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January 16, 2021

Age is not the only risk factor in COVID-19: the role of comorbidities and of long staying in residential care homes

The actual SARS-CoV-2 outbreak caused a highly transmissible disease with a tremendous impact on elderly people. So far, few studies focused on very elderly patients (over 80 years old). In this…

January 16, 2021

Association of reduced retinal arteriolar tortuosity with depression in older participants from the Northern Ireland Cohort for the Longitudinal Study of Ageing

The retina shares similar anatomical and physiological features with the brain and subtle variations in retinal microvascular parameters (RMPs) may reflect similar vascular variation in the brain. The aim of…

January 16, 2021

Reablement through time and space: a scoping review of how the concept of ‘reablement’ for older people has been defined and operationalised

While the field of rehabilitation has determined a common definition of professional practice, legislators and healthcare professionals in various Western countries have struggled to reach consensus about how … from…

January 15, 2021

Predictors of caregiver burden in aged caregivers of demented older patients

Dementia in the oldest-old is projected to increase exponentially as is the burden of their caregivers who may experience unique challenges and suffering. Thus, we aim to investigate which factors…

January 15, 2021

Life-sustaining treatment preferences in older patients when referred to the emergency department for acute geriatric assessment: a descriptive study in a Dutch hospital

In many cases, life-sustaining treatment preferences are not timely discussed with older patients. Advance care planning (ACP) offers medical professionals an opportunity to discuss patients’ preferences. We a… from Most…

January 15, 2021

Osteopontin‐induced lncRNA HOTAIR expression is involved in osteoarthritis by regulating cell proliferation

Osteopontin plays critical roles in osteoarthritis (OA) by regulating the functions of osteoclasts. It is known that osteopontin can induce the expression of lncRNA HOX transcript antisense RNA (HOTAIR), indic……

January 15, 2021

The sniffing bead system, an olfactory dysfunction screening tool for geriatric subjects: a cross-sectional study

This study aimed to develop a simple and one-off olfactory screening test, the sniffing bead system, for general clinical use in older adults. from Most Recent Articles: BMC Geriatrics https://ift.tt/2N6dHjf…

January 15, 2021

Incidence, characteristics and clinical relevance of acute stroke in old patients hospitalized with COVID-19

Stroke in the course of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been shown to be associated with more severe respiratory symptoms and higher mortality, but little knowledge in this regard exists on…

January 14, 2021

Acute effects of strength and endurance exercise on serum BDNF and IGF-1 levels in older men

Regarding an important effects of physical exercise on brain function in elders, the aim of this study was to examine the effects of strength and endurance exercise on brain neurobiological…

January 14, 2021

Comparison of survival in elderly patients treated with uretero-cutaneostomy or ileal conduit after radical cystectomy

In bladder cancer patients with age ≥ 80 years old, there have been controversies in performing uretero-cutaneostomy or ileal conduit as urinary diversion after radical cystectomy. Limited study evaluated over… from Most Recent…

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