessing the immune system's "natural killer" cells has proven effective in treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in some adults whose cancers return. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St....
Cognitive profiling and proteomic analysis of the modafinil analogue S-CE-123 in experienced aged rats
1.Turner, D. C. et al. Cognitive enhancing effects of modafinil in healthy volunteers. Psychopharmacology 165, 260–269. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-002-1250-8 (2003).CAS
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Early Impairment in the Ventral Visual Pathway Can Predict Conversion to Dementia in Patients...
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Around 15% to 20% of patients with clinically probable Alzheimer disease have been found to have no significant Alzheimer pathology on amyloid positron emission tomography. A previous study showed that conversion to dementia...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Mood and Insomnia in Persons With Dementia: A Systematic Review
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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a goal-oriented intervention that aims to improve detrimental emotional or behavioral distress by modifying individuals’ thought processes. This review evaluates the efficacy and specific adaptations of CBT in...
A needle for Alzheimer’s in a haystack of claims data
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Repurposing non-pharmacological interventions for Alzheimer’s disease through link prediction on biomedical literature
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Degenerative Dementias and Their Medical Care in the Movies
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