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Gerontologia

Enfermagem Brasil, 2009
  Desde que comecei a dedicar meus estudos na área de gerontologia, que é a ciência que estuda o processo de envelhecimento sob múltiplos aspectos, entre os quais os biológicos, psicológicos, políticos, sociais, econômicos e espirituais, venho observando vários discursos na literatura de muitos autores que afirmam existir um grande desafio, que é
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Effect of Tai Chi versus Walking on Oxidative Stress in Mexican Older Adults

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
It has recently been reported that the practice of Tai Chi reduces oxidative stress (OxS), but it is not clear whether walking or Tai Chi produces a greater antioxidant effect. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of the practice of Tai Chi and walking on markers for OxS.
Juana Rosado-Pérez, Rocío Ortiz, Edelmiro Santiago-Osorio, Víctor Manuel Mendoza-Núñez, Narasimham L. Parinandi   +4 more
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High purpose in life of older adults is associated with younger age, higher education, and being female [PDF]

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Sabrina Aparecida da Silva, Gabriela dos Santos, Tiago Nascimento Ordonez, Wellington Lourenço Oliveira, Diana dos Santos Bacelar, Maria Antonia Antunes de Souza, Laydiane Alves Costa, Henrique Salmazo da Silva, Beatriz Aparecida Ozello Gutierrez, Rosa Yuka Sato Chubaci, Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki, Thais Bento Lima da Silva   +11 more
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Bedside cognitive screening to detect dementia and predict poor outcomes in hospitals

Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract INTRODUCTION Cognitive impairment in hospitalized older adults without delirium is often undiagnosed. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy and prognostic value of two brief bedside screening tools—the 10‐point Cognitive Screener (10‐CS) and Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ).
Márlon Juliano Romero Aliberti, Thiago Junqueira Avelino‐Silva, Kenneth E. Covinsky, Laiss Bertola, Regina Miksian Magaldi, Esther S. Oh, Christopher R. Carpenter, Maria Aparecida Camargos Bicalho, Bruna Macêdo de Carvalho, Maria Eduarda Pires Lins e Silva Lima, Pérola Quintans de Almeida, Victor José Dornelas Melo, Tatiana de Carvalho Espíndola Pinheiro, Raiza Tavares Lira, Ênio Simas Macedo, Mônica Sanches Yassuda, Claudia Kimie Suemoto, the CHANGE Study Group   +17 more
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Attitudes about Old Age: Children, Adolescents, Grandparents and Intergenerationality

Revista de Psicologia da IMED, 2019
Human longevity imposes new challenges and opportunities on the Brazilian social and family configuration. Intergenerational interventions provide opportunities for exchange, reflection and discussion in order to minimize conflicts, to stimulate ...
Jussara Soares Marques, Lucy Gomes, Maria Liz Cunha Oliveira, Henrique Salmazo da Silva   +3 more
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The landscape of dementia research, diagnosis, treatment, and care in Latin America

Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Latin America is undergoing rapid population aging alongside a rising burden of dementia. While the region holds substantial potential for dementia risk reduction, challenges remain, such as delayed diagnoses, limited access to specialized care and biomarker testing, persistent stigma, and deep‐rooted structural inequities.
Claudia K. Suemoto, Nilton Custodio, Diego Aguilar, José A. Avila‐Funes, Sandra Baez, Pablo M. Bagnati, Lisa L. Barnes, Sonia M. D. Brucki, Ismael L. Calandri, Paulo Caramelli, Mario Cornejo‐Olivas, Carolina Delgado Derio, Sergio T. Ferreira, Adolfo M. García, Lea T. Grinberg, Agustin M. Ibanez, Rosario Isasi, Sylvia E. Josephy‐Hernández, Maria Lazo Porras, Jorge J. Llibre‐Guerra, Juan J. Llibre‐Rodriguez, Mychael V. Lourenco, B. Marcela Mar Meza, Joaquin Migeot, J. Jaime Miranda, Claudia Miranda‐Castillo, Catherine J. Mummery, José F. Parodi, Natalia Pozo Castro, Rosa María Salinas Contreras, Hernando Santamaría‐García, Andrea Slachevsky, Juliana N. Souza‐Talarico, Ezequiel I. Surace, Leonel T. Takada, Elena Tsoy, Martha Unaucho Pilalumbo, Eduardo R. Zimmer, Igor C Fontana, Simin Mahinrad, Heather M. Snyder, Maria C. Carrillo   +41 more
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Interação medicamentosa e a farmacoterapia de pacientes geriátricos com síndromes demenciais

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
OBJETIVO: Investigar as possíveis interações medicamentosas, a fim de identificar os prováveis eventos adversos relacionados à farmacoterapia das síndromes demenciais.
Juliana Souza Pinheiro, Maristela Ferreira Catão Carvalho, Graziela Luppi   +2 more
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Update of the list of qualified presumption of safety (QPS) recommended microbiological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 22: Suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2025

EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 7, July 2025.
Abstract The qualified presumption of safety (QPS) process was developed to assess the safety of microorganisms used in food and feed chains. During the period covered by this Statement, no new information warranted changes to the status of previously recommended QPS taxonomic units.
EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ), Ana Allende, Avelino Alvarez‐Ordóñez, Valeria Bortolaia, Sara Bover‐Cid, Alessandra De Cesare, Wietske Dohmen, Laurent Guillier, Liesbeth Jacxsens, Maarten Nauta, Lapo Mughini‐Gras, Jakob Ottoson, Luisa Peixe, Fernando Perez‐Rodriguez, Panagiotis Skandamis, Elisabetta Suffredini, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Pablo Salvador Fernández Escámez, Miguel Prieto Maradona, Amparo Querol, Lolke Sijtsma, Juan Evaristo Suarez, Marianne Chemaly, Ingvar Sundh, Fulvio Barizzone, Justine Dastouet, Nadya Doyle, Sandra Correia, Lieve Herman   +28 more
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Contextual corporeality: Life in the ninth decade and beyond

Journal of Elder Policy, Volume 3, Issue 1, Page 22-33, April 2024.
Abstract Increased longevity is occurring worldwide with the greatest increase in the numbers of the very old. Many gerontological scholars have noted that these changes pose a risk of exclusion of the very old whose ability to participate in society may be compromised by bodily challenges.
Elaine M. Eliopoulos, Paul Higgs, Chris Gilleard   +2 more
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Neutrophil–Lymphocytes Ratio as Potential Early Marker for Alzheimer’s Disease

Mediators of Inflammation, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Background. Neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a noninvasive, inexpensive, and easily applicable marker of inflammation. Since immune dysregulation leading to inflammation is regarded as a hallmark of dementia, in particular Alzheimer’s disease (AD), we decided to investigate the potentials of NLR as a diagnostic and predictive biomarker in this ...
Carlo Cervellati, Dario Pedrini, Pietro Pirro, Paola Guindani, Carlo Renzini, Gloria Brombo, Giovanni Zuliani, Qingdong Guan   +7 more
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