Research

Potentially modifiable dementia risk factors in all Australians and within population groups: an analysis using cross-sectional survey data

Elsevier,

The Lancet. Public health, Volume 8, 1 September 2023

This Article supports Sustainable Development Goal 3 by calculating the proportion of dementia in Australia attributable to 11 potentially modifiable risk factors. They found that 38% of dementia was attributable to these risk factors (increasing to 41% when a 12th risk factor, traumatic brain injury, was added). The authors note that these findings could help to guide culturally specific dementia risk reduction programmes.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Oceania

Iron metabolism: An emerging therapeutic target underlying the anti-Alzheimer's disease effect of ginseng

Elsevier,

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, Volume 79, September 2023

The role of estrogen and ferroptosis in Alzheimer's disease is known. Ginseng has estrogen-like effects as well as a regulatory role in Alzheimer's disease and iron metabolism and this paper discusses for the frist time the link between ginseng, ferroptosis, and Alzheimer's disease.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing; Health and population, Global

Balance performance measured by posturography in mild-moderate Alzheimer's Disease: An undervalued assessment

Elsevier,

Geriatric Nursing, Volume 53, 1 September 2023

This article underscores the need to screen early for balance issues and fall risk in patients with Alzheimer's, as these patients are more prone to falls. The end goal is to promote earlier screening so as to better improve their quality of life.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Global

Behavioural, genomics and proteomic approach to examine Alzheimer's disease in zebrafish

Elsevier,

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part - C: Toxicology and Pharmacology, Volume 271, September 2023

OKA is a potent neurotoxin and has a profound effect on cognitive dysfunction in Zebrafish. 4D and 10D OKA treated zebrafish show significant changes in gene expressions related to neuroinflammation. OKA exposed zebrafish display a substantial number of proteins that are involved in contributing to AD pathology. OKA-induced AD in zebrafish model can be used as a screening tool to explore further underlying possible mechanisms.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, Global

World Alzheimer's Day 2023

Elsevier

September 2023 marks the 12th anniversary of World Alzheimer’s Month, our international campaign to raise awareness and challenge stigma. In 2022, over 111 countries took part in advocacy, fundraising and awareness raising events for World Alzheimer’s Month, with many working to raise general awareness and call for further support for those most affected in their communities. The month of activities shows a truly global, regional, national and local level response to promote dementia awareness and what we can do to help support those living with the disease, now and in the future.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 17: Partnership for the goals

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Health and population; Health Impact, Global

Effects of interventions on depression and anxiety in older people with physical health problems in the criminal justice system: a systematic review

Elsevier, The Lancet Healthy Longevity, Volume 4, August 2023
The demand for health care in older people involved in the criminal justice system is high. The prevalence of mental and physical health conditions for people living in prison is greater than in community populations. After systematically searching 21 databases, we found no targeted interventions to support depression or anxiety for this group of people.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and population, Europe

Comparing the effectiveness of two roadkill survey methods on roads

Elsevier,

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Volume 121, August 2023

This article advances SDG # 15 and SDG # 11 by examining the large number of animals killed on road and establish how best to assess the problem so as to improve mitigation.
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SDG:

Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

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Sustainable transport, Global

Phenotypic characterization of donkey population in South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Elsevier,

Heliyon, Volume 9, August 2023

The study was conducted with the aim of investigating population diversification and characterization morphologically which helps to fill the gap of molecular characterization on the population of donkey.
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SDG:

Goal 15: Life on land

Tags:

Biodiversity and ecosystems; Data & Analytics, Africa

Nanowarming improves survival of vitrified ovarian tissue and follicular development in a sheep model

Elsevier,

Heliyon, Volume 9, August 2023

The study shows the investigation concludes that the Nanowarming of cryopreserved ovarian tissue has the potential to protect the tissue from cryoinjury in sheep.
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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 15: Life on land

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Health and wellbeing; Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

Prevalence of dementia among older age people and variation across different sociodemographic characteristics: a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh

Elsevier,

The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, Available online 24 August 2023, 100257

This Article supports Sustainable Development Goal 3 by estimating the prevalence of dementia in people aged 60 years and older in Bangladesh, finding an overall prevalence of 8%, and identifying positive associations between dementia prevalence and female sex, advanced age, and lower education levels.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Asia

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