Prefibrotic Myelofibrosis Presenting with Multiple Cerebral Embolic Infarcts and the Rare MPL W515S Mutation by Stephen E. Langabeer, Lisa Lee Tokar, Laura Kearney, Cathal O’Brien, Kowshika Thavarajah, Aisling Barrett, John McManus, Hilary O’Leary

“…We describe the case of an elderly man with persistent thrombocytosis presenting with an ischemic cerebral event. …”
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Nutritional Assessment and sociodemographic factors, health conditions and habits associated in old people by Joilson Meneguci, Álvaro da Silva Santos, Renata Damião

“…Given the need to determine factors associated to the incidence of chronic diseases, importance should be given to determining the nutritional status and conditions associated to nutritional changes to health of the elderly population. In this sense, the aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of underweight and overweight in the elderly and its association to sociodemographic factors, health conditions and habits. …”
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Valproic Acid-Induced Myoclonus in a Demented Patient: A Case Report by Tina M. Gardner, Rehan Aziz, Sunanda Muralee, Rajesh R. Tampi

“…Valproic acid and its derivatives are now commonly used to treat various psychiatric disorders in the elderly. Data indicates that the elderly patients are more susceptible to developing neuropsychiatric complications when treated with these medications. …”
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Oral Health and Oral Health-related Quality of Life Among Geriatric Population- A Narrative Review by Jagreeti Kayasth, Vipul Yadav, Diksha Sharma, Geetanjali Yadav, B. C. Manjunath, Shreya Bhukal

“…The results showed an evident association between OHRQoL and elderly patients’ dental care, which necessitates preventive and early intervention along with prompt treatment for the elderly.…”
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Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan dan Sikap dengan Tindakan Pencegahan Osteoporosis pada Wanita Usila di Kelurahan Jati by Sri Ganesh Rajaratenam, Rose Dinda Martini, Nur Indrawati Lipoeto

“…The study population was elderly women ≥ 60 years who reside in the Village of Jati, East Padang district. …”
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Fast and High-Precision Human Fall Detection Using Improved YOLOv8 Model by Ahlam R. Khekan, Hadi S. Aghdasi, Pedram Salehpour

“…These incidents of collapsing, tripping, crashing, tumbling, falling, etc. cause major harm and injuries to the elderly in our society. According to WHO, it is the second-leading cause of death worldwide. …”
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Educational intervention on COVID-19 in older adults of the Family Doctor´s Office No. 4. Cumanayagua, 2020 by Dayamí Guerra Villarpanda, Vivian González Suárez, Eneida Bravo Polanco, Rosario Cavada Fernández, Carmen Benítez Cabrera, Raquel Rubio Roque

“…The satisfaction of the elderly with the educational actions was high.<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> after the application of educational actions, there was an increase in knowledge about the disease, which may be favorable for its prevention in this group of elderly.…”
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Characterization of older adults' sexual life in a health area by Juan Miguel Benítez García, Julio César Camero Machín, Jesús Cuello Ávila, Juan Carlos Curbelo Fajardo

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> sexuality in the elderly is an essential factor in maintaining their quality of life.…”
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Changing Landscape of Haemophilus influenzae Meningitis and Implication on Public Health by John Allonce, Mohammed Ahsan, Angelina Browne, Rebecca Witherell, Mark Rasnake

“…Haemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) has evolved as a prominent pathogen, with nontypeable strains (NTHi) emerging as a leading cause of invasive disease, particularly among the elderly. Since the introduction of Haemophilus influenzae B (Hib) vaccine, invasive infection has shifted from children with Hib to the elderly with NTHi. …”
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Dendritic Cells from Aged Subjects Display Enhanced Inflammatory Responses to Chlamydophila pneumoniae by Sangeetha Prakash, Sudhanshu Agrawal, Dandan Ma, Sudhir Gupta, Ellena M. Peterson, Anshu Agrawal

