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Effects of diabetes and obesity on cognitive impairment and mortality in older mexicans.

Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

Milani SA, Lopez DS, Downer B, Samper-Ternent R, Wong R.
PMID: 34837793
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2021 Nov 17;99:104581. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2021.104581. Epub 2021 Nov 17.

BACKGROUND: Diabetes is a risk factor for dementia and mortality, while obesity later in life is associated with a reduced risk. Their co-occurrence, diabesity, is common, but its association with dementia and mortality is unclear.METHODS: Using data from the...

Determining the Minimal Important Difference for the Wound-QoL Questionnaire.

Patient preference and adherence

Topp J, Blome C, Augustin M, Mohr N, Debus ES, Diener H, Sommer R.
PMID: 34285475
Patient Prefer Adherence. 2021 Jul 14;15:1571-1578. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S315822. eCollection 2021.

BACKGROUND: The questionnaire for the quality of life with chronic wounds (Wound-QoL) is a valid and reliable instrument to determine the disease-specific health-related QoL of patients with chronic wounds. For the interpretation of HRQoL scores, it is additionally important...

Effect of Demographic and Health Dynamics on Cognitive Status in Mexico between 2001 and 2015: Evidence from the Mexican Health and Aging Study.

Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)

Mejia-Arango S, Avila J, Downer B, Garcia MA, Michaels-Obregon A, Saenz JL, Samper-Ternent R, Wong R.
PMID: 34202004
Geriatrics (Basel). 2021 Jun 25;6(3). doi: 10.3390/geriatrics6030063.

Sources of health disparities such as educational attainment, cardiovascular risk factors, and access to health care affect cognitive impairment among older adults. To examine the extent to which these counteracting changes affect cognitive aging over time among Mexican older...

Racial and ethnic differences in the improvement in daily activities during a nursing home stay.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Mathuba W, Deer R, Downer B.
PMID: 34882305
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Dec 09; doi: 10.1111/jgs.17600. Epub 2021 Dec 09.

BACKGROUND: Improving independence in daily activities is an important outcome of postacute nursing home care. We investigated racial and ethnic differences in the improvement in activities of daily living (ADL) during a skilled nursing facility (SNF) stay among Medicare...

Communicating About Time-Limited Trials.

Chest

Downer K, Gustin J, Lincoln T, Goodman L, Barnett MD.
PMID: 34499879
Chest. 2022 Jan;161(1):202-207. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.08.071. Epub 2021 Sep 06.

Time-limited trials (TLTs) are used in the management of critical care patients undergoing potentially nonbeneficial interventions to improve prognostication and build trust and consensus between family and intensivists. When these trials are not well defined and executed, discordant views...

Differential Regulation of Cellular FAM111B by Human Adenovirus C Type 5 E1 Oncogenes.

Viruses

Ip WH, Wilkens B, Solomatina A, Martin J, Melling M, Hidalgo P, Bertzbach LD, Speiseder T, Dobner T.
PMID: 34071532
Viruses. 2021 May 28;13(6). doi: 10.3390/v13061015.

The adenovirus type 5 (HAdV-C5) E1 transcription unit encodes regulatory proteins that are essential for viral replication and transformation. Among these, E1A and E1B-55K act as key multifunctional HAdV-C5 proteins involved in various steps of the viral replication cycle...

The Silk Vista Baby - The UK experience.

Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences

Bhogal P, Makalanda H, Wong K, Keston P, Downer J, Du Plessis JC, Nania A, Simonato D, Fuschi M, Chong W, O'Reilly S, Rennie I.
PMID: 34078155
Interv Neuroradiol. 2021 Jun 02;15910199211024061. doi: 10.1177/15910199211024061. Epub 2021 Jun 02.

BACKGROUND: The Silk Vista Baby (SVB) flow diverter (FDS) is the only FDS deliverable via a 0.017 inch microcatheter and is specifically designed for the distal vasculature. We sought to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the SVB.MATERIALS AND...

Mobility but Not Balance Limitations Are Associated With Cognitive Decline among Older Hispanics.

Gerontology & geriatric medicine

Wadsworth PA, Chen NW, Raji M, Markides KS, Downer B.
PMID: 32851118
Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2020 Aug 13;6:2333721420947952. doi: 10.1177/2333721420947952. eCollection 2020.

Aging is associated with changes in lower-body functioning. The extent to which lower-body function is associated with cognitive changes over time is unclear, especially among older Hispanics, a high-risk population for declines in physical and cognitive functioning. We sought...

Evaluation of the Accuracy of a Video and AI Solution to Measure Lower Leg and Foot Volume.

Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.)

Chausiaux O, Williams G, Nieznański M, Bagdu A, Downer P, Keyser M, Husheer S.
PMID: 33880069
Med Devices (Auckl). 2021 Apr 13;14:105-118. doi: 10.2147/MDER.S297713. eCollection 2021.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Peripheral edema, change in foot volume, is a marker of congestion which is regularly assessed in routine clinical care. A novel video and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based solution used to measure anatomical parameters, including volume and foot...

In-line Spectral Interferometry in Shortwave-Infrared Laser Filaments in Air.

Physical review letters

Ren X, Wang Y, Chang Z, Welch J, Bernstein A, Downer M, Brown J, Gaarde M, Couairon A, Kolesik M, Polynkin P.
PMID: 31868407
Phys Rev Lett. 2019 Nov 29;123(22):223203. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.223203.

We investigate the nonlinear propagation of intense, two-cycle, carrier-envelope phase (CEP) stable laser pulses at 1.7  μm center wavelength in air. We observe CEP-dependent spectral interference in the visible part of the forward-propagating white light generated on propagation. The...

Effects of diabetes and obesity on cognitive impairment and mortality in older mexicans.

Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

Milani SA, Lopez DS, Downer B, Samper-Ternent R, Wong R.
PMID: 34837793
Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2021 Nov 17;99:104581. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2021.104581. Epub 2021 Nov 17.

BACKGROUND: Diabetes is a risk factor for dementia and mortality, while obesity later in life is associated with a reduced risk. Their co-occurrence, diabesity, is common, but its association with dementia and mortality is unclear.METHODS: Using data from the...

Age Patterns in Self-Reported Cognitive Impairment Among Older Latino Subgroups and Non-Latino Whites in the United States, 1997-2018: Implications for Public Health Policy.

Innovation in aging

Garcia MA, Warner DF, García C, Downer B, Raji M.
PMID: 34917774
Innov Aging. 2021 Sep 25;5(4):igab039. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igab039. eCollection 2021.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: U.S. Latinos are a heterogeneous population with unique characteristics related to individual-level socioeconomic and contextual factors based on nativity status and country of origin. Population aging and greater public awareness of dementia may contribute to an...

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