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Angelo Ercia • BMC Health Services Research
(2021)
Abstract Background The Affordable Care Act (ACA) enabled millions of people to gain coverage that was expected to improve access to healthcare services. However, it is unclear the extent of the policy’s impact on Federally Qualified Health...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06961-9
Sarah Damanti, Francesca Rosini, Daniela Mari, Maura Marcucci • European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
(2015)
We report a case of acute facial oedema in an elderly hospitalized patient which was initially misdiagnosed as angioedema secondary to antibiotics in a patient with an allergic diathesis.
We describe the differential aetiologies and then t...
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DOI: 10.12890/2015_000281
Peng Li, JiaLe Liu, Junjun Liu • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
(2022)
ObjectiveWe aimed to evaluate the effect of procalcitonin (PCT) guided therapy on antibiotic exposure in pediatric patients with infectious disease.MethodsWe performed an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled ...
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.915463
Valerio Nardone, Federica Marmorino, Marco Maria Germani, Natalia Cichowska-Cwalińska et al. • Current Oncology
(2024)
The integration of multidisciplinary tumor boards (MTBs) is fundamental in delivering state-of-the-art cancer treatment, facilitating collaborative diagnosis and management by a diverse team of specialists. Despite the clear benefits in per...
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DOI: 10.3390/curroncol31090369
Sebastian Voigt-Radloff, Maud Graff, Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, Rainer Leonhart et al. • BMJ Open
(2011)
Background The positive effects of the Dutch Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia programme on patients' daily functioning were not found in a multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) in Germany.Objectives To evaluate possible ef...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000094
William A. Satariano, Constance Wang, Melissa E. Kealey, Elaine Kurtovich et al. • Frontiers in Public Health
(2017)
ObjectiveTo address whether neighborhood factors, together with older adults’ levels of health and functioning, suggest new combinations of risk factors for falls and new directions for prevention. To explore the utility of Grade-of-Members...
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00142
Christopher Olusanjo Akosile PhD, Chisom Onyekwuluje BMR, Ukamaka Gloria Mgbeojedo PhD, Emmanuel Chiebuka Okoye PhD et al. • Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
(2023)
Objectives: To assess and compare levels of social support (SS), social participation (SP) and life accomplishment (LA) among older adults in some assisted-living facilities (ALFs) and their community-dwelling (CD) peers. Methods: One hundr...
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DOI: 10.1177/23337214231218797
Ivy Yan Zhao, Mu-Hsing Ho, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Sasha Yuanjie Deng et al. • BMC Geriatrics
(2023)
Abstract Background World Health Organization (WHO) has defined healthy ageing by highlighting five functional ability domains to (meet basic needs, make decisions, be mobile, build and maintain relationships, and contribute to society), wh...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04019-5
S Pirbay, MD, S Abou Kassm, MD, MPH, C Di-Maggio, MD, F Naudet, MD, PhD et al. • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus
(2025)
Objectives: Despite the benefits of geriatric telepsychiatry, the lack of support from the staff remains one of the major challenges it faces. We wanted to explore whether negative opinions towards telepsychiatry in nursing home (NH) stakeh...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aggp.2025.100150
Yuta Doshida, Shinichi Hashimoto, Sadahiro Iwabuchi, Yuka Takino et al. • Scientific Reports
(2023)
Abstract Senescent cells are predicted to occur and increase in animal tissues with aging. However, senescent cells in the tissues of aged animals remain to be identified. We refer to the marker genes to identify senescent cells in tissues ...
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41352-6
Hao Tang, Ting Qin, Zhiwen Yan, Changqing Li et al. • Frontiers in Neuroscience
(2026)
ObjectiveDioctyl terephthalate (DOTP), a widely used plasticizer in food packaging and environmental materials, has raised concerns regarding its potential impact on human health. This study aims to investigate the neurotoxicity-related mec...
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DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2026.1783807
Gloria Metzner, Lukas Maximilian Horstmeier, Jürgen Bengel, Eva Maria Bitzer et al. • BMC Geriatrics
(2023)
Abstract Background In the aging population of Western societies, an increasing number of older adults have multiple chronic diseases. As multifaceted health problems imply the involvement of several healthcare professionals, multimorbid ol...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-03797-2
Addisu Getie, Melaku Bimerew, Mihretie Gedfew, Baye Tsegaye Amlak et al. • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus
(2025)
Introduction: Cognitive impairment is a medical condition caused by neurodegeneration, marked by a gradual decline in neurological, motor, psychological, and cognitive domain functions, as well as daily activities. It primarily affects indi...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aggp.2025.100171
Francesco Valeri, Malena dos Santos Guilherme, Fuqian He, Nicolai M. Stoye et al. • Microorganisms
(2021)
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting around 30 million patients worldwide. The predominant sporadic variant remains enigmatic as the underlying cause has still not been identified. Since efficient therap...
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DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9122548
Tereza Vágnerová, Olga Dvořáčková, Eva Topinková • Clinical Nutrition Open Science
(2024)
Summary: Background & Aims: The transition from middle age to old age (from adults aged 50–55 years to older seniors aged 75–80 years) represents a critical period in terms of changes in body composition, i.e., increase in body fat per...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nutos.2024.01.006
Mateus H. Gouveia, Amy R. Bentley, Hampton Leonard, Karlijn A. C. Meeks et al. • Scientific Reports
(2021)
Abstract Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified thousands of genetic loci associated with cross-sectional blood pressure (BP) traits; however, GWAS based on longitudinal BP have been underexplored. We performed ethnic-specif...
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83450-3
Windy W. Alonso, Sara E. Bills, Scott W. Lundgren, Steven J. Keteyian et al. • ESC Heart Failure
(2025)
Abstract Aims Most adults with stable heart failure are safe to exercise at a moderate intensity for 150 min/week. Regular participation in exercise may improve outcomes in adults with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)....
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DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.15341
Silvia Martínez-Ferreiro, Monica I. Norvik, Monica I. Norvik • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
(2026)
Broca’s description of aphemia signals the emergence of aphasiology as a discipline. It also marks the beginning of a long tradition of studies of right-handed patients (“Nous parlons avec l’hémisphère gauche”) with lesions in the inferior ...
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DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2026.1783073
Andrzej Kozikowski, Trenton Honda, Freddi Segal-Gidan, Roderick S. Hooker • BMC Geriatrics
(2020)
Abstract Background The US population is maturing. As of 2020, over 52 million (16%) people are age 65 or older. With a citizenry that is increasingly “gray,” the nation is short of medical providers who specialize in geriatric medical care...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-01831-1
Shiau-Fu Hsieh, Kuo-Liong Chien, Chu-Hao Weng, Yi-Ping Chiang • International Journal of Gerontology
(2017)
Background: The predictors for failure of home discharge after post-acute inpatient stroke rehabilitation need investigation.
Methods: With this retrospective case-control study conducted in a stroke rehabilitation unit in one tertiary hosp...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijge.2017.07.005