To investigate the capacity to hypertrophy and the satellite cell populations to change with age, the nucleo-cytoplasmic relationships and satellite cells were compared in skeletal muscles of young and elderly men before and after strength training. Vastus lateralis muscle biopsies were taken before and after 8 (young) or 16 weeks (elderly men) of strength training and compared to muscle from u...

OBJECTIVE Elderly victims of motor vehicle collisions are increasing with the aging population. This study aimed to investigate the injury pattern of elderly victims involved in motor vehicle collisions. METHODS This was a retrospective study using data from the Victorian State Trauma Outcome Registry and Monitoring Group (VSTORM) from June 2001 to July 2003, Australian Bureau of Statistics y...

Impaired digestion and/or absorption of dietary protein lowers postprandial plasma amino acid availability and, as such, could reduce the postprandial muscle protein synthetic response in the elderly. We aimed to compare in vivo dietary protein digestion and absorption and the subsequent postprandial muscle protein synthetic response between young and elderly men. Ten elderly (64 +/- 1 y) and 1...

BACKGROUND Recent research has revealed the importance of neighborhood environment as a determinant of physical activity. However, evidence among elderly adults is limited. This study examined the association between perceived neighborhood environment and walking for specific purposes among Japanese elderly adults. METHODS This population-based, cross-sectional study enrolled 1921 participant...

The purpose of the study was to investigate the level of alcohol drinking, cigarette smoking, and subjective health in elderly Korean men and to examine the relationships among those variables. The data were collected through the questionnaire that includes general characteristics, the quantity-frequency (Q-F) method, and the Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire (FTQ) scale. The prevalence of alc...

The aim of the present investigation attempt to study the quality of life (QoL) of the elderly men and women living in institutions and non-institutional settings in urban Bangalore District. The study was conducted on a purposive random sample of 800 elderly in the age ranging from 65-76 years of which 200 men and 200 women in institutional and 200 men 200 women living in non-institutional set...

background: many studies have been carried out on the relationship between testosterone levels and depression in the elderly. due to the different results of these studies and the importance of depression in old age, this study seems to be necessary. methods: this cross- sectional study is a part of the amirkola health and aging project (ahap) that involves people aged 60 and above living in am...

Swallowing disorders are common in the elderly, and aging is a factor that affects swallowing function. The elevation of the hyoid bone is important for swallowing and is controlled by the suprahyoid muscles. The hyoid and laryngeal elevation allows the bolus to enter the esophagus. The suprahyoid muscles, therefore, play an important role in swallowing. The effects of aging on suprahyoid muscl...