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Body donor programs in Australia and New Zealand: Current status and future opportunities

Anatomical Sciences Education, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 301-328, March 2025.
Abstract Body donation is critical to anatomy study in Australia and New Zealand. Annually, more than 10,000 students, anatomists, researchers, and clinicians access tissue donated by local consented donors through university‐based body donation programs. However, little research has been published about their operations.
Rebekah A. Jenkin, Kevin A. Keay
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Methylation of the genes ROD1, NLRC5, and HKR1 is associated with aging in Hainan centenarians

BMC Medical Genomics, 2018
Background Human aging is a hot topic in biology, and it has been associated with DNA methylation changes at specific genomic sites. We aimed to study the changes of DNA methylation at a single-CpG-site resolution using peripheral blood samples from ...
Qian Zeng, Xiaoping Chen, Chaoxue Ning, Qiao Zhu, Yao Yao, Yali Zhao, Fuxin Luan   +6 more
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The practicality of different eGFR equations in centenarians and near-centenarians: which equation should we choose? [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Background No studies have examined the practicality of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD), Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiological Collaboration (CKD-EPI) and Berlin Initiative Study 1 (BIS1) equations for the estimated glomerular ...
Qiuxia Han, Dong Zhang, Yali Zhao, Liang Liu, Jing Li, Fu Zhang, Fuxin Luan, Jiayu Duan, Zhangsuo Liu, Guangyan Cai, Xiangmei Chen, Hanyu Zhu   +11 more
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Relationship Between Fecal Bile Acid Profile and Intestinal Microbiota in Patients With Chronic Radiation Enteritis

Journal of Digestive Diseases, EarlyView.
Patients with chronic radiation enteritis (CRE) demonstrate dysregulated bile acid (BA) metabolism, characterized by an increased proportion of primary BAs and a decreased proportion of secondary BAs. Moreover, the diversity of the intestinal microbiota is significantly reduced in individuals with CRE, and there is a bidirectional interaction between ...
Xin Shen, Song Bo Li, Meng Jie Gao, Jiao Jiao Cao, Hua Yang, Wei Wei Li, Li Chun Wei, Min Chen, Jun Ye Liu, Yong Quan Shi   +9 more
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Centenarian physical functioning evolution and COVID-19 impact: A study in Japan

JAR Life
Background: Studies show that centenarians' physical function and activities of daily living (ADL) levels improved recently. However, it is unclear whether this positive impact has been altered due to COVID-19, causing reduced ADL.
Xinyu Zhang, Jean-Marie Robine, Yasuyuki Gondo   +2 more
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“I Have Never Visited a Health Center”: Ethiopian Centenarians’ Perceptions of Their Health Conditions

Journal of Ageing and Longevity
The global centenarian population is expected to reach 4 million by 2050, yet little is known about the health status of centenarians in Sub-Saharan Africa. A case study examined the health conditions and functionality of nine Ethiopian centenarians.
Samson Chane, Margaret E. Adamek
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Health of Spanish centenarians: a cross-sectional study based on electronic health records

BMC Geriatrics, 2019
Background With the number of centenarians increasing exponentially in Spain, a deeper knowledge of their socio-demographic, clinical, and healthcare use characteristics is important to better understand the health profile of the very elderly. Methods We
Antonio Gimeno-Miguel, Mercedes Clerencia-Sierra, Ignatios Ioakeim, Beatriz Poblador-Plou, Mercedes Aza-Pascual-Salcedo, Francisca González-Rubio, Raquel Rodríguez Herrero, Alexandra Prados-Torres   +7 more
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Associations between cardiac structure and function and depressive disorder: A centenarian study in China

Heliyon, 2023
Background: Depressive disorder is a common comorbidity in patients with cardiovascular diseases and is associated with increased hospitalization and death rates.
Zhigao Sun, Ping Ping, Pei Zhang, Yao Yao, Zhenjun Huang, Yali Zhao, Leiming Luo, Shihui Fu   +7 more
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Promoting the Concept Healthy Ageing for Use in Gerontological Health and Social Care Policy and Practice

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims The concept of healthy or successful ageing dates back to the 1960s, where its goal is more realistic in today's ageing society as a result of effective interventions to control and reduce disability and health risks. The aim of this paper is to outline the importance of defining ageing, the semantics and indicators used, and to identify ...
C. Donnellan
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Sooner or Later: Accessing Long‐Term Care Policies Along the Care Trajectory

Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Europe, long‐term care policies (LTC) for older adults are progressively shifting back towards family care, exacerbating gender and socioeconomic inequalities in care utilization. Previous studies have provided valuable insights into the role of LTC policies and individual factors in shaping the interplay between formal and informal care ...
Ester Gubert
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