Sentences with phrase «functioning of their aging populations»

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This is the first study to find associations between deficits in attention and executive functioning with frequency of binge drinking and use of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, sedatives and tranquilizers, and stimulants in the general population ages 18 and older.

«Our findings add to the evidence that optimal nutrition helps preserve cognitive function, slow the progression of aging and reduce the incidence of debilitating diseases in healthy aging populations.»

«As the world's population ages, it is becoming increasingly important to develop ways to support successful prospective memory functioning so that older adults can continue to live independently at home without the need for assisted care,» said Nathan Rose, lead investigator of the study and now a research fellow in the School of Psychology at the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne.

«With the ageing population it is important to have a better understanding of the long term effects of a premature menopause on later - life cognitive function and the potential benefit from using menopausal hormone treatment.

The overall goal of this research is to provide new insight into the function and dysfunction of human neural cell populations in aging and neurological disorders, such as LOAD, and to identify mechanisms and molecules that can be translated to developing and testing novel diagnostic tools and therapeutics.

PER2: Deletion of the PER2 gene in mice, associated with the mechanisms of circadian rhythm, appears to improve DNA repair in stem cell populations relevant to the immune system, resulting in a healhier immune cell population, better immune function in old age, and a modestly extended life span.

Considering two different cluster ages (100 and 150 Myr), we selec... ▽ More We performed a deep wide field optical survey of the young (~ 100 - 150 Myr) open cluster Blanco1 to study its low mass population well down into the brown dwarf regime and estimate its mass function over the whole cluster mass range.The survey covers 2.3 square degrees in the I and z - bands down to I ~ z ~ 24 with the CFH12K camera.

Sustain the Brain: Supplements Which Support Brain Function High on the aging populations» list of fears is losing one's mental faculties.

Excessive media exposure in early childhood poses many developmental and behavioral health risks.1 Exposure to television (TV) and videos before 3 years of age is associated with later problems with language development, 2 — 4 cognition, 5 attention, 6,7 executive functioning, 8 and school achievement.9 These effects may be more pronounced in low - income populations, where high media exposure is more prevalent.2 Proposed mechanisms for these detrimental effects include replacement of enriching activities with caregivers, 10 reduced language - based and play interactions with parents, 11 — 13 and less creative child play14 while the TV is on.

This study is the first to assess the relative effects of persisting poverty and family status transitions on children's cognitive functioning at the age of 5 years using a large, longitudinal, general population sample.

The WHODAS has been used extensively as a measure of functioning and disability and has been validated for both online use and in individuals aged 16 years and over in the Australian population.36 37

Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental disorders during childhood and adolescence, with a prevalence of 3 — 5 % in school - age children (6 — 12 years) and 10 — 19 % in adolescents (13 — 18 years); 1, 2 and the prevalence of anxiety disorders in this population tends to increase over time.3 Anxiety is the most common psychological symptom reported by children and adolescents; however, presentation varies with age as younger patients often report undifferentiated anxiety symptoms, for example, muscle tension, headache, stomachache or angry outbursts.4 According to the standard diagnostic systems, there are various types of anxiety disorders, for example, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobias (SOP), social anxiety disorder (SAD), panic disorder (PD), overanxious disorder, separation anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD).5 Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents often occur with a number of comorbidities, such as autism spectrum disorders, 6 depressive disorders, 7 conduct disorder, 8 substance abuse9 or suicide - related behaviour.10 Youths with anxiety disorders experience serious impairment in social functioning (eg, poor school achievement; relational problems with family members and peers).11, 12 Childhood and adolescent anxiety disorders can persist despite treatment, 1 and they are associated with later adult psychopathology.13, 14

This study investigates the relationships between mothers» psychological functioning, parenting, and children's behavioral outcomes and functioning in a population of women living with HIV (N = 361) with a child between the ages of 6 and 10 years in Tshwane, South Africa.