The effect of milk consumption on bone and fracture incidence, an update.

abstract：:We describe a family composed of six siblings, four of which affected by late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD). We constructed the family pedigree, evaluated mutations usually associated with early-onset Alzheimer's disease (APP, PSEN1, PSEN2), and assessed polymorphisms in the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene and in cyto...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Abbate C,Arosio B,Cantatore A,Viti N,Giunco F,Bagarolo R,Nicolini P,Gussago C,Ferri E,Casati M,Rossi PD,Casè A,Bergamaschini L,Vergani C,Mari D

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frailty is a public health concern in the ageing population. Little is known about the role of gender in the relationship between frailty and health care utilization in older adults. AIMS:The study aims to examine gender differences in the association between different frailty status and health care utiliza...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Zhang J,Xu L,Sun L,Li J,Qin W

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:In Italy there is a paucity of empirical data on practices concerning end-of-life decisions (ELDs) in geriatrics. We aimed to investigate the frequency and characteristics of ELDs made by Italian physicians and nurses in the geriatric setting. METHODS:In 2009, an anonymous questionnaire was sent to...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Giantin V,Siviero P,Simonato M,Iasevoli M,Pengo V,Andrigo M,Storti M,Valentini E,Pegoraro R,Maggi S,Crepaldi G,Manzato E

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of a given disease in a population is measured by prevalence and incidence. Prevalence reflects the burden of a given disease in a specific population and is calculated as point prevalence or period prevalence. Incidence denotes the number of new cases of a given disease which occur in a cohort of indiv...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Tripepi G,Torino C,D'Arrigo G,Bolignano D,Provenzano F,Zoccali C

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual identification of vertebral fractures from spinal radiographs makes use of operator expertise in ruling out non-fracture deformities or normal variants. Morphometric X-ray absorptiometry (MXA) has recently been developed to assess vertebral deformity status quantitatively by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DX...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Francucci CM,Romagni P,Fiscaletti P,Caudarella R,Boscaro M

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alzheimer's disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes, two diseases that contribute considerable morbidity and mortality in middle-age and elderly people, coexist and progress in parallel, leading to the presumption that one may cause the other. However, a causative link has not yet been established. METHODS:This st...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： James D,Kang S,Park S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although nutritional status plays an important part in the physical performance and disability of older people, this relationship has been little studied in developing countries. AIMS:A study on the effects of nutritional status on the physical performance and functional status of elderly people living in r...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Tramontano A,Veronese N,Giantin V,Manzato E,Rodriguez-Hurtado D,Trevisan C,De Zaiacomo F,Sergi G

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most visual and cognitive functions are affected by aging over the lifespan. In this study, our aim was to investigate the loss in sensitivity to different classes of second-order stimuli-a class of stimuli supposed to be mainly processed in extrastriate cortex-in the aging population. These stimuli will then allow on...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Reynaud A,Tang Y,Zhou Y,Hess RF

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Although the role of afferent input from cervical muscles on the control of posture and locomotion is recognised, it is surprising that there is an absence of data reporting whether joint position sense at the cervical level is impaired in older healthy adults. The present experiment was designed to...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Vuillerme N,Pinsault N,Bouvier B

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:To investigate mortality, determinants of mortality, and time until death among elderly subjects receiving public long-term care. METHODS:This study comprises 626 respondents (age: 65-98 years). Data were collected for two cohorts (2001 and 2002). Cox regression analysis was used to identify determ...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Jakobsson U,Hallberg IR

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Older adults' ever-improving health and changing lifestyles necessitate the development of a scale that can better measure their competence at a higher level. We developed the Japan Science and Technology Agency Index of Competence (JST-IC) via item analysis and assessed its psychometric properties....

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Iwasa H,Masui Y,Inagaki H,Yoshida Y,Shimada H,Otsuka R,Kikuchi K,Nonaka K,Yoshida H,Yoshida H,Suzuki T

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:This study aimed at examining factors related to osteoarthritis (OA) symptom severity in African American and Caucasian veterans (n=202). METHODS:OA symptom severity (lower extremity pain, stiffness, and physical function) was measured by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Golightly YM,Dominick KL

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Walking is the core physical activity of older persons. The assessment of walking capacity is increasingly important for clinical purposes and clinical research. Differences between assessment tools and protocols for short walks to obtain gait characteristics can be responsible for changes, e.g., in...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Krumpoch S,Lindemann U,Rappl A,Becker C,Sieber CC,Freiberger E

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Given the impact of recurrent falls in older people, risk evaluation for falling is an important part of geriatric assessment. Available clinical tools usually do not include patients' self-perceived risk of falling. The objective of this study was to evaluate association with and predictive capacity of self-...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Gálvez-Barrón C,Sanguino MJ,Narvaiza L,Cavestany F,Collado I,Macho O,Dapena MD,Rodríguez-Molinero A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent arrhythmia in elderly patients. Aims of this study were to evaluate the predictors of arterial stiffness after external cardioversion (ECV) of AF and to establish whether a link exists between vascular properties and left atrial diameter (LAD). METHODS:...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Fumagalli S,Gabbai D,Nreu B,Roberts AT,Boni S,Ceccofiglio A,Fracchia S,Baldasseroni S,Tarantini F,Marchionni N

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous research indicates that dance training may improve balance among older adults. AIMS:This study investigated the effects of Thai traditional dance on balance performance among older women. METHODS:Forty-three women aged 60-80 years, with mean scores between 45 and 52 points on the Berg Balance Scal...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Noopud P,Suputtitada A,Khongprasert S,Kanungsukkasem V

