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From a scientific perspective, caregiver burden is a theoretical construct. The conceptual basis for the appraisal of the care situation is the Transactional Model of Lazarus and Folkman. [1] The subjective evaluation of the care situation (stressor) by the caregivers is critical for the development and maintenance of subjective burden.
The biochemistry of Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia, is not yet very well understood. Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been identified as a proteopathy: a protein misfolding disease due to the accumulation of abnormally folded amyloid beta (Aβ) protein in the brain. [1] Amyloid beta is a short peptide that is an abnormal ...
Alois Alzheimer. Alois Alzheimer ( / ˈæltshaɪmər / ALTS-hy-mər, US also / ˈɑːlts -, ˈɔːlts -/ AHLTS-, AWLTS-, [ 1][ 2] German: [ˈaːlɔɪs ˈʔaltshaɪmɐ]; 14 June 1864 – 19 December 1915) was a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist and a colleague of Emil Kraepelin. Alzheimer is credited with identifying the first published ...
Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a type of dementia, a group of diseases involving progressive neurodegeneration of the central nervous system. [ 11] It is one of the two Lewy body dementias, along with Parkinson's disease dementia. [ 12] Dementia with Lewy bodies can be classified in other ways.
The study, undertaken by scientists at the Max Planck Institute, challenges long-standing views and could lead to new treatment approaches for the disease. Although Alzheimer’s disease remains ...
Jeffrey Iliff—a neurologist at the University of Washington who was part of the research team that discovered the glymphatic system in 2013—conducted a study in May that showed blast-induced ...
Dementia caregiving. As populations age, caring for people with dementia has become more common. Elderly caregiving may consist of formal care and informal care. Formal care involves the services of community and medical partners, while informal care involves the support of family, friends, and local communities.
Myth #1: Your brain stops growing at a certain age. Scientists used to think that the brain stopped developing after adolescence. But we now know that your brain can change and develop at any age ...