Three Routine Blood Tests May Predict Survival After Major Amputation in Older Diabetic Patients
A retrospective study of 72 geriatric diabetic foot patients found that a simple score based on preoperative hemoglobin, platelet count, ...
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Waistline and Scale Together Predict Years Lived Disability-Free in Chinese Seniors
A new analysis of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey links combined body mass index and waist circumference categories to ...
Exercise Plus Nutrition May Sharpen Aging Minds, Meta-Analysis Finds
A new meta-analysis of nine randomized controlled trials suggests multicomponent exercise combined with nutritional intervention may modestly improve cognition and ...
Machine Learning Model Predicts Catheter Thrombosis Risk in Older Cancer Patients
A machine learning study of 532 older cancer patients with PICCs found that simple logistic regression outperformed complex algorithms at ...
How Older Adults Mix Home and Community Services—and Why Dementia May Not Change Their Quality of Life
A new clustering analysis of 775 Medicaid home- and community-based services users in Minnesota finds four distinct consumer groups but ...
Severe Sagittal Imbalance Raises Risk of Long-Term Care Needs in Older Adults
A five-year Japanese cohort study found that older adults with severe sagittal imbalance, measured as a sagittal vertical axis above ...
Rethinking Tuberculosis Therapy for the Very Old: Fluoroquinolone Regimens Emerge as a Safer Bet
A retrospective study of 184 tuberculosis patients over 70 found that fluoroquinolone-containing regimens outperformed the standard pyrazinamide-based therapy in both ...
Hybrid-Virtual Home Visits May Keep Frail Older Adults Out of Nursing Homes
A quality improvement evaluation of the TeleGRACE program at a Veterans Affairs medical center found that hybrid-virtual home visits, pairing ...
Frail Older Heart Patients Fall Into Three Distinct Fear-of-Movement Profiles, Study Finds
A mixed methods study of 238 frail older cardiac patients identifies three kinesiophobia profiles using latent profile analysis and builds ...
Enhanced person profiles: a cluster randomised trial protocol for Swiss long-term care facilities
A Swiss trial protocol will test an enhanced person profile intervention combining routine family participation and psychological safety methods to ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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