Few longitudinal studies have been carried out to investigate the cognitive decline in early onset of familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD). In this study 12 patients with FAD (M age = 49.61 years, SD = 4.99), 10 patients with sporadic Alzheimer's disease (SAD) (M age = 71.40, SD =10.00), and 15 matched normal controls (M age = 45.01, SD = 7.24) were selected. A comprehensive neuropsychological ba...

BACKGROUND High-dose, inactivated, trivalent influenza vaccine (HD) is associated with higher rates of side effects than standard dose (SD) vaccine, which may represent a barrier to use. METHODS We surveyed subjects ≥65 years who received either HD or SD vaccine at the Minneapolis Veteran Affairs Health Care System clinics on October 27, 28, or 29, 2015. Research assistants conducted a 17-ite...

This study was undertaken to assess medium-term effects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) on body weight and glucose homeostasis in severely obese type 2 diabetic (T2DM) subjects. Twenty-five obese T2DM subjects (10 M/15 F, age 45 ± 9 years, BMI 48 ± 8 kg/m(2), M ± SD) underwent evaluation of anthropometric/clinical parameters and glucose homeostasis before, 3 and 9-15 months after LSG. ...

BACKGROUND Balance testing is an important part of the initial concussion assessment. There is no research on the differences in Modified Balance Error Scoring System (M-BESS) scores when tested in real world as compared to control conditions. OBJECTIVE To assess the difference in M-BESS scores in athletes wearing their protective equipment and cleats on different surfaces as compared to cont...

Moral development and internalization has been connected to individual’s future adaptive skills and performance,. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between motivation for academic accomplishment, moral development, perceived social support, and psychological distress among university students enrolled in humanities schools in Jordan. This is a descriptive correlational s...

The serum iron was determined in 60 normal subjects (38 males and 22 females) with a mean age of 32.0 and 36.2 years respectively. The plasma total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) was also determined in 54 of these subjects (32 males and 22 females). Serum iron and TIBC determinations were performed between 8.45 am and 9.15 am. The mean serum iron concentration is 138.3 +/- 4.3 mug/100 ml (SD +/- ...

The purpose of this study was to determine if electronic messaging would increase min of aerobic physical activity (PA) among older adults. Participants were active older adults (n = 28; M age = 60 years, SD = 5.99, and range = 51-74 years). Using an incomplete within-subjects crossover design, participants were randomly assigned to begin the 4-week study receiving the treatment condition (a mo...

BACKGROUND Maternal weight gain in pregnancy is positively associated with offspring body mass index (BMI) and obesity risk in childhood, but whether this increased risk extends into adulthood or results in increases in other cardiovascular risk factors such as elevated blood pressure (BP) is unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS We used a population-based birth cohort of 2432 individuals (50% male) b...

This study investigates intergeneration transmission of ethnic identity as a resource for life satisfaction of Roma adolescents and their parents. Historically, Roma represent the largest ethnic minority in Europe. They have been exposed to severe discrimination, social exclusion, and poverty. Therefore, identifying resources for their life satisfaction is theoretically and practically importan...