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Stronger bilateral functional connectivity of the frontoparietal control network in near-centenarians and centenarians without dementia

NeuroImage, 2020
Centenarians without dementia can be considered as a model of successful ageing and resistance against age-related cognitive decline. Is there something special about their brain functional connectivity that helps them preserve cognitive function into ...
Jiyang Jiang, Tao Liu, John D. Crawford, Nicole A. Kochan, Henry Brodaty, Perminder S. Sachdev, Wei Wen   +6 more
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A comparison of perceived uselessness between centenarians and non-centenarians in China

BMC Geriatrics, 2018
Background Self-perceived uselessness is associated with poorer health in older adults. However, it is unclear whether there is a difference in self-perceived uselessness between centenarians and non-centenarians, and if so, which factors contributed to ...
Yuan Zhao, Hong Fu, Aimei Guo, Li Qiu, Karen S. L. Cheung, Bei Wu, Daniela Jopp, Danan Gu   +7 more
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Use of health services and medicines amongst Australian war veterans: a comparison of young elderly, near centenarians and centenarians [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics, 2010
Background Age and life expectancy of residents in many developed countries, including Australia, is increasing. Health resource and medicine use in the very old is not well studied. The purpose of this study was to identify annual use of health services
Ryan Philip, Ramsay Emmae N, Kalisch Lisa M, Roughead Elizabeth E, Gilbert Andrew L   +4 more
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Von Willebrand factor in Italian centenarians [PDF]

Haematologica, 2003
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Subjects with blood type O have lower concentration of von Willebrand factor (VWF) than those with type A, B or AB. Since we recently observed that laboratory signs of marked hypercoagulability are compatible with health and ...
R Coppola, D Mari, A Lattuada, C Franceschi   +3 more
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Depressive Symptoms of Centenarians during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Preliminary Results of an Exploratory Study in Switzerland

European Psychiatry, 2022
Introduction Depression is one of the most frequent mental health problems in older populations.1 To the best of our knowledge, the prevalence of depressive symptomatology (DS) among centenarians in Switzerland is unknown.
C. Gomes Da Rocha, A. Von Gunten, K. Uittenhove, C. Lampraki, S. Cavalli, F. Herrmann, D. Jopp   +6 more
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Centenarians Alleviate Inflammaging by Changing the Ratio and Secretory Phenotypes of T Helper 17 and Regulatory T Cells

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
The immune system of centenarians remains active and young to prevent cancer and infections. Aging is associated with inflammaging, a persistent low-grade inflammatory state in which CD4+ T cells play a role. However, there are few studies that have been
Lixing Zhou, Meiling Ge, Yan Zhang, Xiaochu Wu, Mi Leng, Chunmei Gan, Yi Mou, Jiao Zhou, Jiao Zhou, C Alexander Valencia, C Alexander Valencia, C Alexander Valencia, Qiukui Hao, Bin Zhu, Biao Dong, Biao Dong, Birong Dong   +16 more
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Trophic ulcers of the lower extremities in centenarians: are there any features?

Клинический разбор в общей медицине, 2023
Aim. To compare various clinical and laboratory parameters in centenarians and old patients with trophic ulcers of the lower extremities. Materials and methods.
Leonid I. Bubman, Svetlana V. Topolyanskaya, Viktor V. Karpov, Stanislav O. Khan, Mariya А. Korshunova, Karine A. Lytkina, Georgii G. Melkonya, Svetlana A. Rachina, Leonid I. Dvoretsky   +8 more
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The Sydney Centenarian Study: methodology and profile of centenarians and near-centenarians

International Psychogeriatrics, 2013
The study of exceptionally long-living individuals can inform us about the determinants of successful aging. There are few population-based studies of centenarians and near-centenarians internationally, but none in Australia.Individuals 95 years and older were recruited from seven electoral districts in Sydney using the electoral roll, Medicare lists ...
Perminder S, Sachdev, Charlene, Levitan, John, Crawford, Mamta, Sidhu, Melissa, Slavin, Robyn, Richmond, Nicole, Kochan, Henry, Brodaty, Wei, Wen, Kristan, Kang, Karen A, Mather   +10 more
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Through ageing, and beyond: gut microbiota and inflammatory status in seniors and centenarians [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Age-related physiological changes in the gastrointestinal tract, as well as modifications in lifestyle, nutritional behaviour, and functionality of the host immune system, inevitably affect the gut microbiota, resulting in a greater ...
Nylund Lotta, Ostan, Rita, Janne Nikkïla, Elisa Pini, Elena Biagi, Rita Ostan, Daniela Monti, Pini Elisa, Satokari, Reetta, Satokari, R.M., Candela, Marco, Nylund L., Nikkilä, Janne Tapio, Nylund, Lotta, de Vos, W.M., Candela Marco, Franceschi Claudio, Willem De Vos, De Vos Willem, Brigidi, Patrizia, Nikkila J., Franceschi, C., Monti, Daniela, Marco Candela, Reetta Satokari, Bucci Laura, Vos, W.M., de, Candela, M., Pini, E., Monti, D., Pini, Elisa, Nikkïla, J., Bucci, Laura, Satokari R., Lotta Nylund, Nikkïla Janne, Satokari Reetta, Monti D., Franceschi, Claudio, Patrizia Brigidi, De Vos W., Biagi, E., Monti Daniela, Biagi Elena, Ostan Rita, Ostan, R., De Vos, Willem, Bucci, L., Laura Bucci, Brigidi, P., Nylund, L., Claudio Franceschi, Brigidi Patrizia, Biagi, Elena   +53 more
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Global Research on Centenarians: A Historical and Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis from 1887 to 2023 [PDF]

Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research
Background Centenarians are considered the most successful human biological aging model. However, the characteristics and patterns of research among centenarians have not been described or analyzed.
Ivan David Lozada-Martinez, Maria Carolina Diazgranados-Garcia, Sandra Castelblanco-Toro, Juan-Manuel Anaya   +3 more
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