Objective: Compared to late life dementia, Young Onset Dementia (YOD) has its own distinct challenges, including a lack of specialised and age-appropriate support services. Carers of people with YOD experience higher levels of psychological and physical symptoms, and lower quality of life. This study (RHAPSODY-Plus) assessed the acceptability and feasibility of combining RHAPSODY (Research to Assess Policies and Strategies for Dementia in the Young; a web-based information and skill-building programme for carers of people with YOD) with individually tailored support sessions with health professionals (a social worker and a clinical psychologist) provided via online videoconferencing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe introduction of volatile-rich subducting slabs to the mantle may locally generate large redox gradients, affecting phase stability, element partitioning and volatile speciation. Here we investigate the redox conditions of the deep mantle recorded in inclusions in a diamond from Kankan, Guinea. Enstatite (former bridgmanite), ferropericlase and a uniquely Mg-rich olivine (Mg# 99.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFα-Amanitin is a bicyclic octapeptide composed of a macrolactam with a tryptathionine cross-link forming a handle. Previously, the occurrence of isomers of amanitin, termed atropisomers has been postulated. Although the total synthesis of α-amanitin has been accomplished this aspect still remains unsolved.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProtein-protein interactions often rely on specialized recognition domains, such as WW domains, which bind to specific proline-rich sequences. The specificity of these protein-protein interactions can be increased by tandem repeats, i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSynthetic methods on the macrocyclization of peptides are of high interest since they facilitate the synthesis of various types of potentially bioactive compounds, e.g. addressing targets like protein-protein-interactions.
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