Search for dissertations about: "alzheimer phd thesis"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words alzheimer phd thesis.

  2. 1. "Being in the present" : the meaning of the interaction between older persons with Alzheimer's disease and a therapy dog

    Author : Anna Swall; Ingegerd Fagerberg; Carina Lundh Hagelin; Britt Ebbeskog; David Edvardsson; Sophiahemmet Högskola; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Animal-assisted therapy; Alzheimer s disease; Descriptive statistics; Lifeworld; Memories; Person-centred care; Phenomenological hermeneutics; Therapy dog; Animal-assisted therapy;

    Abstract : The number of persons with Alzheimer’s disease is increasing world-wide and the disease affects the persons, their families, the health care system and the economy within society worldwide. The symptoms and behaviours caused by Alzheimer’ disease may be difficult to manage for the person and their caregivers. READ MORE

  4. 2. Soluble amyloid-β aggregates in Alzheimer’s disease

    Author : Hillevi Englund; Frida Ekholm Pettersson; Lars NG Nilsson; Lars Lannfelt; Dominic M Walsh; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Geriatrics and medical gerontology; Geriatrik och medicinsk gerontologi; Geriatrics; geriatrik;

    Abstract : Soluble oligomeric aggregates of the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide are suggested to initiate Alzheimer's disease (AD), leading to impaired synapse signalling, widespread neuronal death and loss of cognitive functions. These aggregates seem tightly linked to disease progression, and have therefore gained much attention as potential novel disease markers. READ MORE

  5. 3. α-Synuclein Fibril Formation and the Effects of Lipid Membranes

    Author : Ricardo Gaspar; Fysikalisk kemi; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Protein misfolding; alpha-synuclein; Parkinson s disease; microscopic rate constants; Thioflavin T; ganglioside lipids; Exosomes; protein-lipid co-aggregation; model membranes; monomer-dependent secondary nucleation;

    Abstract : Amyloid protein aggregation results in major disturbances of cellular processes in humans. The most common amyloid-related disorders are Alzheimer´s disease and Parkinson´s disease. Parkinson´s disease is charaterized by the formation of protein-rich aggregates that are deposited in neurons, termed Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites. READ MORE