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Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
Background: Some types of cancer have been associated with reduced risk of clinical dementia diagnosis. Whether cancer history may be associated with neuropathological features of neurodegeneration or cerebrovascular disease is not well understood. We investigated the relation between cancer diagnosis and brain pathology in a sample of community-based research volunteers enrolled in an Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) cohort.
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December 2024
Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Background: Major contributors to AD pathogenesis include aggregates of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides, hyperphosphorylated tau protein, and neuroinflammation. No currently approved treatment stops or significantly slows the progression of AD. Nevertheless, one class of agents that has shown promise is metal chelators.
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December 2024
Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
Background: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) occur frequently in persons with Alzheimer's disease (PAD). They cause suffering, institutionalization, carepartner distress, depression, burden, and decreased PAD-carepartner quality of life. Brexpiprazole approval advanced the AD treatment armamentarium.
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January 2025
Guardian Veterinary Centre, 5620 99th Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 1V2 (Cormillot); VCA Canada, Guardian Veterinary Centre, 5620 99th Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 1V2 (Fowler).
This case report describes metacarpophalangeal (MCP)- and metatarsophalangeal (MTP)-level amputation and reconstruction of all 4 paws of a young female domestic shorthair cat. All 4 paws, the ears, and the distal portion of the tail underwent severe frostbite injury resulting in tissue death. Following MCP and MTP amputation, weight-bearing surface reconstruction was achieved using metacarpal and metatarsal paw-pad advancement flaps.
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December 2024
Neonatology Department, Daniel de Matos Maternity, Coimbra Local Health Unit, Coimbra, PRT.
Monochorionic twin pregnancies carry a risk of perinatal complications due to shared placental anastomoses, which can cause uneven blood distribution and lead to conditions like selective fetal growth restriction (sFGR). This case describes a monochorionic pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia and late-onset sFGR of twin B. Labor was prematurely induced and a 45% weight discordance between the twins was confirmed.
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