Effect of Health Education on Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity among Female Teachers Aged 40–60 Years in Asmara, Eritrea: A Quasiexperimental Study by Helen Gebretatyos, Soliana Amanuel, Lidia Ghirmai, Ghidey Gebreyohannes, Eyasu H. Tesfamariam

“…Background. Middle age is a period in women’s life where many changes occur in their bodies due to the decline of gonadotropins. …”
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Sarcopenia is not associated with hypertension, but sarcopenic obesity increases risk of hypertension: a 7-year cohort study by Runfen Du, Junchao Yuan, Yunda Huang, Guihua Jiang, Zhiping Duan, Hong Yang, Wei Huang

“…BackgroundSarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, and hypertension are all widespread public health problems in middle-aged and older populations, and their association is controversial. …”
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Autonomic Dysfunctions in Parkinson’s Disease: Prevalence, Clinical Characteristics, Potential Diagnostic Markers, and Treatment by Zhe Zhang, Sheng-Di Chen

“…Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease in the middle-aged and the elderly. Symptoms of autonomic dysfunctions are frequently seen in PD patients, severely affecting the quality of life. …”
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Benign Cystic Mesothelioma: A Rare Cause for Scrotal Swelling by A. Aber, A. Tahir, V. Arumuham, G. Smith, S. Almpanis

“…These types of benign mesotheliomas typically occur in the peritoneum and usually affect young to middle-aged patients. We present in this case an unusual case of benign cystic mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis in a 77-year-old male patient.…”
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Aspecte ale paradigmei culturale a secolului al XVIII-lea: interdicția întru surparea superstiției norodului by Laura Bădescu

“…The paper proposes a gradual presentation of main forms of superstitions of the Middle Age. It was taken into account the statements expressed by the representatives of the church (official, semiofficial and personal) on the one hand and on the other hand the secular authorities of that age and Romanian intellectuals grouped in the Transylvanian School. …”
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Association between oxidative balance score and glaucoma in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jun Huang, Yulan Zhang, Chao Wu, Yifan Wu, Feiran Wang, Yunxuan Ning, Lu Shi

“…The protective effect was more pronounced among middle-aged adults (40–60 years; OR = 0.90, 95% CI: 0.86–0.95) and males (OR = 0.93, 95% CI: 0.90–0.97).ConclusionHigher OBS were associated with lower glaucoma prevalence, particularly among middle-aged adults and males, suggesting potential benefits of maintaining oxidative balance in glaucoma prevention.…”
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Leiomyomatosis Peritonealis Disseminata with Sarcomatous Transformation: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review by Song Xu, Jing Qian

“…We hereby report a case of a middle-aged female patient who was diagnosed with malignant sarcomatous degeneration in LPD. …”
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Isolated external iliac artery aneurysm in a patient without any concomitant vascular disease by Patrick D. Conroy, MD, Jennifer Li, MD, Allen Hamdan, MD

“…We present the case of an asymptomatic isolated external iliac artery aneurysm with no other concomitant vascular disease in a middle-aged man, treated with a stent graft.…”
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Analysis of Hospital Discharge Data to Characterize Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Its Management in Adult Patients Hospitalized in Canada: 2006 to 2007 by Kathy F Spurr, Debra L Morrison, Michael A Graven, Adam Webber, Robert W Gilbert

“…BACKGROUND: Diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects 2% to 7% of middle-age persons worldwide and represents a substantial health care burden. …”
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Benign Mucinous Tumor of Ovary with a Sarcoma-Like Mural Nodule: A Case Report by Sailabala Garikaparthi, Renuka Inuganti Venkata, Krishna Bharathi Yarlagadda, Annapurna Parvatala

“…Sarcoma-like mural nodules occur predominantly in middle-aged women. Distinction of these lesions from true sarcomatous nodules and foci of anaplastic carcinoma is important because of the worse prognosis of these tumors in comparison with the favorable behavior of sarcoma-like mural nodules. …”
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The development of educational gerontology in Ukraine under martial law by S. Leknitska, I. Sakhanda

