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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"age & aging"”.
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Microbial and Immune Signatures of Stress and Antidepressants Across Sex and Generations
… we utilized 16S rRNA or whole-genome shotgun metagenomic sequencing in tandem with behavioral assays and multiplex cytokine profiling in rat and mouse models of chronic stress or perinatal SSRI exposure. Across studies, we demonstrate that the gut microbiome exhibits innate sex differences that …
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Memory Change and Cognitive Function among the Elderly
The Problem: The deleterious effects of aging on various cognitive abilities are widely recognized, yet little is known regarding what constitutes "normal" memory test performance in individuals over the age of 74. In this study, forgetting rates for verbal and nonverbal material from the Wechsler …
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A Study of Quality of Life Issues in Community-Dwelling Elders
… people in the United States who were 65 years of age or older, a ten-fold increase since 1900. The growth of this population has presented opportunities and challenges to American society. Health care needs, physical changes of aging, and the allocation of health care resources are several of the …
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Looking Forward, Looking Back, Looking Inward: Lessons from Vital Women Leaders in Old Age
… paradigms, based on established theory about the aged, consider old age as a time of drastic decline and deterioration and view the aged as nonproductive takers of society's resources. Far from using the wisdom and resources of the aged population, our society marginalizes old adults and treats …
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Exercise Level and Age as Related to Self-Perceived Physical Health, Mental Health, and Social Health in Older Adults
… relationship between the level of exercise and age and self-perception of physical, mental and social health in older adults. Voluntary quota sampling was used to recruit 224 older adults aged 55 and up. The Physical Activity Questionnaire for the Elderly (Voorrips, Ravelli, Dongelmans, …
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Understanding the communicative processes of baby boomer women adjusting to retirement: Connecting micro and macro discourses
… routine with spouse/partner) and identity (e.g., aging) shifts.</p> <p>This study pairs organizational discourse perspectives and the normative theory of social support to analyze micro and macro discourses about how Baby Boomer women experience the transition to retirement. Regarding …
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Man Down South
In this novella the main character, David Crumm, is getting older and decides not to wait around and die on his frozen ranch, but to retire to warmer climates. He leaves everything with his daughter, gets in his truck and drives south with his dog. In Florida, he accidentally hits and kills a …