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Oral health status and related quality of life among elderly tribes in India

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Introduction: Oral health reflects overall well-being for the elderly population. In elderly people, oral health contributes significantly towards quality of life (QOL).
Sandhya K Neelamana, Chandrasekhar Janakiram, Beena Varma   +2 more
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Rediscovering climate gerontology: an era for older adults to contribute more to climate change

Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy
In the wake of escalating climate challenges, the role of diverse specific groups in climate action has gained unprecedented attention. Among these groups, older adults, often overlooked, present a unique potential in the realm of climate action.
Chengmeng Zhang, Gong Chen
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Household arrangements of the elder elderly Arreglo domiciliar de los ancianos de edad avanzada Arranjo domiciliar dos idosos mais velhos

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2010
The aging context of the elder elderly needs to be taken into account, due to the redefinition of family as a social institution. This is an epidemiological, cross-sectional study that characterized the household arrangements of 147 elder elderly living ...
Elizandra Cristina Pedrazzi, Talita Tavares Della Motta, Thaís Ramos Pereira Vendrúscolo, Suzele Cristina Coelho Fabrício-Wehbe, Idiane Rosset Cruz, Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues   +5 more
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Geriatrics and gerontology in Malta [PDF]

, 2013
Malta has been in the forefront of both Geriatrics and Gerontology since 1988 with the establishment of the International Institute on Ageing. Definitions of Geriatric medicine and gerontology are described, as well as under/postgraduate training ...
Ferry, Peter
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Effect of Different Types of Physical Activity on Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults : Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]

, 2017
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Allan, Julia L, Cooper, Clare L, Gray, Stuart, Phillips, Louise H, Roberts, Christine E   +4 more
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Clinical Characteristics of Parkinsonism in HTLV‐1‐Associated Myelopathy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Human T‐lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV‐1)‐associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is the classic neurological manifestation of HTLV‐1 infection; however, this virus has also been associated with other neurological disorders. Concurrent parkinsonism is relatively rare and presents diagnostic challenges.
Mika Dozono, Satoshi Nozuma, Shota Hirakata, Takashi Yoshida, Daisuke Kodama, Masakazu Tanaka, Eiji Matsuura, Ryuji Kubota, Hiroshi Takashima   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bioetičke inicijative revalorizacije starosti i starijih ljudi

Diacovensia, 2018
The incentive for revalorization of aging and old age derives from the tendencies of modern society which looks upon this stage in life with depreciation and stigmatization of the expending agents of pension, social and healthcare funds.
Suzana Vuletić, Brankica Juranić, Željko Rakošec, Štefica Mikšić, Kata s. Amabilis Jurić   +4 more
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Universities of the Third Age : a rationale for transformative education in later life [PDF]

, 2010
This article addresses the political context of third-age learning. It aims to expose how relations of power and inequality, in their myriad combinations and complexities, are manifest in Universities of the Third Age [U3As].
Formosa, Marvin
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Cognitive Resilience in Apolipoprotein ε4 Carrier Women Predicted by Neuron‐Derived Extracellular Vesicles

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The Apolipoprotein (APOE) ε4 allele is the strongest genetic risk factor for late‐onset Alzheimer's disease (AD); however, many ε4 carriers remain cognitively intact into old age. Leveraging plasma neuron‐derived extracellular vesicles (NDEVs), we sought to identify biomarkers of cognitive resilience and their interplay with APOE ...
Apostolos Manolopoulos, Maja Mustapic, Carlos Nogueras‐Ortiz, Francheska Delgado‐Peraza, Krishna A. Pucha, Pamela J. Yao, Joseph Blommer, Michael P. Vreones, William York, De' Larrian Knight, Stephen R. Rapp, Aladdin H. Shadyab, JoAnn E. Manson, Ramon Casanova, Robert B. Wallace, Luigi Ferrucci, Susan M. Resnick, Dimitrios Kapogiannis   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of analgesic effectiveness of infrared radiation and interference currents in degenerative diseases

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity, 2014
Background: The aim of this research is to evaluate analgesic effectiveness of infrared radiation and interference currents in degenerative diseases of joints.
Kawa Malgorzata, Muszynska Ewa, Kowza-Dzwonkowska Malgorzata   +2 more
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