Recent evidence indicates that high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), an acute phase of an inflammatory marker, might be associated with atherosclerosis, hypertension, and other cardiovascular diseases. The present study was performed to assess the possible link between plasma hs-CRP and membrane fluidity (a reciprocal value of membrane microviscosity) in hypertensive elderly men. We mea...

The experience of modern warfare and the results scientific research show that an important most effective means solving tasks special physical training military personnel is use exercises sports, which are closest in terms movements used nature exertion to their professional activities. One these applied all-around and, above all, pentathlon. Taking it allows you adequately develop necessary q...

To determine the effects of age and sex on the regulation of postprandial glucose metabolism, glucose turnover, insulin secretion, insulin action, and hepatic insulin extraction were concurrently measured in 145 healthy elderly (aged 70 +/- 1 years) and in 58 young (aged 28 +/- 1 years) men and women before and after ingestion of a mixed meal containing [1-(13)C]glucose. At the time of meal ing...

BACKGROUND Studies have demonstrated improvements in arm motor function after constraint-induced (CI) therapy. Few studies of CI therapy for lower extremity conditions have been done. Our purpose was to evaluate the effect of modified CI therapy for the lower extremity in terms of motor control in elderly persons with chronic stroke. METHOD A single-subject experimental AB design was used, wi...

Hip fracture represents the most dramatic expression of the disease, in terms of morbidity, medical cost and mortality. The incidence of hip fracture increases substantially with age. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between gender and geriatric rehabilitation outcome after traumatic hip fracture. Ninety-nine community-dwelling elderly patients (older than 65 years), 64...