Older Adults, Chronic Disease and Leisure-Time Physical ActivityGerontology - Tập 55 Số 1 - Trang 64-72 - 2009
Maureen C. Ashe, William C. Miller, Janice J. Eng, Luc Noreau
<i>Background:</i> Participating in regular physical activity is an important part of healthy aging. There is an increased risk for inactivity associated with aging and the risk becomes greater for adults who have a chronic disease. However, there is limited information on current physical activity levels for older adults and even less for those with chronic diseases. <i>...... hiện toàn bộ
Correlates of Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged AdultsGerontology - Tập 44 Số 2 - Trang 95-105 - 1998
James R. Cerhan, Aaron R. Folsom, James A. Mortimer, Eyal Shahar, David S. Knopman, Paul G. McGovern, Melissa Hays, Larry Crum, Gerardo Heiss
The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study administered cognitive function tests to more than 14,000 middle-aged adults in 1990–1992. The battery included the Delayed Word Recall test, the Digit Symbol Subtest of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised, and the Controlled Oral Word Association (Word Fluency) test. Test performance was correlated positively with education level, ne...... hiện toàn bộ
Dental Tissue Regeneration – A Mini-ReviewGerontology - Tập 57 Số 1 - Trang 85-94 - 2011
Amanda H.-H. Yen, Yuling Li
<i>Background:</i> With today’s 21st century technological advancements, it is expected that individuals will either retain their natural teeth or obtain functional tooth replacements throughout their entire life. Modern dental therapies for the replacement of missing teeth largely utilize partial or complete dentures and titanium implants capped with prosthetic crowns. Althoug...... hiện toàn bộ
Problematic Social Media Use and Perceived Social Isolation in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional StudyGerontology - Tập 66 Số 2 - Trang 160-168 - 2020
Dar Meshi, Shelia R. Cotten, Andrew R. Bender
<b><i>Background:</i></b> Social isolation in older adults is associated with numerous adverse health outcomes. In today’s digital society, if individuals perceive themselves to be socially isolated, they can take steps to interact with others on social media platforms. Research with younger adults indicates that social media use is positively linked to social isola...... hiện toàn bộ
Open-Field Behavior in Aging Inbred MiceGerontology - Tập 20 Số 3 - Trang 155-162 - 1974
Richard L. Sprott, Basil E. Eleftheriou
Open-field activity levels of young (2- to 6-month-old) and older (12- to 30-month-old) C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice were assessed in two experiments conducted in separate laboratories. A large decrement in activity level was observed with advancing age in mice of both genotypes. The environment in which the subjects were maintained and tested also appeared to be a major contributor to behavio...... hiện toàn bộ
The RANKL-RANK StoryGerontology - Tập 61 Số 6 - Trang 534-542 - 2015
Vanja Nagy, Josef Penninger
Receptor activator of nuclear factor κB (RANK) and its ligand (RANKL) have originally been described for their key roles in bone metabolism and the immune system. Subsequently, it has been shown that the RANKL-RANK system is critical in the formation of mammary epithelia in lactating females and the thermoregulation of the central nervous system. RANKL and RANK are under the tight control ...... hiện toàn bộ