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Gerontology Theory Communicated in the Primary Grades through Picture Books [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Educational Objectives 1. To recognize children’s first literature as a means of socialization to aging and older people. 2. To identify children’s books that reflect basic principles of gerontology theory. 3.
Ansello, Edward F.
core   +1 more source

Mutant NPM1 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Initiation and Maintenance

open access: yesAging and Cancer, EarlyView.
NPM1 mutations drive acute myeloid leukemia by acting as neomorphic transcriptional regulators that cooperate with Menin–MLL and XPO1 to sustain HOX/MEIS1 expression and block differentiation. Targeting these mutant‐specific transcriptional dependencies provides a rational therapeutic strategy for NPM1‐mutated AML.
Yanan Jiang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long‐Term Follow‐Up of Chemotherapy‐Associated Biological Aging in Women With Early Breast Cancer

open access: yesAging and Cancer, EarlyView.
Women threated with adjuvant chemotherapy for early breast cancer have sustained long‐term increase in p16INK4a,, a robust marker of cell senescence, suggesting a chemotherapy‐associated age acceleration. p16INK4a as well as other biomarkers may identify patients at greatest risk for senescence‐related diseases of aging.
Hyman B. Muss   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

AAGE and Age: A Conversation with Dr. Christine L. Fry, Founding President of AAGE

open access: yesAnthropology & Aging, 2019
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Janis Woodward, Brandan Culbert
doaj   +1 more source

Engagement of older adults in higher education: International perspectives from New Zealand and Scotland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This article explores the issue of older adults’ access to and participation in higher education in two countries, Aotearoa New Zealand and Scotland. It discusses older adults’ engagement with regard to patterns of participation and provision, using a ...
Findsen, Brian
core   +1 more source

Risk Prediction Models for Recurrence After Curative Treatment of Early‐Stage or Locally Advanced Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review

open access: yesAging and Cancer, EarlyView.
This systematic review synthesizes prognostic models for survival and recurrence in resected non‐small cell lung cancer. While many models demonstrate moderate to good discrimination, few are externally validated and reporting quality is variable, limiting clinical applicability and highlighting the need for robust, transparent model development ...
Evangeline Samuel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Stop … and Remember”: Memory and Ageing in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Novels

open access: yesAmerican, British and Canadian Studies Journal, 2018
This article foregrounds representations of ageing and memory within Kazuo Ishiguro’s novels, particularly Never Let Me Go (2005) and, the less critically considered, The Buried Giant (2015).
Charlwood Catherine
doaj   +1 more source

Questionnaires for the Assessment of Cognitive Function Secondary to Intake Interviews in In-Hospital Work and Development and Evaluation of a Classification Model Using Acoustic Features

open access: yesSensors, 2023
The number of people with dementia is increasing each year, and early detection allows for early intervention and treatment. Since conventional screening methods are time-consuming and expensive, a simple and inexpensive screening is expected. We created
Toshiharu Igarashi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nurses experience on modern technologies and patient safety within Gerontology Care in Finland : Literature Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Gerontology is a growing field of nursing especially with the rapid increase of aging population in most of the developed countries. This has made modern technology in gerontology also known as gerotechnology essential in taking care of elderly patients.
Järvinen, Judith   +2 more
core  

The process of decline in advanced activities of daily living: a qualitative explorative study in mild cognitive impairment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background: The notion of "minimal impairment in instrumental activities of daily living (i-ADL)" is important in the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), but is presently not adequately operationalized. ADL is stratified according to difficulty,
Cornelis, Elise   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

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