Socially Assistive Robots for patients with Alzheimer's Disease: A scoping review

Elsevier, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 123, August 2024

Interaction of human and socially assistive robot can have applicability in actual settings, and adoption to function in human environment for Alzheimer's disease. This review revealed that there are still several technical challenges that must be addressed in future advancements before being integrated in real life of individuals with Alzheimer's disease. The results will help move towards the establishment of best practices for the development of human and socially assistive robot interaction for Alzheimer's disease and, in turn, help enhance the experience of people suffering from this disease.

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Alzheimer's disease stage recognition from MRI and PET imaging data using Pareto-optimal quantum dynamic optimization

Elsevier, Heliyon, Volume 10, 15 August 2024

This study focuses on neuroimaging methods such as structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI) and fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) have been used to diagnose and categorize AD

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Assessment of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) and other antidiabetic agents in Alzheimer's disease: A population-based study

Elsevier, Pharmacological Research, Volume 206, August 2024

This study investigates the relationship between antidiabetic drugs and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in a population-based sample.

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Cognitive deficits in human ApoE4 knock-in mice: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Elsevier, Behavioural Brain Research, Volume 471, 5 August 2024

This review discusses the impact of Apolipoprotein-E4 (ApoE4) on cognitive performance in targeted-replacement human ApoE knock-in mice, finding that ApoE4 mice exhibit significant cognitive deficits compared to ApoE3 mice in various cognitive tests, indicating an intrinsic vulnerability in ApoE4 mice that may be exacerbated in the context of neurodegenerative diseases.

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International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2024

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On 23 December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly decided, in its resolution 49/214, that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People shall be observed on 9 August every year. The date marks the first meeting, in 1982, of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations.

The International Day observance will take place online on Friday, 9 August 2024.

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Rematriation and climate justice: Intersections of indigenous health and place

Elsevier, Journal of Climate Change and Health, Volume 18, 1 July 2024

Indigenous Peoples face disproportionate risks from climate change while being key to planetary health and climate resilience due to their traditional ecological knowledge. This manuscript provides Indigenous perspectives on climate justice, exploring the intersection of health, sovereignty, and ancestral practices, and discusses opportunities for decolonizing relationships to place, highlighting a case of rematriation and healing at Bdóte, the place of genesis for Dakota Peoples, also known as Minneapolis and Saint Paul, MN.

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Nexus among indigenous languages, agricultural radio programmes and behavioural change towards agricultural practices in Nigeria

Elsevier, Heliyon, Volume 10, 15 July 2024

Findings relating to the level of awareness of agricultural radio programmes in the three selected states show that more farmers in Nasarawa State are aware of agricultural programmes than those from the other states.

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Depression and lifestyle among university students: A one-year follow-up study

Elsevier, European Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 38, 1 July 2024

The results of this study emphasize the importance of considering lifestyle aspects like sleep, physical activity, and social support when creating effective strategies to prevent depression in university students.

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