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Does Music Therapy Intervention Have An Effect On The Emotional Behavior Of Alzheimer Patients?, Alexandra P. Lahurd

PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not music therapy intervention have an effect on emotional behavior of Alzheimer patients. Behavior variables measuring are agitation and anxiety.

STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review of two randomized, controlled trials published in 2009 and 2014, respectively, and one randomized control case study published in 2006.

DATA SOURCE: Three published studies comparing music therapy intervention on behavioral modifications with Alzheimer patients were found using PubMed and Medline

OUTCOMES MEASURES: All three studies measure behavior in Alzheimer patients based on a variety of well validated …

Analysis Of Chlamydia Pneumoniae And Ad-Like Pathology In The Brains Of Balb/C Mice Following Direct Intracranial Infection With Chlamydia Pneumoniae, Jessica Rachel Barton

PCOM Biomedical Studies Student Scholarship

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an age-related progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most common form of dementia. The pathology in the central nervous system (CNS) impairs memory and cognition, hindering the capabilities and the quality of life of the individual. This project continues studying the role of infection and Alzheimer’s disease and contributes to the overall understanding of the possible causes of this disease. In this study, BALB/c mice were infected, via direct intracranial injection, with a respiratory isolate (AR-39) of Chlamydia pneumoniae. Their brains were analyzed at 7 and 14 days post-infection, using immunohistochemistry, for the presence of C. …