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Westrick AC, Esiaka DK, Meier HCS, Rooks RN, Manning M, Tarraf W. Cognition and Wealth Changes in Mid-to-later Life: A Latent Class Trajectories Approach Using the Health and Retirement Study. J Aging Health 2024; 36:510-522. [PMID: 38356174 DOI: 10.1177/08982643241232003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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ObjectivesTo assess how cognitive trajectories from mid-to-later life relate to wealth change, overall and by mid-life income. Methods: Data were from participants (51-64 years) in the 2000-2018 U.S. Health and Retirement Study who were cognitively healthy at baseline (year 2000; unweighted n = 3821). Longitudinal latent class analyses generated cognitive and wealth trajectories, independently, and multinomial logistic regressions estimated the association between cognitive trajectories and wealth profiles, overall and by median income. Results: We identified three cognitive: cognitively healthy (CH), increasing cognitive impairment (ICI), and increasing dementia (ID) and four wealth profiles: stable wealth loss (SWL), delayed gradual wealth loss (DGWL), stable wealth gain (SWG), and gradual wealth gain (GWG). The ID group had higher probability of being in the SWL group and lower probability of SWG, which was more pronounced in respondents with greater median income. Discussion: Individuals with ID may be vulnerable to wealth loss, particularly for middle-class households.
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- Ashly C Westrick
- Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Center for Health Equity Transformation, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Health and Behavioral Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
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- Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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Fenton L, Salminen LE, Lim AC, Weissberger GH, Nguyen AL, Axelrod J, Noriega-Makarskyy D, Yassine H, Mosqueda L, Han SD. Lower entorhinal cortex thickness is associated with greater financial exploitation vulnerability in cognitively unimpaired older adults. Cereb Cortex 2024; 34:bhae360. [PMID: 39227308 PMCID: PMC11371417 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhae360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2024] [Revised: 08/09/2024] [Accepted: 08/18/2024] [Indexed: 09/05/2024] Open
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Research suggests that increased financial exploitation vulnerability due to declining decision making may be an early behavioral manifestation of brain changes occurring in preclinical Alzheimer's disease. One of the earliest documented brain changes during the preclinical phase is neurodegeneration in the entorhinal cortex. The objective of the current study was to examine the association between a measure of financial exploitation vulnerability and thickness in the entorhinal cortex in 97 cognitively unimpaired older adults. We also investigated financial exploitation vulnerability associations with frontal regions typically associated with decision making (e.g. dorsolateral and ventromedial prefrontal cortices), and additionally examined the interactive effect of age and cortical thickness on financial exploitation vulnerability. Results showed that greater financial exploitation vulnerability was associated with significantly lower entorhinal cortex thickness. There was a significant interaction between age and entorhinal cortex thickness on financial exploitation vulnerability, whereby lower entorhinal cortex thickness was associated with greater financial exploitation vulnerability in older participants. When the group was divided by age using a median split (70+ and <70 years old), lower entorhinal cortex thickness was associated with greater vulnerability only in the older group. Collectively, these findings suggest that financial exploitation vulnerability may serve as a behavioral manifestation of entorhinal cortex thinning, a phenomenon observed in suboptimal brain aging and preclinical Alzheimer's disease.
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- Laura Fenton
- Department of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States
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- Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC, CA 90033, United States
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- Department of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States
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- The Department of Social and Health Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States
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- Department of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States
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- Department of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States
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- Department of Family Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Alhambra, CA 91803, United States
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- Department of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States
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Lim AC, Weissberger GH, Axelrod J, Mosqueda L, Nguyen AL, Fenton L, Noriega D, Erdman CE, Han SD. Neuropsychological profile associated with financial exploitation vulnerability in older adults without dementia. Clin Neuropsychol 2024:1-17. [PMID: 39060956 DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2024.2378526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
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Objective: Reports of financial exploitation have steadily increased among older adults. Few studies have examined neuropsychological profiles for individuals vulnerable to financial exploitation, and existing studies have focused on susceptibility to scams, one specific type of financial exploitation. The current study therefore examines whether a general measure of financial exploitation vulnerability is associated with neuropsychological performance in a community sample. Methods: A sample (n = 116) of adults aged 50 or older without dementia completed a laboratory visit that measures physical and psychological functioning and a neuropsychological assessment, the Uniform Data Set-3 (UDS-3) and California Verbal Learning Test-II. Results: After covarying for demographics, current medical problems, financial literacy, and a global cognition screen, financial exploitation vulnerability was negatively associated with scores on the Multilingual Naming Test, Craft Story Recall and Delayed Recall, California Verbal Learning Test-II Delayed Recall and Recognition Discriminability, Phonemic Fluency, and Trails B. Financial exploitation vulnerability was not associated with performance on Digit Span, Semantic Fluency, Benson Complex Figure Recall, or Trails A. Conclusions: Among older adults without dementia, individuals at higher risk for financial exploitation demonstrated worse verbal memory, confrontation naming, phonemic fluency, and set-shifting. These tests are generally sensitive to Default Mode Network functioning and Alzheimer's Disease neuropathology. Longitudinal studies in more impaired samples are warranted to further corroborate and elucidate these relationships.