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:To evaluate the effect of interdisciplinary outpatient geriatrics on the use, cost, and quality of health services in a fee-for-service (FFS) environment of two networks of primary care clinics operated by a not-for-profit provider organization in Dallas County, Texas. METHODS:The Senior Health Net...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Famadas JC,Frick KD,Haydar ZR,Nicewander D,Ballard D,Boult C

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Whether or not there has been a "compression of morbidity" in older ages has been vividly debated during the last decades. Previous studies have found indications of both improved and deteriorated health among elderly persons. Few studies have analyzed how changes in health indicators are influenced...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Wilhelmson K,Allebeck P,Steen B

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevention is an important but neglected issue in geriatric medicine. Vaccination plays a major role in prevention of infectious diseases, but its implementation in clinical practice is far from perfect. To improve practice, a group of French experts composed of geriatricians and infectious disease specialists prepare...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Belmin J,Bourée P,Camus D,Guiso N,Jeandel C,Trivalle C,Veyssier P

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress has been considered one of the causes of aging. For this reason, treatments based on antioxidants or those capable of increasing endogenous antioxidant activity have been taken into consideration to delay aging or age-related disease progression. AIM:In this paper, we determine if resveratr...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Tung BT,Rodriguez-Bies E,Thanh HN,Le-Thi-Thu H,Navas P,Sanchez VM,López-Lluch G

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We define active aging as a striving for activities as per one's goals, capacities and opportunities. AIM:To test the 1-year counselling intervention effects on active aging. METHODS:In this two-arm single-blinded randomized controlled trial, the intervention group received individually tailored counsellin...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Rantanen T,Hassandra M,Pynnönen K,Siltanen S,Kokko K,Karavirta L,Kauppinen M,Sipilä S,Saajanaho M,Portegijs E

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Statins therapy in the secondary prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD) is associated with a lower risk of adverse cardiovascular events. However, little is known regarding the association of elderly patients with nutritional risk on statin therapy. AIMS:To investigate whether older patients with CAD w...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Huang BT,Huang FY,Pu XB,Xia TL,Peng Y,Chen F,Yang Y,Liao YB,Chen M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Functional brain imaging has shown that bilateral brain reorganization may occur after unilateral cerebral damage. The present study searched for evidence of bilateral motor control changes in gait in patients with chronic unilateral stroke. METHODS:Gait variables (temporal and spatial parameters, ...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Titianova EB,Peurala SH,Pitkänen K,Tarkka IM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical exercise and nutrition seem to have a key role in the management of hip fracture patients. AIM:To evaluate the impact of a 2-month rehabilitative protocol combined with dietetic counseling, with or without essential amino acid supplementation, on functioning in hip fracture patients. METHODS:In th...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Invernizzi M,de Sire A,D'Andrea F,Carrera D,Renò F,Migliaccio S,Iolascon G,Cisari C

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Using biomarkers to predict mortality in patients with sepsis is important because these patients frequently have high mortality rates and unsatisfactory outcomes. The performance of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) and C-reactive protein (CRP) to predict clinical outcomes in elderly s...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Li H,Shan-Shan Z,Jian-Qiang K,Ling Y,Fang L

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elderly people experience a gradual loss of muscle strength and a reduction of serum levels of vitamin D and of vitamin D receptor expression in skeletal muscle cells. AIMS:The aim of our study was to evaluate the association among serum levels of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D [25(OH)D3], muscle strength, and physic...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Iolascon G,de Sire A,Calafiore D,Moretti A,Gimigliano R,Gimigliano F

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of predictive factors on institutionalization provides the basis for the development and application of preadmission assessment. There is a lack of evidence for predictors of institutionalization for older people. AIMS:To examine the effect of predictive factors on institutionalization in hom...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Salminen M,Vire J,Viikari L,Vahlberg T,Isoaho H,Lehtonen A,Viitanen M,Arve S,Eloranta S

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Gender and age effect on brain morphology have been extensively investigated. However, the great variety in methods applied to morphology partly explain the conflicting results of linear patterns of tissue changes and lateral asymmetry in men and women. The aim of the present study was to assess the...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Riello R,Sabattoli F,Beltramello A,Bonetti M,Bono G,Falini A,Magnani G,Minonzio G,Piovan E,Alaimo G,Ettori M,Galluzzi S,Locatelli E,Noiszewska M,Testa C,Frisoni GB

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In addition to the normal process of ageing, frailty, defined as a geriatric syndrome, is becoming more prevalent. Around 10% of people over 65 years and 25-50% of those aged over 85 years are frail. Frail elderly are more vulnerable to external stressors and have an increased risk of adverse health outcomes...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Windhaber T,Koula ML,Ntzani E,Velivasi A,Rizos E,Doumas MT,Pappas EE,Onder G,Vetrano DL,Roudriguez Laso A,Roudriguez Manjas L,Illario M,Roller-Wirnsberger RE,ADVANTAGE JA WP8 group.

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Monochromatic pulsating light may have effects on wound healing. In an earlier study of grade II ulcers, there was a tendency toward better healing in the phototherapy group (p=0.06). The present study on patients with grade II ulcers was performed to verify these findings. Data from this study were...

journal_title：Aging clinical and experimental research

authors： Dehlin O,Elmståhl S,Gottrup F

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00