Mitochondrial DNA variants and their impact on epigenetic and biological aging in young adulthood by Klara Mareckova, Ana Paula Mendes-Silva, Martin Jáni, Anna Pacinkova, Pavel Piler, Vanessa F. Gonçalves, Yuliya S. Nikolova

“…A total of 81 participants from the European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood (ELSPAC) prenatal birth cohort had good quality genetic data as well as blood-based markers to estimate biological aging in the late 20. …”
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Stroke survivors’ health literacy is not associated with caregiver burden: a cross-sectional study by Andrea Hess Engström, Sebastian Lindblom, Maria Flink, Susanna Söderberg, Lena von Koch, Charlotte Ytterberg

“…Participants were 50 caregivers and 50 stroke survivors who were followed up in a longitudinal study on care transitions after stroke. Data were collected one year after the stroke survivors’ discharge from hospital and analysed using ordinal logistic regression. …”
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Metabolic control and its associated factors in type 1 diabetic people: longitudinal trajectory modeling by Zahra Khosravi, Ali Taghipour, Monavar Afzalaghaee, Habibollah Esmaily, Ahmad Khosravi

“…Method This is a longitudinal study with 2020 type 1 diabetic individuals aged 18 to 59 years. …”
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Increase in assisted suicide in Switzerland: did the socioeconomic predictors change? Results from the Swiss National Cohort by Marcel Zwahlen, Nicole Steck, Christoph Junker

“…Objective To determine whether the strong increase in assisted suicides in Switzerland since 2008 is linked to a shift in the socioeconomic factors associated with assisted suicide and its related diagnoses.Methods In a population-based longitudinal study, we investigated assisted suicides in Switzerland over the period 2003–2014. …”
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Neural Plastic Effects of Cognitive Training on Aging Brain by Natalie T. Y. Leung, Helena M. K. Tam, Leung W. Chu, Timothy C. Y. Kwok, Felix Chan, Linda C. W. Lam, Jean Woo, Tatia M. C. Lee

“…This implies that cognitive training can possibly ameliorate age-associated cognitive decline by inducing training-specific neural plastic changes at both neural and behavioral levels. This longitudinal study examined the behavioral effects of a systematic thirteen-week cognitive training program on attention and working memory of older adults who were at risk of cognitive decline. …”
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Maternal Feeding Styles and Food Parenting Practices as Predictors of Longitudinal Changes in Weight Status in Hispanic Preschoolers from Low-Income Families by Sheryl O. Hughes, Thomas G. Power, Teresia M. O’Connor, Jennifer Orlet Fisher, Tzu-An Chen

“…Participants were 129 Latina parents and their Head Start children participating in a longitudinal study. Children were assessed at baseline (4 to 5 years old) and again eighteen months later. …”
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Prevalence of Sleep-related Breathing Disorders in Children from 6 to 11 Years Old by Alexander Torres Molina

“…<strong><br />Methods</strong>: A longitudinal study was conducted in Moa, which included a sample of 1608 school children aged from 6 to11 years old. …”
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Absence of the interthalamic adhesion (ITA) as a neuroanatomical association or risk factor for neuropsychiatric disorders: A systemic review and meta-analysis by Adil Asghar, Ravi K. Narayan, Pankaj Kumar, Kumar S. Ravi, R. Shane Tubbs, Apurba Patra, Shagufta Naaz

“…Conclusions and Relevance: In this study, a consistent association of AITA with psychiatric disorders was observed, rendering the condition to be treated as an associated risk factor affecting the function of the habenula nuclear complex via the stria medullaris thalami. A cohort or longitudinal study is needed to compare the incidence of psychiatric disorders in individuals with or without ITA and to calculate the attributed risk.…”
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Impact of Internet Usage on Depression Among Older Adults: Comprehensive Study by Lin Guo, Yunwei Li, Kai Cheng, Ying Zhao, Wenqiang Yin, Ying Liu

“…MethodsUsing data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), a 2-stage instrumental variable approach was applied to address endogeneity and estimate causal relationships between internet usage and depression. …”
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Mediating effect of frailty on social isolation and cognitive function among the elderly by JIANG Meiting，YANG Wenfei，ZHANG Xiang，CAI Xin，GUAN Aijun，ZENG Dongyang

