Chemokine associations with blood cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) barrier permeability and delirium by Paul Denver, Lucas Tortorelli, Karen Hov, Jens Petter Berg, Lasse M. Giil, Arshed Nazmi, Ana Lopez-Rodriguez, Daire Healy, Carol Murray, Robyn Barry, Leiv Otto Watne, Colm Cunningham

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Differential Diagnosis, Clinical Characteristics, and Interventions of Braid-Like Coronary Artery: Case Series Analysis Based on Optical Coherence Tomography by Wen-Xiu Leng, Huan-Huan Wang, Hai Ming Liu, Ying Song, Lian-Jun Xu, Jing-Jing Xu, Xue-Yan Zhao, Xiao-Yan Tan, Rong Li, Zhan Gao, Li-Jian Gao, Jue Chen, Jin-Qing Yuan, Yue-Jin Yang, Ji-Lin Chen

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Genomic characteristics of ST6115 carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae coharboring blaNDM-1 and blaIMP-4 by Xiaofang Xie, Xiaofang Xie, Yaxuan Zhai, Zhichen Zhu, Feinan Qian, Feinan Qian, Jie Zhu, Qizhao Gao, Hong Du, Hong Du

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Association between forced expiratory volume in 1 s and relapse-free survival in operable non-small cell lung cancer: a prospective cohort study with propensity score overlap weigh... by Jing Cheng, Yang Du, Karl Sylvester, Shaoping Wu, Suixin Liu, Yaoshan Dun, Baiyang You, Siqian Fu, Ning Xu, Jeffrey William Ripley-Gonzalez, Ni Cui

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Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with self-locking standalone cage for the treatment of cervical degenerative disc disease in patients over 80 years by Jian Zhou, An’nan Hu, Xiaogang Zhou, Jian Dong

“…Abstract Background The need for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for cervical degenerative disc disease (CDDD) will probably grow dramatically in the geriatric population. However, ACDF with self-locking standalone cages in patients over 80 years has not yet been investigated. …”
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Predicting Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Disease with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A One-Year Observational Study by Pei-Hao Chen, Fang-Yu Cheng, Shih-Jung Cheng, Jin-Siang Shaw

“…The study was performed with detailed neuropsychological testing, a portable device for gait analysis, and a comprehensive geriatric assessment for patients with MCI. Cognitive decline was defined as subjective cognitive impairment with an objective decline in the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) ≥2 points at the one-year follow-up. …”
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Malnutrition risk, weight loss, and subsequent survival in patients listed for heart transplantation by Tae Kyung Yoo, MD, MS, Satoshi Miyashita, MD, Ariella Stein, MSCIS-HI, Michael Wu, BS, MPH, Lauren Parsly Read-Button, MPH, RD, LDN, Masashi Kawabori, MD, Greg S. Couper, MD, Edward Saltzman, MD, Amanda R. Vest, MBBS, MPH

“…We investigated which malnutrition risk scores – geriatric nutrition risk index (GNRI), prognostic nutritional index (PNI), or controlling nutritional status (CONUT) – have the strongest mortality association for HT candidates, and whether they are prognostic at the time of HT listing or HT operation. …”
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Bidirectional association between physical activity and depression: the “Como Vai?” cohort study by Bárbara Sutil da Silva, Debora Tornquist, Andrea Wendt, Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi, Elaine Tomasi, Maria Cristina Gonzalez, Renata Moraes Bielemann, Inácio Crochemore-Silva

“…The presence of DS was measured using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-10). Linear regression models were used to evaluate bidirectional associations between PA and DS. …”
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The Effect of Subchondral Claw-Deploying Lag Screw on Lateral Sliding Distance and Cut-Out in Treating Intertrochanteric Fractures by Mehmet Cakmak, Levent Horoz

