Over the past 100 years, our understanding of dementia has undergone considerable change. For much of that time, ‘senility’ was seen as an almost inevitable concomitant of ageing, and was usually attributed to atherosclerosis. In the postwar period, a concept of multi-infarct dementia emerged (Hachinski 1974), but at the same time Alzheimer’s disease came to be seen not as a rare early-onset di...

Two myths exist concerning the care of the aged in the past. The first purports that the aged were cared for by their families and that public assistance for the aged destroyed familial responsibility towards the elderly. In response to this contention, a second myth, which argues that the aged were not cared for by relatives, highlights the sufferings of abandoned and destitute aged people in ...

and its diagnosis and treatment, rather than on the morphology of the parasites. However, the various complex life cycles and other details of zoology which are pertinent are greatly clarified by an abundance of excellent illustrations, original and otherwise. Of special value for reference purposes are many tables summarizing important laboratory and clinical data, as well as an entire section...

Over the past 100 years, our understanding of dementia has undergone considerable change. For much of that time, ‘senility’ was seen as an almost inevitable concomitant of ageing, and was usually attributed to atherosclerosis. In the postwar period, a concept of multi-infarct dementia emerged (Hachinski 1974), but at the same time Alzheimer’s disease came to be seen not as a rare early-onset di...

The objective of the study was to optimise the LBP extraction technology and to study the anti-aging effect of LBP by establishing D-gal aging mouse model. Orthogonal design was used to study the extraction technology. The experimental aging mouse model was formed by continuous injection of D-gal, and the anti-aging capacity of LBP was tested using measuring MDA, CAT and GSH-px contents and SOD...

BACKGROUND Health care is a basic human right, and Saudi Arabia affirms these rights for all its citizens. OBJECTIVES To assess the knowledge of medical students regarding health rights in Saudi Arabia. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted at King Abdulaziz University (KAU) from September 2015 through November 2015. A questionnaire written in English collected demographic data a...

Ayurveda is one of the most ancient medical sciences of the world. It is considered the Upaveda of Atharva Veda and thus its antiquity goes back to Vedas, the oldest recorded wisdom on the earth. Based on the fundamental laws of nature, Ayurveda propounds a highly evolved science of life, health and cure where the concept of aging and rejuvenation finds a prominent place. After birth, growth an...

The present study attempts to study the age pattern mortality and prospects through Lee-Carter approach. The objectives of the study are to examine the trend of mortality decline and life expectancy. Contemporaneously, we have projected life expectancy up to 2025, projecting ASDR using Lee-Carter method. Life table aging rate (LAR) used to estimate the rate of mortality deceleration. Overtime, ...

With the physical, emotional and cognitive effects of senility, elderly people, especially those with impaired hearing, need rehabilitation for improving their life conditions. Hearing aids are frequently used to improve their daily life communications and activities. The aim of this study was to report the cognitive and psychological benefits of using hearing aids by the elderly people, over t...

lean tissue degradation. Body fat provides the major energy reservoir. The horse’s body systems will mobilize fat for fuel when energy needs are greater than the daily energy intake. As the time period of inadequate nutrition is prolonged, fat stores are depleted and noticeable amounts of muscle are broken down for use as energy. There is no uniformly agreed upon benchmark as to what constitute...