“…Methods:Demographic information, smoking, alcohol consumption and cognitive function of the elderly at ages of 60 years and older were collected from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2020. Social isolation and frailty were evaluated using social isolation index and frailty index, respectively. …”
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Users’ views on the use of a smartwatch app to collect daily symptom data in individuals with multiple long-term conditions (Multimorbidity): A qualitative study by Cassandra Kenning, Peter Bower, Nicola Small, Syed Mustafa Ali, Benjamin Brown, Katherine Dempsey, Elaine Mackey, Brian McMillan, Caroline Sanders, Ilina Serafimova, Sabine N Van der Veer, William G Dixon, John McBeth

“…Methods Watch Your Steps was a longitudinal study which recruited 53 patients to track over 20 symptoms per day for a 90-day period using a study app on smartwatches. …”
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Seasonal and Weather Effects on Rheumatoid Arthritis: Myth or Reality? by Hamida Azzouzi, Linda Ichchou

“…A retrospective longitudinal study from July 2017 to August 2018 was conducted. …”
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Factors contributing to helminth prevalence after repeated mass administration of medicines in Anambra State, Nigeria by Ogechukwu B. Aribodor, Christopher Okaka, Sammy Sam-Wobo, Annick Bikoumou, Emmanuel Obikwelu

“…Abstract Over the past decade, Mass Administration of Medicines (MAM) has been a key strategy for controlling schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STHs) in Anambra State, Nigeria. This longitudinal study, conducted from 2017 to 2019, evaluated the impact of interventions for controlling schistosomiasis (SCH) and STHs in recipient communities. …”
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Functioning performance trajectory and its associated factors for people with disability—A 4-year national study by Tzu-Ying Chiu, Tsan-Hon Liou, Chia-Feng Yen

“…The current study aims to examine functioning performance trajectory and the associated factors for people with disabilities. Methods A longitudinal study was conducted over four years, for which data were retrieved from the National Disability Eligibility Determination System in Taiwan. …”
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Transference-focused psychotherapy in an inpatient setting for borderline personality disorders: changes in symptomatology by Torvi Abel, Moritz Happel, Franca Daerr, Carsten Spitzer, Cord Benecke, Birger Dulz

“… This prospective, naturalistic, longitudinal study examined changes in borderline-specific symptoms in a six-month, manualbased transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP) inpatient treatment for patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) in comparison to a waitlist control group. 74 patients with BPD received TFP in a multi-professional inpatient setting, of whom 27 patients represented the waitlist control group. 31 patients completed six months of treatment. …”
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Characteristics of the Relationship of Kidney Dysfunction with Cardiovascular Disease in High Risk Patients with Diabetes by Attilio Losito, Loretta Pittavini, Ivano Zampi, Elena Zampi

“…The cross-sectional study evaluated 16,298 participants (1,627 T2DM) acutely admitted to hospital. The longitudinal study comprised 7,508 patients (673 with diabetes and 6,835 without). eGFR was categorized into 6 stages from >90 to <15 mL/min/1.73 m2. …”
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Epidemiological characterization of primary open-angle glaucoma by Leonor Rosario Díaz Alfonso, Bárbara Nuria Suárez Rodríguez, Mariela Julia Curbelo, Yusdenia Soto Serrano, Armando Rafael Milanés Armengol

“…<strong><br />Methods:</strong> Clinical, epidemiological, prospective and longitudinal study in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma who attended the glaucoma consultation of the Provincial General University Hospital "Dr. …”
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Estimating the Effect of Adhering to the Recommendations of the 2019 Canada’s Food Guide on Health Outcomes in Older Adults: Protocol for a Target Trial Emulation by Didier Brassard, Nancy Presse, Stéphanie Chevalier

“…MethodsTo emulate the target trial, nonexperimental data from the Quebec Longitudinal Study on Nutrition and Successful Aging (NuAge; N=1753 adults aged ≥67 years) will be used. …”
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Leveraging transformer models to predict cognitive impairment: accuracy, efficiency, and interpretability by Kai Ma, Junzhi Zhang, Xinhang Huang, Mengyang Wang

“…Abstract Objective This study aims to develop an enhanced Transformer model for predicting mild cognitive impairment (MCI) using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), focusing on handling mixed data types and improving predictive accuracy. …”
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Predictors of Onset of Wheezing in Grain Elevator Workers by Punam Pahwa, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Helen H McDuffie, James A Dosman

“…A longitudinal study of Canadian grain elevator workers over a 12-year period was conducted. …”
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