Abstracts

Seniors

Search abstracts:

Association of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, body composition, and physical fitness in independent community-dwelling older men and women

Article Abstract:

Blood levels of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) in older men vary depending on physical and biological characteristics but the same is not true in older women. Researchers correlated DHEAS levels in a group of men and women 60 years and older with several characteristics. Men with the highest DHEAS levels tended to be younger, leaner, more fit and had higher testosterone levels. These differences were not seen in the women.

Physiological aspects, Physical fitness, Body composition, Dehydroepiandrosterone

---

The association of weight change in Alzheimer's disease with severity of disease and mortality: a longitudinal analysis

Article Abstract:

Research shows that weight loss can be used as a mortality predictor among Alzheimer's disease patients. A direct correlation was found to exist between the degree of weight change and disease stage change, with weight loss increasing as the disease progresses. Weight gain, however, was discovered to have a beneficial, protective effect.

Research, Alzheimer's disease, Weight loss

---

Pancytopenia and valproic acid: a dose-related association

Article Abstract:

A case of subclinical valproic acid dose-related pancytopenia is reported. The patient is a 65-year-old man who was prescribed valproic acid for bipolar mood disorder.

Case studies, Complications and side effects, Letter to the Editor, Pancytopenia, Valproic acid

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: A U-shaped association between home systolic blood pressure and four-year mortality in community-dwelling older men
• Abstracts: Patterns of personality change across the life span. Religiousness, spirituality, and psychosocial functioning in late adulthood: findings from a longitudinal study
• Abstracts: Urinary antibody level and survival in bacteriuric institutionalized older subjects. Hodgkin's disease survival by stage and age

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.