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- Aaron C Lim
- Department of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Social and Health Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine, Alhambra, CA, USA
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Family Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine, Alhambra, CA, USA
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Couch E, Co M, Albertyn CP, Prina M, Lawrence V. A qualitative study of informal caregiver perceptions of the benefits of an early dementia diagnosis. BMC Health Serv Res 2024; 24:508. [PMID: 38658907 PMCID: PMC11040854 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-10957-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Current and former dementia policies in the United Kingdom (UK) recommend diagnosing dementia early, or as close to the onset of symptoms as possible. Informal caregivers play an important role in initiating the diagnostic process and providing support to people living with dementia. Therefore, this study aimed to explore caregiver perceptions of the benefits of an early diagnosis. METHODS We conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 current and former informal caregivers to people with dementia in the UK in 2020. We analysed the interviews using thematic analysis. RESULTS Benefits of an early diagnosis included: (1) protecting the person with dementia from financial or physical harm, (2) timely decision-making, and (3) access to services and treatments following a diagnosis. We identified three conditions necessary for the benefits of an early diagnosis to be felt: (1) adequate prognostic information, (2) someone to advocate on behalf of the person with dementia, and (3) a willingness to seek and accept the diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS In this study, we identified how diagnosing dementia close to the onset of symptoms could be beneficial and the conditions necessary for these benefits to be felt. The findings highlight the importance of an early diagnosis for enabling people with dementia and caregivers to make practical arrangements and to access services. Further research is needed to build on the findings of this study by exploring the perspectives of people with dementia and by including a larger, more diverse sample of caregivers.
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- Elyse Couch
- Department of Health Services and Population Research, King's College London, London, UK.
- Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, USA.
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- Department of Health Services and Population Research, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Health Services and Population Research, King's College London, London, UK
- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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- Department of Health Services and Population Research, King's College London, London, UK
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Weissberger GH, Bergman YS. Reflective Functioning and Financial Exploitation Vulnerability in Older Adults: The Importance of Significant Others. Clin Gerontol 2024:1-10. [PMID: 38389427 DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2024.2320921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Financial exploitation of older adults results in devastating economic, social, and psychological losses to older adults, their families, and society at large. This study examined the relationship between reflective functioning and financial exploitation vulnerability (FEV) and whether relationship status moderated the association. METHODS A community-based sample of 156 Israeli older adults age 60 and over responded to demographic questions and questionnaires assessing reflective functioning and FEV. RESULTS A hierarchical linear regression analysis covarying for age, sex, education, income, and sum of illnesses, revealed that higher reflective functioning was associated with lower FEV (p = .011). A main effect of relationship status was not found, but a significant interaction of reflective functioning × relationship status was discovered (p = .008), adding 4.2% to the total variance of the model. Probing the interaction revealed that the reflective functioning-FEV association was significant only for older adults not in a relationship. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that low reflective functioning may be associated with increased risk of financial exploitation, specifically in certain populations of older adults. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS Care providers of older adults may consider assessing for, and identifying older adults with low reflective functioning, in order to prevent or intervene in the event of a potentially exploitative situation.