“…The full-scale military invasion of the Russian Federation aggressor country into Ukraine has led to the mobilisation of Ukrainian citizens of the draft age and caused a reduction in the labour market of young and middle-aged specialists. To support the labour market and economy of Ukraine, the need arose to introduce elderly people into the educational system. …”
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Retroperitoneal Cyst: An Uncommon Presentation of Filariasis by Senthil Ganesan, Saurabh Galodha, Rajan Saxena

“…Here we report about a middle aged male patient from rural north India with a recent onset of central abdominal retroperitoneal lump, pain, and fever. …”
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Isolated tubercular dacryoadenitis in a non-immunocompromised healthy adult by Ajax Jossy, N Kaviyapriya, Nirupama Kasturi, Sree J Rekha

“…A middle-aged woman presented with a slowly enlarging mass in the right superotemporal orbit and ptosis. …”
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Expression Profile of Brain Aging and Metabolic Function are Altered by Resveratrol or α-Ketoglutarate Supplementation in Rats Fed a High-Fat Diet by Paulina Szczurek-Janicka, Katarzyna Ropka-Molik, Maria Oczkowicz, Sylwia Orczewska-Dudek, Mariusz Pietras, Marek Pieszka

“…The aim of this study was to examine the impact of different dietary interventions started at middle age on the metabolic phenotype and gene expression profiling in the hypothalamus. …”
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Age- and Gender-Specific Prevalence of Risk Factors in Patients with First-Ever Ischemic Stroke in China by Xiao-ying Yao, Yan Lin, Jie-li Geng, Ya-meng Sun, Ying Chen, Guo-wen Shi, Qun Xu, Yan-sheng Li

“…Methods. 1027 patients with first-ever ischemic stroke (IS) were recruited and divided into young adult (<50 years), middle-aged (50∼80 years), and very old (>80 years) groups according to stroke onset ages. …”
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The Age-Specific Association of Waist Circumference and Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Shandong, China by Lingling Xu, Weihong Yu, Ping Huang, Chunying Li, Yan Li, Meng Wang, Qun Xu, Jing Wang, Caixia Zheng, Bin Qu, Yanping Zhao, Meng Niu, Ou Wang, Fengying Gong

“…T2D patients, especially middle-aged T2D patients, should reduce their WC to decrease CKD risk.…”
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Factors Associated with Women’s Chronic Disease Management: Associations of Healthcare Frustrations, Physician Support, and Self-Care Needs by Matthew Lee Smith, Marcia G. Ory, SangNam Ahn, Toni P. Miles

“…Findings can inform the planning, implementation, assessment, and dissemination of evidence-based self-management programs for middle-aged and older women within and outside of clinical settings.…”
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Baicalein Protects against Type 2 Diabetes via Promoting Islet β-Cell Function in Obese Diabetic Mice by Yu Fu, Jing Luo, Zhenquan Jia, Wei Zhen, Kequan Zhou, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dongmin Liu

“…Using another mouse model of type 2 diabetes generated by high-fat diet (HFD) feeding and low doses of streptozotocin injection, we found that baicalein treatment significantly improved hyperglycemia, glucose tolerance, and blood insulin levels in these middle-aged obese diabetic mice, which are associated with the improved islet β-cell survival and mass. …”
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Female reproductive ageing persists despite high infanticide risk in chacma baboons and geladas by Jacob A. Feder, India A. Schneider-Crease, Jacinta C. Beehner, Thore J. Bergman, Robert M. Seyfarth, Joan B. Silk, Noah Snyder-Mackler, Amy Lu

“…Infant survival peaked in middle-aged mothers in chacma baboons but in young mothers in geladas. …”
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Bullous Pyoderma Gangrenosum Associated with Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review by Yousuf Alwashahi, Mayar Al-Bahrani, Ahmed Almoqbali, Asma Alajmi

“…We report a rare case of a middle-aged Omani woman who was known to have primary antiphospholipid syndrome, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, and iron deficiency anemia. …”
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