“…Conclusion: Using a subchondral claw-deploying lag screw is a reliable implant choice in the surgical treatment of geriatric intertrochanteric fractures. The claw mechanism increases fixation strength and restricts the movements of the lag screw in the femoral head.…”
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Association between Sarcopenia and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1, Myostatin, and Insulin Resistance in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis by Novira Widajanti, SoebagijoAdi Soelistijo, Usman Hadi, Mochammad Thaha, null Aditiawardana, null Widodo, Hadiq Firdausi, YafanitaIzzati Nurina, MiraDelima Asikin, Hersih Srinowati, NoerHalimatus Syakdiyah

“…Furthermore, there were significant differences in the characteristics and geriatric parameters between the sarcopenia and nonsarcopenia groups. …”
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Association between sarcopenia components and depressed mood varies by sex among community-dwelling older adults from the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study by Yong Soon Park, Keunjoong Yoo, Hye Jin Kim, Miji Kim, Chang Won Won

“…Depressed mood was assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale short form. Logistic regression was used to examine sex-specific associations between sarcopenia components and depressed mood. …”
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Handshake antimicrobial stewardship for adult surgical patients by Abby Kosharek, Elizabeth Neuner, Emily Welch, Spenser January, Alice Bewley, Kevin Hsueh, Sena Sayood

“…Antimicrobial recommendations were delivered in person to general surgery teams including trauma, geriatric trauma, and emergency/general surgery. …”
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Hubungan Antara Activity Of Daily Living Dengan Kejadian Depresi Pada Lanjut Usia by Aliyah, Leya Indah Permatasari, Rizaluddin Akbar

“…Pengambilan data menggunakan kuesioner barthel index dan Geriatric Depression scale (GDS) yang telah di uji validitas dan relibilitas denga hasil hitung valid dan reliabel. …”
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Effectiveness and maintenance of behavior change and exercise programs on depressive symptoms in older adults by Lucelia Borges, Simone Meurer, Tânia Benedetti

“…The DS were measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) and level of physical activity (LPA) through accelerometers. …”
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Understanding Cognition, Oxytocin, and Pain in Elders (UCOPE): protocol for a double-blinded cross-over trial in chronic knee osteoarthritis pain by Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, Soamy Montesino-Goicolea, Pedro Valdes-Hernandez, Zhiguang Huo, Roland Staud, Natalie C. Ebner

“…Achievement of these aims will provide a rich platform for future intervention research targeting improvements in pain and disability among geriatric populations and will serve as a foundation for a fully powered trial to examine treatment efficacy and potential mechanisms of the proposed intervention. …”
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GLIM criteria for definition of malnutrition in peritoneal dialysis: a new aspect of nutritional assessment by Dao Wang, Jun Yin, Wen Liao, Xiaoran Feng, Fengping Zhang

“…As a complex model for forecast the long-term mortality, the performance of adjusted factors combined with GLIM was poorer than combined malnutrition inflammation score (MIS) (IDI >0, p < 0.001), but fitter than combined geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) (IDI <0, p < 0.001).Conclusions The GLIM criteria provide a viable tool for nutritional assessment in patients with PD, and malnutrition defined according to the GLIM can predict prognosis with an acceptable performance.…”
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Resection of Bilateral Symmetrical Multiple Level Cervical Ganglioneuroma in a 43-Year-Old Man, a Probable Case of Neurofibromatosis Type-1: Report of a Case and Review of Literatu... by Seyed Reza Mousavi, Mohammadhadi Amirshahpari Motlagh, Fatemeh Karimi, Bahareh Ebrahimi

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Alternative 3′ UTR polyadenylation is disrupted in the rNLS8 mouse model of ALS/FTLD by Randall J. Eck, Paul N. Valdmanis, Nicole F. Liachko, Brian C. Kraemer

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High risk factors of diabetic foot and related nursing interventions (糖尿病足的高危因素分析及护理干预现状) by JI Congying (季聪颖)

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LLT1 overexpression renders allogeneic-NK resistance and facilitates the generation of enhanced universal CAR-T cells by Shuxian Zhu, Shiyu Zuo, Chuo Li, Xingjie You, Erlie Jiang, Xiaoming Feng, Yuechen Luo

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