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Calcium and strontium contractile activation properties of single skinned skeletal muscle fibres from elderly women 66–90 years of age
The single freshly skinned muscle fibre technique was used to investigate Ca 2+ - and Sr 2+ -activation properties of skeletal muscle fibres from elderly...
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Changes of Iodine Nutritional Status in the Elderly after Replacing Iodized Salt with Non-Iodized Salt for Half a Year
China has issued the “Reform Plan of the Salt Industry System” in 2016 and it is necessary to attach the importance to the changes of iodine...
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AMP hydrolysis reduction in blood plasma of breast cancer elderly patients after different treatments
Adenine nucleotides are important signaling molecules that mediate biological functions in many conditions, including cancer. The enzymes CD39 and...
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Tinea Capitis by Microsporum canis in an Elderly Female with Extensive Dermatophyte Infection
Tinea capitis is a type of dermatophyte infection primarily affecting children. We report a case of an elderly woman with well-controlled diabetes...
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Functional State of the Brain of Elderly Women at Rest and in Mental Stress under Varying Geomagnetic Conditions
AbstractWe studied the effect of geomagnetic disturbances on the functional activity of the brain in healthy elderly women (50–60 years). We...
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Tobacco exposure, but not aging, shifts the frequency of peripheral blood B cell subpopulations
Several disturbances in T-cell mediated immunity have been described during aging, but immunosenescence of the B-cell compartment is less well...
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Seroprevalence of Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika viruses antibodies in a cohort of asymptomatic pregnant women in a low-income region of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2018–2019
Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika viruses are arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) that infect millions of individuals in tropical and subtropical...
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A Rare Association Between Osteomalacia, Phosphaturic Mesenchymal Tumor, and Ovarian Cancer: A Case Report and Literature Review
Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome characterized by hypophosphatemia, bone mineralization disorders with increased...
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Relationship between DNA methylation changes and skeletal muscle mass
BackgroundSarcopenia is a disease diagnosed in the elderly. In patients with sarcopenia, the muscle mass decreases every year. The occurrence of...
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Osteomalacia Prevalence, Biochemical Profile, and Histology in Patients with Low-Energy Hip Fractures Over the Age of 45
Our objective was to determine the prevalence of osteomalacia in low-energy hip fracture patients over the age of 45, based on biochemical and...
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A Text Mining Protocol for Extracting Drug–Drug Interaction and Adverse Drug Reactions Specific to Patient Population, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Disease
Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) and adverse drug reactions (ADR) are experienced by many patients, especially by elderly population due to their...
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Sexual Assault and Murder: When DNA Does Not Help Even Though It Is Present
Two cases demonstrate that full reliance on biological stains (“CSI effect”) may, in complicated or unlikely case scenarios, lead to either wrongful...
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Sexual Assault and Murder: When DNA Does Not Help Even Though It Is Present
Two cases demonstrate that full reliance on biological stains (“CSI effect”) may, in complicated or unlikely case scenarios, lead to either wrongful...
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Sarala Behn: She Who Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways
Hers was a struggle from the beginning—a peaceful struggle against all injustice and exploitation of defenseless people. An educator and an...
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One-year supplementation with Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC PTA 6475 counteracts a degradation of gut microbiota in older women with low bone mineral density
Recent studies have shown that probiotic supplementation has beneficial effects on bone metabolism. In a randomized controlled trial (RCT) we...
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Nubian Agricultural Practices, Crops and Foods: Changes in Living Memory on Ernetta Island, Northern Sudan
Agricultural practices in northern Sudan have been changing rapidly but remain little documented. In this paper we aim to investigate changes to...
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Thermal Comfort for Older Population in Spain: Diagnosis and Strategies for a Climate Change Scenario
Current cities face multiple challenges to combat problems such as pollution, shortage of green areas, invasion of vehicles, lack of complexity or...
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Melatonin in Aging and Aging-Related Disorders
Mammalian cells have multifaceted systems and structures to avoid accumulation of unfolded or misfolded proteins, the accumulation of which is a...
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The pathophysiology of chronic subdural hematoma revisited: emphasis on aging processes as key factor
Chronic subdural hematoma (CSH) affects mostly elderly subjects. Previously, pathophysiological concepts suggested that CSH is secondary to...
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High-Altitude Archaeology and the Anthropology of Sacred Mountains: 25 Years of Explorations and Disseminations
This chapter summarizes the content of Constanza Ceruti’s books on the anthropology of sacred mountains, which are dedicated to the peaks of the...