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Frailty, comorbidity, disability and poor self-rated health: prevalence of overlaps amongst the oldest-old adults from the Hong Kong Centenarian Study. [PDF]

, 2015
Posters - Scientific Research (Epidemology)INTRODUCTION: The frailty phenotype includes five characteristics: fatigue, weakness, poor endurance, physical illness and weight loss.
Cheung, KSL, Kwan, JSK, Lau, BHP
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The clinical outcomes of oldest old patients with tuberculosis treated by regimens containing rifampicin, isoniazid, and pyrazinamide

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2016
Huang-Shen Lin,1,2 Chun-Wen Cheng,3 Ming-Shyan Lin,4 Yen-Li Chou,5 Pey-Jium Chang,2 Jing-Chi Lin,6 Jung-Jr Ye3 1Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chia-Yi, 2Graduate Institute of Clinical ...
Lin HS, Cheng CW, Lin MS, Chou YL, Chang PJ, Lin JC, Ye JJ   +6 more
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Dementia-related disability in the population aged 90 years and over: differences over time and the role of comorbidity in the vitality 90 + study

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background The burden of dementia, multimorbidity, and disability is high in the oldest old. However, the contribution of dementia and comorbidities to functional ability in this age group remains unclear. We examined the combined effects of dementia and
Saritha Susan Vargese, Marja Jylhä, Jani Raitanen, Linda Enroth, Pauliina Halonen, Mari Aaltonen   +5 more
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Human longevity is associated with regular sleep patterns, maintenance of slow wave sleep, and favorable lipid profile [PDF]

, 2014
Some individuals are able to successfully reach very old ages, reflecting higher adaptation against age-associated effects. Sleep is one of the processes deeply affected by aging; however few studies evaluating sleep in long-lived individuals (aged over ...
Andersen, Monica Levy, Cendoroglo, Maysa Seabra, Guindalini, Camila, Mazzotti, Diego Robles, Moraes, Walter Andre dos Santos, Ramos, Luiz Roberto, Tufik, Sergio   +6 more
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Ultrasonographic assessment of thyroid volume in oldest-old individuals

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2016
Objective The aim of this study was to describe the relationship between thyroid volume and age, gender, anthropometric characteristics, and echogenicity in oldest-old subjects in an iodine-sufficient area.
Glaucia Cruzes Duarte, Lara Miguel Quirino Araujo, Felix Magalhães Filho, Clineu Mello Almada Filho, Maysa Seabra Cendoroglo   +4 more
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Treatment Decision‐Making Roles and Preferences Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Decision‐making (DM) dynamics between adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer, parents, and oncologists remain underexplored in diverse populations. We examined cancer treatment DM preferences among an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse group of AYAs and their parents.
Amanda M. Gutierrez, Jill O. Robinson, Wendy A. Allen‐Rhoades, Hadley S. Smith, Isabel Canfield, Rebecca L. Hsu, Sarah R. Scollon, Lauren R. Desrosiers‐Battu, Nicole M. Schneider, Frank Y. Lin, Donald Williams Parsons, Sharon E. Plon, Mary A. Majumder, Janet Malek, Amy L. McGuire   +14 more
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Informal caregivers’ perspectives on health of and (potentially inappropriate) medication for (relatively) independent oldest-old people – a qualitative interview study

BMC Geriatrics, 2018
Background Oldest-old persons frequently receive potentially inappropriate medication. Medication use takes place under the patients’ informal caregivers’ influence.
Nadine Janis Pohontsch, Antje Löffler, Tobias Luck, Kathrin Heser, Debora Parker, Britta Haenisch, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, Frank Jessen, Martin Scherer   +8 more
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Parent Quality of Life at Two Years Following Their Child's Completion of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Parents of children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often experience significant caregiver burden and disruption to their well‐being. While parent quality of life (QoL) during treatment is well characterized, little is known about outcomes during early survivorship.
Sara Dal Pra, Maria McCarthy, Michael Takagi, Cinzia De Luca   +3 more
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Tea drinking and cognitive function in oldest-old Chinese [PDF]

, 2012
10.1007/s12603-012-0077-1The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging169754 ...
A.F. Fotenos, C.F. Haskell, D.E. Ehmhoefer, D.M. Rentz, E. -H. Kua, E. Nurk, G.N. Owen, J. Li, K. Rezai-Zadeh, L. Arab, L. Feng, L. Feng, Lei Feng, M. Richards, M.F. Folstein, M.H. Eskelinen, M.L. Daviglus, N.M. Kemppainen, P.J. Nathan, R. Koenig, S. Kuriyama, S. Kuriyama, S.A. Mandel, T. -P. Ng, T. -S. Lee, T. Kakuda, T.-P. Ng, T.O. Cheng, T.P. Ng, Y. Zeng   +29 more
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Rapid Response to Trametinib Combined With Chemotherapy for Infant BRAF‐Fused Chiasmatic Glioma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Infants, less than 1 year, with chiasmatic gliomas (ICG) present a major therapeutic challenge due to large tumor size, decreased vision, rapid progression, and poor response to vincristine/carboplatin chemotherapy. The majority have a BRAF fusion, which may respond to downstream MEK inhibitors but response time is slow. There are no safety or
Helen Toledano, Alexander Yelak, Walid Kaadan, Shlomo Caduri, Rivka Friedland, Orli Michaeli, Gad Dotan, Osnat Konen   +7 more
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