From the Neolithic to the end of Early Bronze Age: developments in the construction of entrance gates and city walls at settlements in Burdur (Turkey) and the surrounding region by Gülsün Umurtak

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Performance of the modified 2022 ACR/EULAR giant cell arteritis classification criteria without age restriction for discriminating from Takayasu arteritis by Takahiko Sugihara, Masayoshi Harigai, Haruhito A. Uchida, Hajime Yoshifuji, Yasuhiro Maejima, Jun Ishizaki, Yoshiko Watanabe, Hiroaki Dobashi, Yoshinori Komagata, Naoto Tamura, Yoshikazu Nakaoka, Japan Research Committee of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare for Intractable Vasculitis (JPVAS)

“…A set of items included in the modified GCA classification criteria had good discriminative ability for GCA and TAK, even when age was excluded. However, age restriction or PMR was required to distinguish GCA without cranial lesions from TAK.…”
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Impact of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) on in-hospital mortality: an age- and HIV status-specific retrospective cohort study in Uganda by Odong Christopher, Wang Yanmei, Makabayi Emmanuel Yeko, Doreen Mary Nanyunja, Kuule Julius Kabbali

“…Methods and results We retrospectively included 226 patients(age 45.35 ± 18.85yrs, 54.4% women) admitted to Naguru-referral hospital between January 1st and June 30th, 2024. …”
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Whether the Effect of Sperm DNA Fragmentation on the Clinical and Laboratory Outcomes Changes with the Paternal age in the intracytoplasmic sperm injection Cycles of Donor Oocytes by Deepthi Repalle, saritha kv, Shilpa Bhandari, Jitendra Choudhary

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Salivary Biomarkers (Opiorphin, Cortisol, Amylase, and IgA) Related to Age, Sex, and Stress Perception in a Prospective Cohort of Healthy Schoolchildren by Anna Krahel, Elzbieta Paszynska, Justyna Otulakowska-Skrzynska, Szymon Rzatowski, Amadeusz Hernik, Agnieszka Slopien, Tomasz Hanć, Paula Szczesniewska, Ewa Bryl, Yves Boucher, Marta Tyszkiewicz-Nwafor, Maria Gawriolek, Monika Dmitrzak-Weglarz

“…This cohort study is aimed at measuring stress/immune biomarkers in the saliva of healthy school-age children and comparing subgroups according to age, sex, and stress perception. …”
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Research on the network structure and gender/age differences of psychological safety among urban residents: network analysis based on a large sample by Tao Yang, Huicong Cai, Juan Song, Na Li, Haiyan Liu

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Intimate partner violence among women of reproductive age during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Gizachew Yilak, Alemayehu Sayih Belay, Aychew Kassie, Befkad Derese Tilahun, Ambaw Abebaw Emrie, Mulat Ayele, Eyob Shitie Lake, Legese Fekede Abza

“…Different factors such as: age of the young women (adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=3.24; 95% CI 0.6, 5.8, p=0.015), lack of formal education (AOR=2.63; 95% CI 1.7, 3.6, p=0.000), partner’s substance use (AOR=2.07; 95% CI 1.5, 2.7, p=0.000), partner not attending formal education (AOR=3.38; 95% CI 2.2, 4.6, p=0.000) and partner’s alcohol use (AOR=2.82; 95% CI 1.1, 4.6, p=0.000) were found to be significantly associated with IPV among women during the COVID-19 pandemic.Conclusions In this study, a third of women of reproductive age experienced IPV during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Methyl-Arginine Profile of Brain from Aged PINK1-KO+A53T-SNCA Mice Suggests Altered Mitochondrial Biogenesis by Georg Auburger, Suzana Gispert, Nadine Brehm

“…Now we studied brain hemispheres of DM mice at age of 18 months in a hypothesis-free approach, employing a quantitative label-free global proteomic mass spectrometry scan of posttranslational modifications focusing on methyl-arginine. …”
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Color Stability, Surface Roughness, and Microhardness of Resin-Based Composites After Immersion in Beverages Commonly Consumed by Children or Accelerated Artificial Aging by Mariana Oliveira Daltoé, Eduardo José Soares, Rocio Geng Vivanco, Raquel Assed Bezerra da Silva Segato, Patrícia Gatón-Hernández, Paulo Nelson-Filho, Fernanda de Carvalho Panzeri Pires-de-Souza, Léa Assed Bezerra da Silva

