EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERVENTIONS DESIGNED TO MITIGATE THE NEGATIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF INFORMAL CAREGIVING TO OLDER ADULTS: AN UMBRELLA REVIEW OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS AND META-ANALYSES

Effectiveness of interventions designed to mitigate the negative health outcomes of informal caregiving to older adults: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Objectives This umbrella review aimed to evaluate whether certain interventions can mitigate the negative health consequences of caregiving, which interventions are more effective than others depending on the circumstances, and how these interventions are experienced by caregivers themselves.Design An umbrella review of systematic reviews was condu

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Astrocyte Heterogeneity: Impact to Brain Aging and Disease

Astrocytes, one of the largest glial cell population in the central nervous system (CNS), play a key function in several events of brain development and function, such as synapse formation and function, control of neurotransmitters release and uptake, production of trophic factors and control of neuronal survival.Initially described as Telephone So

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The Monarch Butterfly as a Model for Understanding the Role of Environmental Sensory Cues in Long-Distance Migratory Phenomena

The awe-inspiring annual migration of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) is an iconic example Baby Body Wash of long-distance migratory phenomena in which environmental sensory cues help drive successful migration.In this mini-review article, I begin by describing how studies on monarch migration can provide us with generalizable information on

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