ObjectiveThe study objective was to examine predictors of sleep disturbance and strain among caregivers of persons living with dementia (PLWD).MethodsThis cross-sectional study utilized a sample of community-dwelling older adults and their family caregivers drawn from the 2017 National Health and Aging Trends Study and National Study of Caregiving. Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess […]
Published on February 3, 2022
Few studies have investigated differences in functional connectivity (FC) between patients with subcortical ischemic vascular disease (SIVD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), especially in relation to apathy. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare apathy-related FC changes among patients with SIVD, AD, and cognitively normal subjects. The SIVD group had the highest level of […]
Published on February 3, 2022
Accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) into amyloid plaques and hyperphosphorylated tau into neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). There is a significant intra- and inter-individual variability in the morphology and conformation of Aβ aggregates, which may account in part for the extensive clinical and pathophysiological heterogeneity observed in AD. In this study, […]
Published on February 3, 2022