“… Objective: To evaluate the color stability, surface roughness, and microhardness of resin-based composites (RBCs) after accelerated artificial aging (AAA) or immersion in beverages consumed by children. …”
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Adherence to four healthy lifestyles and their influencing factors among residents aged 35 to 75 years in Fujian province: a longitudinal study by Ze YANG, Xin FANG, Yefa ZHANG, Wenling ZHONG, Tiehui CHEN, Jingyu CHEN, Yanrong YIN, Xiaoqing LI

“…Healthy lifestyle habits are associated with sex, age, and education level. There is an urgent need to formulate targeted health promotion strategies and implement comprehensive intervention measures.…”
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Experiences and practices of people categorised as being ‘at risk’ based on age during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in the UK and Germany by Susannah Mayhew, Stephanie Drössler, Katharina Wabnitz

“…Objectives The aim of this study was to comparatively explore the social representations of risk in individuals categorised ‘at risk’ based on age during the COVID-19 pandemic. What characterised their sense-making of being at risk and what effects did this have on their lives, behaviour and identities?…”
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Relationship between triglyceride glucose-body mass index baselines and variation with future cardiovascular diseases risk in the middle-aged and elderly individuals by Junpeng Qiao, Xueyu Chen, Jinhong Pang, Haicheng Fei, Zhang Liu, Fang Cheng, Qiaoqiao Chen, Yingying Zhao, Fengxue Shi, Hongying Jia, Hongying Jia, Weiwei Chi, Weiwei Chi

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Asymptomatic hyperCKemia in old age as a presentation form of a mutation in the ANO5 gene, 8 years of follow-up by R. Cuenca Hernández, C. González-González, G. Liaño Esteso, A. Esquivel López

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Sink or Swim? Clinical Objective Tests and Measures Associated with Shoulder Pain in Swimmers of Varied Age Levels of Competition: A Systematic Review by June Kennedy, Thomas Otley, Steph Hendren, Heather Myers, Angela Tate

“…# BACKGROUND Swimming is enjoyed by athletes of all ages, and shoulder pain is a common problem. Clinicians identify impairments which impact shoulder pain and these impairments may differ depending on the swimmer’s age competition level…”
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Transcranial photobiomodulation for reducing symptoms of autism spectrum disorder and modulating brain electrophysiology in children aged 2–7: an open label study by Yuli Fradkin, Joaquin A. Anguera, Alexander J. Simon, Luis De Taboada, Eugenia Steingold

“…BackgroundSmall pilot studies have indicated that transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) may help alleviate symptoms of neurological conditions like depression, traumatic brain injury and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).ObjectiveTo examine the effect of tPBM on the behavioral symptoms of ASD and brain electrophysiology in children aged 2–7.MethodsWe conducted an open label, one-arm study with 23 participants, aged 2–7, previously diagnosed with ASD. …”
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Association between prenatal exposure to phthalate esters and blood pressure in children aged 3–7 years: A prospective cohort study by Zihao Wang, Yu Zhang, Wenwen Yang, Mengfei Xu, Beini Li, Ping Wu, Zhongqiang Cao, Wei Wu

“…Methods: In our cohort study, 497 pairs of mothers and children (aged 3–7 years) were enrolled at the Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital, Wuhan, China, between 2016 and 2017. …”
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Gender differences in use of cigarette and non-cigarette tobacco products among adolescents aged 13–15 years in 20 African countries by Israel T. Agaku, Rose Sulentic, Adriana Dragicevic, Gibril Njie, Candace K. Jones, Satomi Odani, Tina Tsafa, Joy Gwar, Constantine I. Vardavas, Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf

“…Our analytical sample comprised 56442 adolescents aged 13–15 years from 20 African countries. Weighted, country-specific prevalence estimates were computed overall and by gender. …”
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Responses of laying performance, eggshell quality, calcium, and phosphorus metabolism to feeding patterns and dietary available phosphorus levels in aged laying hens by Dan Shao, Liangji Liu, Haibing Tong

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Prevalence and associated factors of healthy aging among community-dwelling older adults in Lishui city, China: a cross-sectional study by Jian-Hua Chen, Norhasmah Mohd Zain, Azlina Yusuf, Bi-He Ying

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Modulation of CXC Chemokine Receptor Expression and Function in Human Neutrophils during Aging In Vitro Suggests a Role in Their Clearance from Circulation by Katja C. Weisel, Frank Bautz, Gabriele Seitz, Sedat Yildirim, Lothar Kanz, Robert Möhle

“…In our study, we provide evidence that also in human neutrophils, expression (cell surface and mRNA), chemotactic and signaling functions of the homing-related chemokine receptor CXCR4 are upregulated during aging in vitro, independent of addition of stimulatory cytokines (TNF, IL-1, IL-8, G-CSF). …”
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