“…Chlamydophila pneumoniae (CPn) is a common respiratory pathogen that causes a chronic and persistent airway infection. The elderly display an increased susceptibility and severity to this infection. …”
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The association of heat shock protein genetic polymorphisms with age-related hearing impairment in Taiwan by Ning-Chia Chang, Hua-Ling Yang, Chia-Yen Dai, Wen-Yi Lin, Meng-Hsuen Hsieh, Chen-Yu Chien, Kuen-Yao Ho

“…Abstract Background Age-related hearing impairment (ARHI) is a major disability among the elderly population. Heat shock proteins (HSPs) were found to be associated with ARHI in animal studies. …”
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Anti-aging versus positive-aging language in scientific literature: Raising questions for future research by Akbar Azizi-Zeinalhajloo, Haidar Nadrian, Nafiseh Ghassab-Abdollahi, Elham Lotfalinejad, Hassan Rezaeipandari, Devender Bhalla

“…Terms such as "old people," "old age," "elderly", "the elderly" and "the aged" are in the form of anti-aging speaking, and it is recommended that the terms "older people", "older adults", "seniors" and "later life" be used instead of the latter mentioned terms, indicating there is a growing sense that emphasis on a positive perception and illustration of aging. …”
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The Interactive Relationship between Pain, Psychosis, and Agitation in People with Dementia: Results from a Cluster-Randomised Clinical Trial by Torstein F. Habiger, Elisabeth Flo, Wilco P. Achterberg, Bettina S. Husebo

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Normal Hearing Ability but Impaired Auditory Selective Attention Associated with Prediction of Response to Donepezil in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease by Yoshitaka Ouchi, Kenichi Meguro, Kyoko Akanuma, Yuriko Kato, Satoshi Yamaguchi

“…The subjects were40 AD patients, 20 elderly healthy controls (HCs), and 15 young HCs. …”
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Quality of life among geriatric population living with functional disabilities: A comparison between urban and rural populations of West Bengal by Aritraa Hazra, Sukanta Majumdar, Shuvankar Mukherjee, Avijit Paul, Nabanita Bhattacharyya

“…Disparity in quality of life (QOL) and disabilities between urban and rural elderly exist, where rural elderly maintain active roles, while urban counterparts face economic insecurity post retirement. …”
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Geriatric Psoriasis: Evaluation of Clinical Features, Disease Course, and Treatment Modalities of Patients from a Tertiary Care Hospital by Elif Çalışkan, Yusuf Can Edek, Nuray Keskin, Petek Üstün, Esra Adışen

“…There was no significant difference in terms of the initial body areas affected by the disease between the early-onset and elderly-onset groups; 45.7% of patients had nail psoriasis, while 27.1% had psoriatic arthritis. …”
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The association between ambient air pollution and the risk of incident nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Hangzhou, China by Zesheng Chen, Zongxue Cheng, Yaoyao Wu, Zhecong Yu, Kang Qin, Caixia Jiang, Jue Xu

“…A noteworthy affirmative connection was a significant positive correlation between SO2 and NPC in male, warm season, urban areas, and elderly subgroups. In contrast to SO2, there was a significant positive correlation between PM10 and NPC in female, warm season, rural areas, non-elderly, and elderly subgroups. …”
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Consumer Products Nerve Injuries Among Patients Products Presenting to United States Emergency Departments Between 2012 and 2021: A Nationwide Cohort by Ganga A, Mukhdomi T, Kim EJ, Ly E, Patel Y, Dankievitch KN, Kendall MC

“…Children and the elderly tended to present with more severe CPNIs than the general adult population. …”
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Hubungan Konsumsi Makanan Fungsional Sumber Antioksidan dengan Fungsi Kognitif dan Kadar 4-Hydroxynonenal (4-HNE) Plasma Lansia by Widia Rahmawati, Nur Indrawati Lipoeto, Yuliarni Syafrit Syafrita

“…</em></p><strong><em>Keywords: </em></strong><em>antioxidant, cognitive function, 4-HNE, elderly</em>…”
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Les bailleurs sociaux français face au vieillissement dans les années 2000 et le recours aux labellisations by Marion Ille-Roussel

“…The purpose of the strategies is to meet the needs of the elderly and to take part in the home-care policies developed by local authorities. …”
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