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Swapno Aditya, Adam Clarke, Lucy Armitage, Wing-Kai Lam et al. • Sensors
(2026)
Background: Age-related changes in motor–cognitive function are associated with altered neural adaptability, particularly during tasks requiring integration of cognitive and motor processes. Dual-task paradigms are commonly used to assess s...
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DOI: 10.3390/s26144575
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
Hongwei Liu, Juxiang Yang, Gang Song, Minheng Zhang et al. • BMJ Mental Health
(2025)
Background With rapid population ageing, depressive symptoms in older adults have become a pressing public health concern. While functional dependency is a known risk factor, the impact of changes in dependency over time remains unclear.Obj...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjment-2025-301749
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
Pei-Lun Kuo, Ann Zenobia Moore, Frank R. Lin, Frank R. Lin et al. • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
(2021)
Objectives: Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is highly prevalent among older adults, but the potential mechanisms and predictive markers for ARHL are lacking. Epigenetic age acceleration has been shown to be predictive of many age-associated...
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DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.790926
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
Yu -Yang Ma, Hai-Yan Li, Ruo-Nan Yao, Gong Cheng et al. • Experimental Gerontology
(2025)
Background: The relationship between TyG-BRI, BRI, and the sarcopenia definition proposed by the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) in 2019 remains unclear. This research focused on exploring the relationship between the TyG-BRI inde...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2025.112946
Liwei Wu, Qiang Yu, Ping Cheng, Chuanyong Guo • PPAR Research
(2021)
Background. Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury is one of the severe complications associated with liver surgery and leads to liver dysfunction. PPARγ is always linked with various physiologic pathways, and it can alleviate liver damag...
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DOI: 10.1155/2021/6626295
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
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
Tang G, Zheng N, Yang G, Li H et al. • International Journal of General Medicine
(2021)
Guodong Tang, Naixin Zheng, Guojian Yang, Hui Li, Hu Ai, Ying Zhao, Fucheng Sun, Huiping Zhang Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,...
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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
Ralitsa Robeva, Georgi Kirilov, Dobromir Tanev, Analia Tomova et al. • Balkan Medical Journal
(2013)
Background: The neuroendocrine system is known to influence immunity, but the precise interactions between different hormones and autoimmune disorders remain obscure.
Aims: The present study aimed to investigate the role of daily serum ...
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DOI: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2013.8064
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
N. Zanjari, Sh. Namjoo, D.M. Aminzadeh, A. Delbari • طب جانباز
(2019)
Aims: In the world, many elderly people are cared by informal caregivers. Caring for elderly people with a special condition such as veterans can affect the mental health of caregivers. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate th...
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Isobel Jacob, Gareth Jones, Peter Francis, Mark I Johnson • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus
(2024)
Background: The purpose of this review was to synthesise and determine the age-related change per annum in muscle thickness of the anterior thigh across the adult lifespan. Methods: Electronic databases (PubMed, SPORTDiscus and MEDLINE) wer...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aggp.2024.100037