Experimental study of cognitive function against the background of partial food derivation and its correction by A.A. Kushta

“…Metabolic disorders such as obesity are known to adversely affect cognitive function and may even lead to dementia. But it is still unknown how food deprivation affects the cognitive function of rats, as well as the ability of animals to cope with stressful situations, because hunger is one of the models of stressors. …”
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Sicca Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease: Association with Other Nonmotor Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life by Tino Prell, Denise Schaller, Caroline Perner, Otto W. Witte, Julian Grosskreutz

“…Autonomic symptoms (Survey of Autonomic Symptoms, SASs), motor function (Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale III, MDS-UPDRS III), nonmotor symptoms (nonmotor symptoms questionnaire, NMS-Quest), and QoL (PD Questionnaire-39, PDQ-39) were analysed in 93 PD patients without dementia. Multivariable and multivariate analyses were performed to study the association between clinical parameters and PDQ-39 domains. …”
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Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Early Stage Parkinson’s Disease Is Not Associated with Increased Body Mass Index by Sarah H. Millan, Mallory L. Hacker, Maxim Turchan, Anna L. Molinari, Amanda D. Currie, David Charles

“…This study analyzes changes in body mass index (BMI) in 29 subjects from a prospective, single-blind trial of DBS in early stage PD (age 50–75, Hoehn & Yahr stage II off medication, treated with antiparkinsonian medications for ≥6 months but <4 years, and without a history of motor fluctuations, dyskinesias, or dementia). Subjects were randomized to DBS plus optimal drug therapy (DBS+ODT; n=15) or ODT (n=14) and followed for 24 months. …”
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Respiratory syncytial virus vaccination in older adults and patients with chronic disorders: A position paper from the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology, the Portuguese Association... by Tiago Alfaro, Filipe Froes, Cláudia Vicente, Rui Costa, Cristina Gavina, Rui Baptista, António Maio, Saraiva da Cunha, João Sérgio Neves, Pedro Leuschner, Sofia Duque, Paula Pinto

“…Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of lower respiratory tract infection, hospitalisation and death in adults.Methods Based on evidence regarding the impact of RSV on adult populations at risk for severe infection and the efficacy and safety of RSV vaccines, the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology, the Portuguese Association of General and Family Medicine, the Portuguese Society of Cardiology, the Portuguese Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, the Portuguese Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and the Portuguese Society of Internal Medicine endorses this position paper with recommendations to prevent RSV-associated disease and its complications in adults through vaccination.Conclusion The RSV vaccine is recommended for people aged ≥50 years with risk factors (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, heart failure, coronary artery disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease, immunocompromise, frailty, dementia, and residence in a nursing home) and all persons aged ≥60 years. …”
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Glymphatic system: a self-purification circulation in brain by Siying Chen, Siying Chen, Huijing Wang, Lini Zhang, Yingying Xi, Yiying Lu, Kailin Yu, Yujie Zhu, Izmailova Regina, Yong Bi, Fang Tong, Fang Tong

“…Damage to the glymphatic system will give rise to the development and progression of many brain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and vascular dementia (VaD). Here, we reviewed previous research associated with the glymphatic system, including its concepts, principles, and influencing factors. …”
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Research Progress and Trends in Exercise Interventions for Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Bibliometric Visualization Analysis Using CiteSpace by Han Q, Kim SM

“…High co-occurrence keywords include “mild cognitive impairment”, “dementia”, and “Alzheimer’s disease”. The primary keyword clusters are &num;0 Cognitive training, &num;1 Cognitive impairment, and &num;2 Mild Cognitive impairment, while newly burst keywords “systematic review”, “recommendations”, and “depression”.Conclusion: Research on exercise interventions for MCI has been steadily gaining attention, becoming an interdisciplinary research area in fields such as geriatrics and neuroscience, with relevant findings concentrated in specific journals. …”
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Application of Patient Version of General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition for Screening Elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment in Community by YANG Ting, HE Jiali, SONG Linlin, LIU Wentao, GUI Chenfan, CHEN Xiao, XU Li, JIA Chengsen

“…The cognitive function of the subjects was evaluated by P-GPCOG, the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and the 8-item ascertain dementia (AD8). The independence of daily living ability was evaluated by the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale (IADLs). …”
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Nonfluent/Agrammatic PPA with In-Vivo Cortical Amyloidosis and Pick’s Disease Pathology by Francesca Caso, Benno Gesierich, Maya Henry, Manu Sidhu, Amanda LaMarre, Miranda Babiak, Bruce L. Miller, Gil D. Rabinovici, Eric J. Huang, Giuseppe Magnani, Massimo Filippi, Giancarlo Comi, William W. Seeley, Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini

“…The role of biomarkers in predicting pathological findings in the frontotemporal dementia (FTD) clinical spectrum disorders is still being explored. …”
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Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination and Individual Domain Cut-Off Scores for Discriminating between Different Cognitive Subtypes of Parkinson’s Disease by Dagmar Berankova, Eva Janousova, Martina Mrackova, Ilona Eliasova, Milena Kostalova, Svetlana Skutilova, Irena Rektorova

“…The main aim of this study was to verify the sensitivity and specificity of Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination-Revised (ACE-R) in discriminating between Parkinson’s disease (PD) with normal cognition (PD-NC) and PD with mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI) and between PD-MCI and PD with dementia (PD-D). We also evaluated how ACE-R correlates with neuropsychological cognitive tests in PD. …”
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Recipient and instructor perspectives of an adapted exercise-based fall prevention programme for adults aged 50+ years with vision impairment: a qualitative study nested within a r... by Lisa Keay, Lindy Clemson, Helen Nguyen, Lisa Dillon, Kirsten Bonrud Jakobsen, Jodi Martin, Frances Tinsley

