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MARK-AGE biomarkers of ageing [PDF]

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 2015
Many candidate biomarkers of human ageing have been proposed in the scientific literature but in all cases their variability in cross-sectional studies is considerable, and therefore no single measurement has proven to serve a useful marker to determine, on its own, biological age.
Bürkle, Alexander, Moreno Villanueva, María, Bernhard, Jürgen, Blasco, María, Zondag, Gerben, Hoeijmakers, Jan H. J., Toussaint, Olivier, Grubeck Loebenstein, Beatrix, Mocchegiani, Eugenio, Collino, Sebastiano, Gonos, Efstathios S., Sikora, Ewa, Gradinaru, Daniela, Dollé, Martijn, Salmon, Michel, Kristensen, Peter, Griffiths, Helen R., Libert, Claude, Grune, Tilman, Breusing, Nicolle, Simm, Andreas, FRANCESCHI, CLAUDIO, CAPRI, MIRIAM, Talbot, Duncan, Caiafa, Paola, Friguet, Bertrand, Slagboom, P. Eline, Hervonen, Antti, Hurme, Mikko, Aspinall, Richard   +29 more
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To age or not to age

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 2004
According to the antagonistic pleiotropy theory of ageing, natural selection has favoured genes conferring short-term benefits to the organism at the cost of deterioration in later life. The 'disposable soma' theory expresses this as a life-history strategy in which somatic maintenance is below the level required to prevent ageing, thus enabling higher
Robert M. Seymour, Peter D. Sozou
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The future of Age and Ageing [PDF]

Age and Ageing, 2002
The delivery of healthcare in the United Kingdom is going through a period of change, with many new developments. Some of these represent the aspirations of politicians and those who manage the National Health Service, and others are being forced upon us because of the shortage of resources (not always financial).
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Correction to: A study protocol for the development of a multivariable model predicting 6- and 12-month mortality for people with dementia living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) in Australia

Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, 2021
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Ross Bicknell, Wen Kwang Lim, Andrea B. Maier, Dina LoGiudice   +3 more
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Ageing and vascular ageing [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2006
Abstract There is an age related decline in various physiological processes. Vascular ageing is associated with changes in the mechanical and the structural properties of the vascular wall, which leads to the loss of arterial elasticity and reduced arterial compliance.
B Jani, C Rajkumar
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Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord masking motor neuron disease: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Background Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord is a potentially reversible myelopathy typically associated with vitamin B12 deficiency. There is predominant involvement of spinal cord posterior and lateral tracts, and manifestations include
Paula Loveland, Aaron Wong, Vinojini Vivekanandam, Wen Kwang Lim   +3 more
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A kortársbántalmazás tágabb kontextusa: néhány iskolai és társadalmi változó szempontjából

Metszetek, 2016
A kortársbántalmazás (bullying) kiterjedt probléma az iskolai közösségekben. Gyakorisága azonban jelentős eltérést mutat iskolák, régiók, nemzetek között.
Dóra Várnai, Emese Zsíros, Ágnes Németh   +2 more
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Functional Independence Measure score is associated with mortality in critically ill elderly patients admitted to an intermediate care unit

BMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background Age alone is not a robust predictor of mortality in critically ill elderly patients. Chronic health status and functional status before admission could be better predictors.
A. D’Andrea, D. Le Peillet, T. Fassier, V. Prendki, V. Trombert, J-L Reny, X. Roux   +6 more
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Frailty and pain in an acute private hospital: an observational point prevalence study

Scientific Reports, 2023
Frailty and pain in hospitalised patients are associated with adverse clinical outcomes. However, there is limited data on the associations between frailty and pain in this group of patients.
Rosemary Saunders, Kate Crookes, Karla Seaman, Seng Giap Marcus Ang, Caroline Bulsara, Max K. Bulsara, Beverley Ewens, Olivia Gallagher, Renée Graham, Karen Gullick, Sue Haydon, Jeff Hughes, Kim-Huong Nguyen, Bev O’Connell, Debra Scaini, Christopher Etherton-Beer   +15 more
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Prevalence of asthma symptoms in Golestan schoolchildren aged 6–7 and 13–14 years in Northeast Iran [PDF]

, 2016
Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children, and its incidences are often imminent among elementary schoolchildren. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of asthma symptoms in Golestan schoolchildren aged 6–7 and 13–14 years in ...
Bazrafshan, B., Khodadost, M., Mehravar, F., Rafiee, S.   +3 more
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