MicrobiomeBackground Our facial skin hosts millions of microorganisms, primarily bacteria, crucial for skin health by maintaining the physical barrier, modulating immune response, and metabolizing bioactive materials. Aging significantly influences the composition
Chuqing Sun +8 more
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Interaction between the microbiota and the skin barrier in aging skin: a comprehensive review
Frontiers in PhysiologyThe interplay between the microbes and the skin barrier holds pivotal significance in skin health and aging. The skin and gut, both of which are critical immune and neuroendocrine system, harbor microbes that are kept in balance.
Yu Ri Woo, Hei Sung Kim
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Surgery-for-life:Aging, sexual fitness and self-management in Brazil [PDF]
, 2014 This article draws on ethnographic fieldwork on plastic surgery to explore tensions in aging norms and ideals for women in Brazil. I situate my analysis in relation to debates about a “de-chronologized life course.” Some scholars argue that the life ...
Edmonds, Alexander
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Discovery and Treatment of Action Potential‐Independent Myotonia in Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (hyperKPP) is characterized by attacks of transient weakness. A subset of hyperKPP patients suffers from transient involuntary contraction of muscle (myotonia). The goal of this study was to determine mechanisms causing myotonia in hyperKPP.
Chris Dupont +4 more
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Diverse Treatment Goals in Psoriatic Arthritis: Insights From Participants in the PARC Cohort
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective The aim of this study was to examine patient‐reported treatment goals among individuals with psoriatic arthritis. Methods Participants in the Psoriatic Arthritis Research Consortium completed standardized assessments, including patient‐reported outcome (PROs) instruments, between 2017 and 2020.
Astia Allenzara +8 more
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Skin Changes in the Elderly People – How Strong is the Influence of the UV Radiation on Skin Aging? [PDF]
, 2010 Just like every other part of the organism, the skin ages as a result of the passage of time. That process is called chronologic or intrinsic aging. However, skin is also exposed to external insults, such as UV radiation, which is the most influential ...
Ivan Krolo +5 more
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Aspects of Facial Contrast Decrease with Age and Are Cues for Age Perception [PDF]
, 2013 Age is a primary social dimension. We behave differently toward people as a function of how old we perceive them to be. Age perception relies on cues that are correlated with age, such as wrinkles.
Mauger, Emmanuelle +2 more
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Metabolic Consequences of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may have metabolic disruption, which can contribute to adverse long‐term outcomes, for multiple reasons. Patients with RA appear to have a higher risk of sarcopenia, type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, and hypertension. Systemic inflammation in RA can cause a “lipid paradox,” with reduced low‐
Stevie Barry +2 more
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Non-invasive indicators of skin aging; A study on the population of Karachi using SCINEXA
International Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research, 2022 Background Skin, the most visible human entity, quickly displays emotional, physical, and psychological well-being. Research has shown a linear correlation between both types of skin aging within 30–69 years.
Faizan Mirza, Amaila Fazal, Sadaf Ahmed
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Aging and aerobic fitness affect the contribution of noradrenergic sympathetic nerves to the rapid cutaneous vasodilator response to local heating [PDF]
, 2011 Sedentary aging results in a diminished rapid cutaneous vasodilator response to local heating. We investigated whether this diminished response was due to altered contributions of noradrenergic sympathetic nerves; assessing 1) the age-related decline and,
Alan D. Ruddock +6 more
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