“…The 154 recipients interviewed were community-dwelling adults aged ≥50 years with vision impairment and no diagnosis of dementia, and had completed their participation in the programme as part of the intervention group of the RCT.Results Six key themes were identified relating to recipient (delivery aptitude, social norms, habit formation) and instructor (individualised adaptation, complimentary to scope of practice, challenges to delivery) perspectives. …”
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Parkinson’s Disease Prediction: An Attention-Based Multimodal Fusion Framework Using Handwriting and Clinical Data by Sabrina Benredjem, Tahar Mekhaznia, Abdulghafor Rawad, Sherzod Turaev, Akram Bennour, Bourmatte Sofiane, Abdulaziz Aborujilah, Mohamed Al Sarem

“…This degeneration manifests as cognitive decline, movement impairment, and dementia. Our focus in this investigation is on PD, a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain, leading to motor disturbances. …”
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Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration Related to C9orf72 Hexanucleotide Repeat Expansion by Mirjana Babić Leko, Vera Župunski, Jason Kirincich, Dinko Smilović, Tibor Hortobágyi, Patrick R. Hof, Goran Šimić

“…Two clinically distinct diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), have recently been classified as two extremes of the FTD/ALS spectrum. …”
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Recent advances in the managements of type 2 diabetes mellitus and natural hypoglycemic substances by Chong Ning, Yuhan Jiao, Jiaqi Wang, Weiwei Li, Jingqiu Zhou, Yi-Chieh Lee, Dik-Lung Ma, Chung-Hang Leung, Rugang Zhu, Hui-Min David Wang

“…Patients with T2DM suffer from complications such as the development of a chronic hyperglycemic condition and even serious metabolic disorders and organ damage in the body and depression and dementia, in addition to other chronic complications. …”
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Uncontrolled hypertension among adult hypertensive patients in Addis Ababa public hospitals: A cross-sectional study of prevalence and associated factors. by Asmamaw Deguale Worku, Asinake Wudu Gessese

“…Uncontrolled hypertension can cause stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, renal failure, dementia, blindness, and death. However, most of the studies used the previous seventh joint national committee classification to classify hypertensive patients as either controlled or uncontrolled. …”
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Multimodal feature fusion-based graph convolutional networks for Alzheimer's disease stage classification using F-18 florbetaben brain PET images and clinical indicators. by Gyu-Bin Lee, Young-Jin Jeong, Do-Young Kang, Hyun-Jin Yun, Min Yoon

“…Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most prevalent degenerative brain disease associated with dementia, requires early diagnosis to alleviate worsening of symptoms through appropriate management and treatment. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of healthy aging among community-dwelling older adults in Lishui city, China: a cross-sectional study by Jian-Hua Chen, Norhasmah Mohd Zain, Azlina Yusuf, Bi-He Ying

“…A validated questionnaire of Healthy Aging Instruments (HAI), Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction (BPNS), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Ascertain Dementia 8 questionnaire (AD8), Family Adaption Scale (FAS), Community-Based Health Promotion Activity Questionnaires (HPAQ), Social Function Questionnaire for Chinese Older Adults (SFQCOA), Adult Health Self-Management Skills (ability) Rating Scale (AHSMSRS) was incorporated. …”
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Research hotspots and trends in the antioxidant effects of acupuncture: A bibliometric analysis from 2003 to 2024 by Zhilin Huang, Song Li, YiHao Zhou, Anhong Dai, Yi Zhang, Meifang Liu, Mengqi Le, Jing Shi

“…Neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, vascular dementia, and stroke are major research areas in this field. …”
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Assessment of the Impact of Different Types and Intensities of Physical Exercise on the Quality of Life of Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Literature Review by Katarzyna Barabasz, Paulina Więcławek, Piotr Juda, Patrycja Kłaptocz, Katarzyna Łukoś-Karcz, Dominik Bańkowski, Gabriela Pabian, Karol Musiał, Kamil Bielak

“… Objective Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, representing a global health challenge. The aim of this review is to assess the impact of different types and intensities of physical exercise on cognitive functions, biomarkers, and the quality of life of AD patients.   …”
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Inflammatory biomarkers profiles and cognition among older adults by Aline Thomas, Jing Guo, Dolly Reyes-Dumeyer, Danurys Sanchez, Nikolaos Scarmeas, Jennifer J. Manly, Adam M. Brickman, Rafael A. Lantigua, Richard Mayeux, Yian Gu

“…We explored 23 circulating inflammatory biomarkers using data from 1,743 participants without dementia (≥ 65 years-old) from the community-based, multiethnic Washington Heights Inwood Columbia Aging Project. …”
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Impacts of medical and non-medical cannabis on the health of older adults: Findings from a scoping review of the literature. by Dianna Wolfe, Kim Corace, Claire Butler, Danielle Rice, Becky Skidmore, Yashila Patel, Premika Thayaparan, Alan Michaud, Candyce Hamel, Andra Smith, Gary Garber, Amy Porath, David Conn, Melanie Willows, Hanan Abramovici, Kednapa Thavorn, Salmaan Kanji, Brian Hutton

“…., end-stage cancer, dementia), with a number of studies suggesting possible benefits while others found no benefit. …”
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