Department of Veterans Affairs

The interplay of air pollution with plasma neurodegenerative markers and metabolome for dementia, Parkinson’s disease and all-cause mortality risks and transitions: The UK Biobank study

We investigated the joint associations of circulating neurodegeneration markers—neurofilament light (NfL) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)—ambient air pollution, and plasma metabolomic profiles with transitions from a healthy state to dementia, Parkinson’s disease (PD),...

Reflection Activity After Patient Death to Reduce Anxiety in Intensive Care Nurses

BACKGROUND: Many nurses, particularly those working in intensive care units, experience anxiety and burnout as a result of caring for patients with complex conditions and high mortality rates. This situation often leads to employee dissatisfaction and high turnover. LOCAL PROBLEM...