BACKGROUND In Chile, the government is providing basic dwellings to poor elderly subjects that do not have a place to live. These dwellings may be located in buildings or in codominiums. AIM To assess the quality of life perception of elderly subjects whose dwellings are located in buildings or in condominiums. MATERIAL AND METHODS The brief version of the quality of life questionnaire desi...

The purpose of this study was to compare fatigue-related measures of central and peripheral mechanisms between young and elderly subjects for a task performed with elbow flexor muscles. Ten young and nine elderly subjects performed a sustained submaximal fatigue task at 35% of their maximum voluntary contraction torque. Measures of neuromuscular function, reflecting changes in neuromuscular pro...

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging studies of the brain in five elderly patients with non-Alzheimer dementia were compared with those in two groups of nondemented control subjects. Group 1 included five subjects aged 59-66; group 2 included nine subjects aged 74-81. In all of the demented patients and in three of the subjects in the older control group, MR showed diffuse, patchy white-matter lesio...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE With increasing age, assuming the upright position is more often accompanied by symptoms such as dizziness and lightheadedness, possibly as a result of a diminished oxygen supply to the brain due to impaired cerebral autoregulation. We aimed to quantify postural changes in cerebral oxygenation and systemic hemodynamics in healthy elderly and young subjects. METHODS In 1...

Dyslipidemias and insulin resistance often present simultaneously, as in familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL), and therefore may have a common genetic background. In our previous study the Pro12Ala substitution of peroxisome proliferator receptor g 2 (PPARg2) associated with insulin sensitivity, low body mass index (BMI) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels. In this study, w...

Experiment was carried out to study the proprioception accuracy of elderly (61-83 years old) and young (22-36 years old) subjects during contralateral elbow matching in sagittal plane. The subjects performed the task under ordinary condition and under experimental condition (matching forearm attached to the rocking cylindrical platform of low (LS), or high (HS) height, so that the elbow flexion...

PURPOSE To evaluate the differences of cortical activation patterns in young and elderly healthy subjects for object and spatial visual processing using a face- and location-matching task. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a face- and a location-matching task in 15 young (mean age: 28 +/- 9 years) and 19 elderly (mean age: 71 +/- 6 years) subjects. Each experiment consisted of 7 blocks alter...

The purpose of this study was to determine whether acetaminophen impairs the immune response to influenza vaccine. Influenza vaccine is an under-utilized preventive measure, partly because of the unfounded perception that fever and myalgias frequently follow vaccination. While acetaminophen may decrease these infrequent side effects, it may also alter the immune response to vaccination. We comp...

UNLABELLED Difficulty understanding speech, particularly in situations unfavorable to communication, is a common complaint among elderly individuals. OBJECTIVE to verify the variables connected to hearing loss and stimulus presentation rate and their impact on the speech recognition skills of elderly subjects in quiet and noisy environments. METHOD this case-control study included two group...

Objectives: Elderly nursing homes residents are at an increased risk of malnutrition due to a variety of factors. We aimed at investigating the prevalence of malnutrition and its correlation with elderly subjects using Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire.  Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on elderly individuals (N=56; female=28) dwelling in the Sedigh Nursing ...