Prioritising the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples receiving home-based aged care: An exploratory study

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First Nations Health and Wellbeing - The Lowitja Journal, Volume 2, 2024, 10002

The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the unique social and emotional wellbeing needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples accessing home-based aged care services and have significant implications for current and future aged care reforms in Australia.

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Counteracting Alzheimer’s disease via normalizing neurovascular unit with a self-regulated multi-functional nano-modulator

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Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2024, ISSN 2211-3835

The study introduces a nano-modulator that targets the damaged blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s disease. This modulator releases therapeutic agents that reduce amyloid-beta load, alleviate neuroinflammation, and restore neurovascular unit function, showing potential for Alzheimer’s treatment.

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Bioreactor Design Concepts for Viral Vaccine Production - Chapter 16: Bioreactor for hepatitis C virus vaccine

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Bioreactor Design Concepts for Viral Vaccine Production: Progress in Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2024, Pages 297-310

This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health The chapter provides information on a cost-effective and easy way to produce the vaccine grade HCV.

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Effects of antidiabetic agents on platelet characteristics with implications in Alzheimer's disease: Mendelian randomization and colocalization study

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Heliyon, Volume 10, 30 May 2024
This study aimed to assess the correlation between antidiabetic agents and platelet characteristics, hoping to provide a potential mechanism of TZDs neuroprotection in AD
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Alzheimer's Disease-associated Region-specific Decrease of Vesicular Glutamate Transporter Immunoreactivity in the Medial Temporal Lobe and Superior Temporal Gyrus

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Neuroscience, Volume 546, 14 May 2024
This study investigated VGLUT1 and VGLUT2 expression in the medial temporal lobe and superior temporal gyrus in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The findings reveal region-specific vulnerabilities, with significantly lower VGLUT1 in the dentate gyrus and VGLUT2 in the subiculum and superior temporal gyrus, suggesting potential therapeutic targets that require further exploration.
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Serotonergic dysfunction may mediate the relationship between alcohol consumption and Alzheimer's disease

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Pharmacological Research, Volume 203, May 2024
This article explores the link between alcohol consumption and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), focusing on how serotonergic dysfunction may mediate this relationship. It highlights the roles of neuroinflammation and proteostasis in this process
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Emerging evidence that ginseng components improve cognition in subjective memory impairment, mild cognitive impairment, and early Alzheimer's disease dementia

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Journal of Ginseng Research, Volume 48, May 2024
This review describes recent clinical contributors to ginseng components in clinical tests and introduces emerging evidence that ginseng components could be novel candidates for cognitive improvement in older individuals, as ginseng components improve SMI cognition and exhibits add-on effects when co-administered with early AD dementia drugs. The mechanism behind the beneficial effects of ginseng components and how it improves cognition are presented.
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Age-related changes in species-typical behaviours in the 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease from 4 to 16 months of age

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Behavioural Brain Research, Volume 465, 8 May 2024
This article discusses age-related changes in species-typical behaviors, such as exploration and grooming, in female 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, suggesting that these behaviors may serve as valuable indicators for modeling the decline in activities of daily living observed in AD patients and assessing the efficacy of potential therapeutics.
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From Cells to Crochet: A Biomedical Engineer’s Microbial Artistry

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In this episode of the "World We Want" podcast, Márcia Balisciano interviews Dr. Ana Maria Porras, Assistant Prof of Biomedical Engineering, Crochet Artist, and Science Communicator. They discuss how biomedical engineering is helping develop better treatment strategies for tropical disorders, which have historically received very little attention.
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Geographic disparities in access to liver transplant for advanced cirrhosis: Time to ring the alarm!

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American Journal of Transplantation, Volume 24, May 2024
Nearly 2.4% of global deaths in 2019 were attributed to cirrhosis, which has increased since 2017. Liver transplantation (LT) is accepted as a lifesaving therapy for patients with complications of cirrhosis or hepatocellular cancer, but there are several barriers toward equitable access. This article outlines ways to reduce the disparities
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