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Infection in an aging population [PDF]

Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2016
The global population is rapidly aging. Currently, 566 million people are ≥65 years old worldwide, with estimates of nearly 1.5 billion by 2050, particularly in developing countries. Infections constitute a third of mortality in people ≥65 years old.
Kline, Kimberly A., Bowdish, Dawn M. E.
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Venetoclax‐Based Therapy as a Bridge to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Relapsed or Refractory Pediatric Acute Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Relapsed and/or refractory (R/R) pediatric acute leukemia carries a dismal prognosis, largely driven by chemoresistance to conventional salvage therapy. The BH3‐mimetic venetoclax, combined with chemotherapy or hypomethylating agents, has demonstrated efficacy in small clinical trials.
Katherine S. Colman, Deborah Meyran, Vajiranee Malalasekera, Heather Weerdenburg, Janine Campbell, Rachel Conyers, Stacie Wang, Hannah Walker, Seong Lin Khaw, Diane Hanna   +9 more
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Population Ageing In Tunisia

مجلة الأكاديمية للدراسات الاجتماعية والإنسانية, 2023
The principal aim of this article is to analyze the problematic of the ageing of the Tunisian population, its characteristics, its impact and its perception (representations) in Tunisia. The first part will focus on a brief study of aging in Tunisia, its main characteristics and the evolution of the age structure.
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Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 more
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Biphasic Clinical Course of Pediatric Cytomegalovirus‐Associated Immune Thrombocytopenia: Early Poor Treatment Response but Favorable Long‐Term Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a recognized trigger of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP); however, its incidence and impact on disease course in children remain controversial. Therefore, we aimed to characterize the clinical course of pediatric patients with CMV‐associated ITP.
Oded Gilad, Ohad Atia, Osama Tanous, Dafna Brik Simon, Michal Dvori, Miriam Cohen, Tracie A. Goldberg, Efraim Bilavsky, Joanne Yacobovich, Orna Steinberg‐Shemer   +9 more
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Extracellular Vesicle Mitochondrial DNA Levels Are Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease and Mitochondrial Haplogroup in Obese Individuals

Journal of Extracellular Biology
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and obesity are major chronic diseases in the United States. Although obesity is a risk factor for CKD, little is known about how obesity contributes to CKD.
Jaida E. Morgan, Nicole Noren Hooten, Nicolle A. Mode, Ngozi Ezike, Alan B. Zonderman, Michele K. Evans   +5 more
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Emerging Issues of Intelligent Assistive Technology Use Among People With Dementia and Their Caregivers: A U.S. Perspective

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
The increasing number of older adults with cognitive deficits, including dementia, poses a major challenge for public health in the United States. At the same time, the limited number of informal and professional caregivers available to support this ...
Deborah Vollmer Dahlke, Deborah Vollmer Dahlke, Marcia G. Ory   +2 more
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The Ageing of Croatian Population

Collegium antropologicum, 2009
With a share of people older than 65 years of 16.64 per cent in total population, Croatia is considered a very old country regarding it's population. This percentage is one of the highest in already old Europe. Demographic projections reveal a further increase of share of people older than 65 years in future.
Murgić, Jure, Jukić, Tomislav, Tomek-Roksandić, Spomenka, Ljubičić, Mate, Kusić, Zvonko   +4 more
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Bone Mineral Density After Contemporary Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: A Matched Cross‐Sectional Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Reduced bone mineral density (BMD) has been reported in survivors of childhood and young adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL); however, data from cohorts treated with contemporary protocols and including matched controls remain limited.
Karen Schow Jensen, Mette Tiedemann Skipper, Niels Holtum Birkebæk, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Thomas Leth Frandsen, Bente Langdahl, Rikke Beck Jensen, Asger Roer Pedersen, Christian Mølgaard, Liv Andrés‐Jensen, Birgitte Klug Albertsen   +10 more
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Epidemiological features of suicidal ideation among the elderly in China based meta-analysis

BMC Psychiatry
Background Studies on the prevalence of suicidal ideation (SI) and its associated factors among the elderly in China show considerable variability. This meta-analysis aims to clarify the epidemiological features of SI in this population.
Yu Wu, Binbin Su, Yihao Zhao, Chen Chen, Panliang Zhong, Xiaoying Zheng   +5 more
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