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"Falls are a major public health threat among older adults Exercise interventions are one of the most effective ways to prevent falls in the community But these interventions depend on early identification of those at high risk for falling One useful tool physiotherapists can use to spot vulnerable individuals is gait speed A gait speed under 1.0 m/sec has been well correlated with an increased fall risk in the elderly Now, researchers have shown that using a gait-speed cut-off of 1.0 m/sec captures several other modifiable risk factors for falls including a multiple-fall history, depressive symptoms, and a high number of medications The results support gait speed assessment as an interdisciplinary single test to identify individuals who would benefit from guided fall-preventive exercise Kyrdalen, et al. Associations between gait speed and well-known fall-risk factors amongst community-dwelling older adults..."

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The main objective of the MADA ICT-AID competency framework is to provide the community with a framework that can be used as a template to assist educational institutions, organizations and individuals in delimiting the required relevant competencies in the ICT accessibility and inclusive design field. This framework can help in creating learning resources and teaching materials on ICT accessibility and inclusive design, and also to make other courses accessible.

This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in elderly individuals. Many factors affect age-related neurodegenerative disorders like AD, but one contributor is something you may not expect. Gut microbes – beneficial and pathogenic microbes in the GI tract – have far-reaching effects, including modulating the immune responses of hosts. Microbial populations change with age, and the decline of beneficial bacteria has been linked to increased inflammation. In one study, researchers found that transferring gut microbes from elderly individuals to mice through fecal transplantation caused cognitive impairment. Researchers isolated specific bacterial strains - Paenalcaligenes hominis and Escherichia coli – that are increased in the feces of elderly humans and mice. Transplanting these bacteria into younger pathogen-free mice caused cognitive impairment and colitis. Bacteria seemed to exert their effects by deploying extracellular vesicles toward the brain..."

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Cambridge researcher Aubrey de Grey argues that aging is merely a disease — and a curable one at that. Humans age in seven basic ways, he says, all of which can be averted.

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"Voluntary stopping of eating and drinking, or VSED, is one way people around the world choose to end their life prematurely. It’s a conscious choice most often made to end unbearable suffering that cannot be alleviated by modern medicine. In Switzerland, VSED has entered the collective consciousness of healthcare professionals. In 2018, the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences included the practice as part of its guidelines on “Dealing with Dying and Death”. Even so, the depth of the issue across the nation is largely unknown. How many deaths does VSED account for annually? How do healthcare professionals view the practice of VSED? A recent survey of heads of Swiss nursing homes set out to answer these and other questions. The results suggest ample room for improvement in how VSED is understood and managed..."

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This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"Asia has 365 million elderly people, and this population is expected to reach 520 million by 2030 Asian countries also had the highest rates of dementia in the 2015 World Alzheimer Report Because the risks of dementia and hypertension - which are related - increase with age, Asia is facing a troubling trend in its aging population The HOPE Asia Network conducted a much-needed review of hypertension and dementia in Asia They found that Asians had low awareness of hypertension as a major risk factor for brain damage and compared to developed countries, Asian countries had poorer hypertension management The HOPE Network emphasized the importance of controlling blood pressure variability to preserve cognitive functions by reducing vascular dementia risk and global stroke burden and suggested that Asia must focus on detecting hypertension and lowering blood pressure in midlife to protect against later-life cognitive decline in its growing elderly population Turana et al..."

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