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- Gali H Weissberger
- Department of Social and Health Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Faculty of Social Work, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon, Israel
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Giebel C, Halpin K, O'Connell L, Carton J. The legalities of managing finances and paying for future care in dementia: a UK-based qualitative study. Aging Ment Health 2023; 27:2403-2409. [PMID: 37132486 DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2023.2209035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Managing finances in dementia and on someone else's behalf can be difficult, especially with navigating the legalities surrounding this activity. With a lack of previous evidence, the aim of this qualitative study was to explore how people living with dementia and unpaid carers are planning the financing of dementia care and deal with legal issues surrounding finances. METHODS We recruited people living with dementia and unpaid carers from across the UK between February and May 2022. The topic guide was developed with two unpaid carers as advisers, and both contributed to the analysis and interpretation of findings, as well as dissemination. Participants were interviewed remotely, and transcripts analysed using inductive thematic analysis. RESULTS Thirty unpaid carers and people with dementia participated. We generated three themes: Changes to family dynamics; Barriers to implementing legal arrangements in practice; Planning to pay for future care. Arranging financial management involved difficult family dynamics for some, including strained relationships between the carer and person cared for, and among carers. There was little to no guidance on how finances should be handled, causing difficulties in the implementation even when legal agreements were in place. The lack of guidance was equally experienced for information about how to pay for care and plan for paying for future care. CONCLUSIONS Post-diagnostic support needs to include legal and financial advice, with clearer guidance on how to access financial support to pay for care. Future quantitative research should explore the link between economic background and access to financial support.
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- Clarissa Giebel
- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- NIHR ARC NWC, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- NIHR ARC NWC, Liverpool, UK
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Ebner NC, Pehlivanoglu D, Shoenfelt A. Financial Fraud and Deception in Aging. ADVANCES IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE AND RESEARCH 2023; 5:e230007. [PMID: 37990708 PMCID: PMC10662792 DOI: 10.20900/agmr20230007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Financial exploitation among older adults is a significant concern with often devastating consequences for individuals and society. Deception plays a critical role in financial exploitation, and detecting deception is challenging, especially for older adults. Susceptibility to deception in older adults is heightened by age-related changes in cognition, such as declines in processing speed and working memory, as well as socioemotional factors, including positive affect and social isolation. Additionally, neurobiological changes with age, such as reduced cortical volume and altered functional connectivity, are associated with declining deception detection and increased risk for financial exploitation among older adults. Furthermore, characteristics of deceptive messages, such as personal relevance and framing, as well as visual cues such as faces, can influence deception detection. Understanding the multifaceted factors that contribute to deception risk in aging is crucial for developing interventions and strategies to protect older adults from financial exploitation. Tailored approaches, including age-specific warnings and harmonizing artificial intelligence as well as human-centered approaches, can help mitigate the risks and protect older adults from fraud.
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- Natalie C. Ebner
- Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
- Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
- Florida Institute for National Security, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
- Institute on Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
- Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
- Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
- Florida Institute for National Security, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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Shan M, Bai Y, Fang X, Lan X, Zhang Y, Cao Y, Zhu D, Luo H. American Ginseng for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease: A Review. Molecules 2023; 28:5716. [PMID: 37570686 PMCID: PMC10420665 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28155716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a prevalent degenerative condition that is increasingly affecting populations globally. American ginseng (AG) has anti-AD bioactivity, and ginsenosides, as the main active components of AG, have shown strong anti-AD effects in both in vitro and in vivo studies. It has been reported that ginsenosides can inhibit amyloid β-protein (Aβ) production and deposition, tau phosphorylation, apoptosis and cytotoxicity, as well as possess anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, thus suppressing the progression of AD. In this review, we aim to provide a comprehensive overview of the pathogenesis of AD, the potential anti-AD effects of ginsenosides found in AG, and the underlying molecular mechanisms associated with these effects. Additionally, we will discuss the potential use of AG in the treatment of AD, and how ginsenosides in AG may exert more potent anti-AD effects in vivo may be a direction for further research.
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- Mengyao Shan
- College of Pharmacy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China; (M.S.); (Y.B.); (X.F.); (X.L.); (Y.Z.); (Y.C.)
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Traditional Chinese Medicine Chemistry, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China; (M.S.); (Y.B.); (X.F.); (X.L.); (Y.Z.); (Y.C.)
