An estimated 50 million people around the world currently live with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias, dementia being a collective term for progressive syndromes that affect various expressions of cognitive function, such as memory and emotional expression. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for the majority of cases (50 to 70%, varying by country, based on Alzheimer’s Disease International and World Health Organization figures).
How adapting math instruction for those with learning disabilities can allow them to increase their understanding of mathematics. Supports SDGs 4 and 10.
This Comment supports SDG 3 and 9 by describing an ongoing study in rural Guatemala to assess interventions to reduce plastic burning in household fires, and how plastic burning is affecting air quality
We are excited to announce the 9th annual HPCC Systems Community Summit will once again be held virtually this October! This year's event is free to attend and open to all users of HPCC Systems throughout the open source community.
Climate change threatens to widen existing gender-related health disparities as well as socioeconomic disparities among women.
Elsevier,
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2022, article 100482.
Perinatal mental health needs, including suicidal ideation, are often first recognized beyond 8 weeks postpartum. These data should be taken into consideration in policymaking discussions pertaining to the approach to medical care continuity and postpartum healthcare coverage.
It is important to identify factors that mitigate the impact of racism-related stress and adversity on birth outcomes.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury, 2022, Pages 27-38
This book chapter advances SDG #3 and #10 by focusing on an emblematic delayed-onset pathology often seen after traumatic brain injury—Alzheimer’s disease—and explain its relationship with chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
This narrative review supports SDG 3 and 8 by summarising the available evidence on work and health issues encountered by Indigenous workers in Canada, in response to some of the calls to action put forth by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
Examines multiple forms of adolescent violence perpetration across gender, racial/ethnic, and sexual identities. Boys reported greater rates of perpetration than girls, except for teen dating violence. Perpetration rates did not differ for intersection of gender by race/ethnicity. Perpetration rates varied across racial/ethnic, sexual, and gender minority students compared to non-minority students.
