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Serum tyrosine increases all-cause mortality in an older population [PDF]

Frontiers in Endocrinology
PurposeAmino acids play crucial roles in metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, especially branched-chain and aromatic amino acids, but their association with mortality remains understudied and inconclusive.
Yuhong Dai, Yong Zhang, Yue Zhang, Haoran Zheng, Ling Xiang, Liang Cheng, Xiaoqing Wang, Jie Zhang, Hairong Hao, De Huai, Wen Hu   +10 more
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Long-Term Results of Joint Arthroplasty with Total Prosthesis for Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis in Patients over 65 Years of Age

Geriatrics, 2021
Trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis (TMCOA) is a highly prevalent disease in the older population. Many different types of surgical treatments are possible, depending on the degree of joint involvement, the personal and professional circumstances of the ...
Miguel Angel Martin-Ferrero, Jose Maria Trigueros-Larrea, Elsa Martin-de la Cal, Begoña Coco-Martin, Clarisa Simon-Perez   +4 more
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Effects of socioeconomic status on physical activity and cardiovascular diseases prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the older adults

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
PurposeThis research seeks to evaluate the repercussions of socioeconomic status (SES) on physical activity (PA) among the older population, both pre and intra-COVID-19 pandemic.
Dongwoo Yang, Seo-Hyung Yang, Jae-Moo Lee, Jung-Min Lee, Jahyun Kim   +4 more
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Inflammatory Pathways in Overweight and Obese Persons as a Potential Mechanism for Cognitive Impairment and Earlier Onset Alzeihmer’s Dementia in the General Population: A Narrative Review

Biomedicines, 2023
The overweight status or obesity can be confirmed through classical methods such as the body mass index (BMI) and the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). Apart from metabolic issues such as atherosclerosis, liver steatosis, or diabetes mellitus, long-term obesity ...
Alexandru Dan Costache, Bogdan Emilian Ignat, Cristina Grosu, Alexandra Mastaleru, Irina Abdulan, Andra Oancea, Mihai Roca, Maria Magdalena Leon, Minerva Codruta Badescu, Stefana Luca, Alexandru Raul Jigoranu, Adriana Chetran, Ovidiu Mitu, Irina Iuliana Costache, Florin Mitu   +14 more
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Health differentials in the older population of England: an empirical comparison of the materialist, lifestyle and psychosocial hypotheses. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: In developed countries with old age structures most deaths occur at older ages and older people account for the majority of those in poor health, which suggests a particular need to investigate health inequalities in the older population ...
Grundy Emily, George B Ploubidis, Emily Grundy, Destavola, Bianca L, Ploubidis, George, Ploubidis, George B, Bianca L DeStavola, Grundy, Emily, DeStavola Bianca L, DeStavola, Bianca L., Ploubidis George B   +10 more
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Trends in Living Arrangements for Older Persons in Estonia Compared to Belgium

Studies of Transition States and Societies, 2022
The proportion of older people is increasing. During the years lived with disease and functional mobility loss, ensuring their well-being becomes a challenge for society. In addition to health, well-being in old age depends on various circumstances of an
Anne Herm, Michel Poulain
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Analysis of dermatoses in the older adults

Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics, 2023
Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the spectrum of skin diseases among older patients in a coastal city of Southern India and its association with systemic illness.
Sharon Joseph, Michelle Serene Fernandes, Jacintha Martis, Ramesh M Bhat, Sukumar Dandekeri, Rochelle C Monteiro, Jyothi Jayaraman, Myfanwy Joanne D'souza   +7 more
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A short measure of quality of life in older age: the performance of the brief Older People's Quality of Life questionnaire (OPQOL-brief) [PDF]

, 2012
Promoting quality of life in older age is an internationally recognized priority, requiring valid measurement. We present a short version of the established Older People's Quality of Life questionnaire (OPQOL-brief).
Bowling, A., Bilotta, C., Windle, Gill, Bilotta, Claudio, Hankins, M., Grant, R., Windle, G., Hankins, Matthew, Bowling, Ann, Grant, Robert   +9 more
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Home Monitoring System for Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Patient's Dwelling: System Design and UX Evaluation

Frontiers in Digital Health, 2021
Population aging threatens the sustainability of welfare systems since it is not accompanied by an extended healthy and independent period in the last years of life.
Elena Villalba-Mora, Elena Villalba-Mora, Xavier Ferre, Rodrigo Pérez-Rodríguez, Cristian Moral, Myriam Valdés-Aragonés, Alberto Sánchez-Sánchez, Leocadio Rodríguez-Mañas   +7 more
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Building engagement in healthy aging outcomes research with older women with lived experience of incarceration

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Community-dwelling older women (age >50) with lived experience of incarceration (LEI) are an increasing yet mostly unacknowledged group with long-term health challenges. Research addressing aging-related health in older women with LEI is rare, and almost
Sherri Anderson, Leigh Anne Covington, Shamika Davis, Amanda Emerson, Déon Cox Hayley, Catherine Johnson, Jill Peltzer, Bernard Schuster, Janet Severine, Catherine Siengsukon, Sharla Smith, Mary Taylor, Amanda Thimmesch, Alexandria Thompson, other Members of The OWLHART Network   +14 more
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