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Traditional Chinese Medicine Chemistry, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China; (M.S.); (Y.B.); (X.F.); (X.L.); (Y.Z.); (Y.C.)
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Traditional Chinese Medicine Chemistry, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China; (M.S.); (Y.B.); (X.F.); (X.L.); (Y.Z.); (Y.C.)
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Traditional Chinese Medicine Chemistry, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China; (M.S.); (Y.B.); (X.F.); (X.L.); (Y.Z.); (Y.C.)
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Traditional Chinese Medicine Chemistry, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China; (M.S.); (Y.B.); (X.F.); (X.L.); (Y.Z.); (Y.C.)
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Traditional Chinese Medicine Chemistry, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China; (M.S.); (Y.B.); (X.F.); (X.L.); (Y.Z.); (Y.C.)
- Department of Biopharmaceutical and Health Food, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China; (M.S.); (Y.B.); (X.F.); (X.L.); (Y.Z.); (Y.C.)
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Traditional Chinese Medicine Chemistry, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China
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Weissberger GH, Nguyen AL, Lim AC, Fenton L, Mosqueda L, Han SD. The Cognitive Correlates of Financial Literacy in Older Adults. Clin Gerontol 2023:1-9. [PMID: 37246781 PMCID: PMC10684819 DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2023.2217190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study examined the cognitive correlates of financial literacy using a comprehensive neuropsychological battery, and whether education modifies the relationship between cognition and financial literacy. METHODS Sixty-six participants completed sociodemographic questionnaires, an assessment of financial literacy, and a neuropsychological assessment. Multiple linear regression models that controlled for age, sex, and education examined the main effects of cognitive measures that showed a significant bivariate association with financial literacy. RESULTS After correcting for multiple comparisons, the Crystallized Composite score (p = .002) and the Picture Vocabulary test (p = .002) from the NIH Toolbox, and the Multilingual Naming Test (p > .001) from the Uniform Data Set 3 were associated with financial literacy. Contrary to our hypothesis, education did not interact with cognitive measures when considering financial literacy scores. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that vocabulary knowledge and semantic memory may play an important role in financial literacy in older age. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS Assessing vocabulary knowledge and semantic processes may help to identify older adults with lower financial literacy skills. Additionally, financial literacy interventions may consider targeting individuals with lower vocabulary knowledge and semantic processing skills.
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- Gali H. Weissberger
- Interdisciplinary Department of Social and Health Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Alhambra, California, USA
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- Department of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Alhambra, California, USA
- USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Alhambra, California, USA
- Department of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Los Angeles, California, USA
- USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Department of Behavioral Sciences and Psychiatry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Yuan S, Yang J, Jian Y, Lei Y, Yao S, Hu Z, Liu X, Tang C, Liu W. Treadmill Exercise Modulates Intestinal Microbes and Suppresses LPS Displacement to Alleviate Neuroinflammation in the Brains of APP/PS1 Mice. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14194134. [PMID: 36235786 PMCID: PMC9572649 DOI: 10.3390/nu14194134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Neuroinflammation occurs throughout the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Here, we investigated the effects of treadmill exercise on neuroinflammation in APP/PS1 transgenic AD mice and the potential involvement of microbe–gut–brain axis (MGB) mechanisms based on growing evidence that AD’s pathogenesis is correlated with a deterioration in the function of gut microbiota. APP/PS1 transgenic AD mice were subjected to 12 weeks of treadmill exercise, followed by spatial memory tests. After the behavioral study, the amyloid (Aβ) pathology, gut microbes and metabolites, bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) displacement, and degree of neuroinflammation were analyzed. We found that this strategy of exercise enriched gut microbial diversity and alleviated neuroinflammation in the brain. Notably, exercise led to reductions in pathogenic bacteria such as intestinal Allobaculum, increases in probiotic bacteria such as Akkermansia, increased levels of intestine–brain barrier proteins, and attenuated LPS displacement. These results suggest that prolonged exercise can effectively modulate gut microbes and the intestinal barrier and thereby reduce LPS displacement and ultimately alleviate AD-related neuroinflammation.
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- Shunling Yuan
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410012, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410012, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410012, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410012, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410012, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410012, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410012, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410012, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410012, China
- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Developmental Biology of Ministry of Education, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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