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The incidence of oral dryness in people over 65 years living in Lublin
Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, 2015 Saliva plays an important part in naturally maintaining oral homeostasis. Dry mouth or 'xerostomia', is a serious problem connected with decreased saliva secretion which considerably limits the quality of life in elderly people.
Kamińska-Pikiewicz Katarzyna +2 more
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Spirituality in elderly people
Psicodebate, 2015 Spirituality may be understood as a group of feelings, beliefs and actions that suppose a search for the transcendent, sacred or divine. As representations about an ultimate power, they contribute to the sense and purpose in life and orient peoples ...
Cecilia San Martín Petersen
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Applicability of trials in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of trial populations showing adequate proportion of women, but underrepresentation of elderly people [PDF]
, 2018 Objectives: To evaluate whether elderly people and women are adequately represented in randomized controlled trials (RCT) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA).
Boers, Maarten +6 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Atovaquone is an antimalarial requiring potentiation for sufficient efficacy. We pursued strategies to enhance its activity, showing that 4‐nitrobenzoate inhibits 4‐hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase, decreasing ubiquinone biosynthesis. Since atovaquone competes with ubiquinol in mitochondria, 4‐nitrobenzoate facilitates its action, potentiating ...
Ignasi Bofill Verdaguer +7 more
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Ergonomic standards for pedestrian areas for disabled people: literature review and consultations [PDF]
, 1988 As part of the project for the Transport and Road Research Laboratory concerned with the development of design guidance for pedestrian areas and footways to satisfy the needs of disabled and elderly people, a thorough examination of the literature ...
Berrett, B. +3 more
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The OCareCloudS project: toward organizing care through trusted cloud services [PDF]
, 2016 The increasing elderly population and the shift from acute to chronic illness makes it difficult to care for people in hospitals and rest homes. Moreover, elderly people, if given a choice, want to stay at home as long as possible.
Ackaert, Ann +20 more
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By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo +2 more
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Hematopoietic (stem) cells—The elixir of life?
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.The aging of HSCs (hematopoietic stem cells) and the blood system leads to the decline of other organs. Rejuvenating aged HSCs improves the function of the blood system, slowing the aging of the heart, kidney, brain, and liver, and the occurrence of age‐related diseases.
Emilie L. Cerezo +4 more
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The story of pain in people with dementia: a rationale for digital measures
BMC MedicineBackground The increasingly older world population presents new aging-related challenges, especially for persons with dementia unable to express their suffering. Pain intensity and the effect of pain treatment are difficult to assess via proxy rating and
Monica Patrascu +7 more
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Welfare Policies and Solidarity Toward the Elderly [PDF]
, 2016 In this paper we analyze the effect of welfare policies oriented toward the elderly on solidarity toward the elderly in a sample of European countries. The research question is whether more generous welfare policies crowd out solidarity. For this purpose,
Fernández-Alonso, Mercedes +2 more
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