WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $10.5 million to fund the first year of four, five-year cooperative agreements aimed at developing strategies to assist youth and young adults with disabilities —…
NEW YORK, NY, September 21, 2021 – As the highly infectious Delta variant continues to sweep the nation – and children, teens and young adults are back to in-person learning and events as COVID cases surge – approximately 1 in 4 of all…
New York, NY, November 9, 2021 — Nearly half of adult Americans have high blood pressure , and many do not know it. To help Americans reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke, the American Heart Association (AHA), American Medical…
1. IntroductionUrine pH (UpH) refers to urine acidity. On average, UpH is slightly acidic with a pH of 6.0, and acidic urine means a pH of less than 5.5 . It is known to be influenced by systemic factors such as an individual’s diet,…
Scientists genetically analysed stored blood samples collected during the Penn Medicine BioBank studyDaniel Burke Photography/Penn Medicine BioBank
Being in intensive care is bad enough, but it can be even worse if…
LOS ANGELES, Sept 7, 2022 – Today, the Seize the Awkward campaign released a new public service advertisement (PSA) featuring star quarterback Caleb Williams encouraging young people to check in with their peers and have open…
Error in Figure/TableIn the original publication , there was a mistake in Table 1. Descriptive statistics of the sample; Table 2. Test-retest reliability of IPAQ-SF, GPAQ, and EHIS-PAQ; Table 3. Concurrent validity of IPAQ-SF, GPAQ, and…
New York, NY, October 25, 2022 – The national Seize the Awkward campaign today released new Public Service Advertisements (PSAs), “We Can Talk About It,” to inspire young adults (16–24) to start conversations around mental health with…
1. IntroductionControlling hypertension is a vital health concern because uncontrolled hypertension is a risk factor for premature death . In the United States, less than one-quarter of those diagnosed with hypertension have the disease…
Washington, DC, Nov. 16 – Over the last few years, FEMA has designed campaigns to meet the needs of specific communities, and this year’s Ready campaign focuses on older adults, specifically those with limited financial resources, living…
2. Materials and Methods 2.1. Investigational ProductsThe Moderna mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine is a lipid nanoparticle-encapsulated mRNA vaccine that expresses the prefusion-stabilized spike glycoprotein . Multiple-dose vials of 5.5 mL…
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolinians under the age of 30 are testing positive for COVID-19 in increasing numbers the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)…
1. IntroductionAdvancements in the medical system have significantly increased the life expectancy of older adults. However, with our expertise and resources, we can work towards reducing these numbers and improving them. However, in…
Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 14, Pages 252: Mood Lifters for Graduate Students and Young Adults: A Mixed-Methods Investigation into Mechanisms of Change in Online Group Therapy
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Weighted prevalence of smoking menthol cigarettes among all adults who smoke cigarettes and those aged 18–24 years in Great Britain over time. Lines and shaded…
Shingles can make everyday tasks -- from getting dressed to getting into bed -- a painful proposition. The culprit behind this agonizing rash, which is especially common in older people, is the same virus responsible for another common…
1. IntroductionThe ageing process generates physiological changes that gradually affect several body systems , impairing the individual’s physical, cognitive, and emotional functions . Frailty and depression (DEP) are two common…
Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 14, Pages 238: Insecure Attachment and Depressive Symptoms among a Large Sample of Chinese Young Adults: The Mediating Role of Positive and Negative Self-Compassion
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March 15, 2024 – Summer is fast approaching, and the pressures of “bikini season” have some young adults looking to GLP-1 medications like Ozempic to shed weight. And while data shows that obesity is skyrocketing among U.S. teens and…
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Lab of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University…
1. IntroductionGlobally, the population of people aged 65 years and over is set to double by 2050 . It is, therefore, a public health priority to promote healthy ageing , by helping older people maintain their physical function,…
1. IntroductionIn Canada, approximately 2% of the population are stroke survivors and 88% of people recovering from a stroke have long-lasting motor deficits . To help individuals prevent, recover from, and maintain health after a…
1. IntroductionHong Kong has an aging population, with 1.45 million people aged 65 years and over (19.6% of the total population), of which 590,000 live in private domestic households (Population Census 2021…
1. IntroductionThe United States (U.S.) population is aging at a rapid rate. In the past decades, the number of older Americans has increased five times faster than the total number of Americans . In 2021, almost a quarter of the U.S.…
Appendix ASelf-report demographic questionnaire went as following:1. Select your gender.1.1. Male1.2. Female1.3. Other (Enter your response)2. Enter age (in years).3. Select your place of residence:4.1. Countryside4.2. City (less than…
1. IntroductionThe World Health Organization estimates that 70% of all older people worldwide will be living in the developing world by 2025, with approximately 8% in Latin America . The older people correspond to 15.8% of the Brazilian…
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NIH-funded research networks provide evidence on cabotegravir and rilpivirine in additional populations.Long-acting, injectable antiretroviral therapy (ART) suppressed HIV replication…
IntroductionThe population of Americans aged 65 and older is projected to almost double by 2060 (US Census Bureau, 2018). This demographic shift coincides with a consistent decline in muscle strength and mass as people age, a condition…
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A fall is defined as an event where a person unintentionally comes to rest on the ground or another lower level, excluding cases caused by a blow, loss of consciousness, sudden paralysis, or epilepsy (Tkacheva et al.,…
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WASHINGTON — A poll finds that a growing share of U.S. adults doubt that 81-year-old President Joe Biden has the memory and acuity for the job, turning his coming State of the…
1. IntroductionThe global population is experiencing an unprecedented acceleration in aging, with the proportion of individuals aged 60 years and older expected to surge from 12% in 2015 to 22% in 2050 . Furthermore, South Korea is…
5.1. The Effects of Personal, Social, Physical, and Park Use Factors on the Social Interaction of Older Adults in Urban ParksAmong the personal factors, gender and health status significantly affected the social interactions of older…
UNLV physical therapy professor Thessa Hilgenkamp works with a patient inside the Cardiovascular Research and Exercise Lab, which focuses on how the body responds…
Although MEC participants left their home marginally less frequently than WC participants, there were no statistically significant differences in participants’ perceived ability to get out as much as they wanted to and to get out of…
1 IntroductionAttention is a ubiquitous part of our everyday experience, directing and focusing our cognitive resources to specific external (e.g., environmental stimuli) or internal (e.g., thoughts) information. Aging is associated with…
Unsustainable resource consumption is one factor that inhibits the achievement of the 12th Sustainable Development Goal on sustainable consumption and production patterns . Both developed and developing countries are involved in…
1. IntroductionIn early March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic. Wayne County in southeast Michigan soon followed New York City as an epicenter in the United…
2.1. Participants and Study DesignThe study sample encompassed a population of 800 individuals aged 60 years and older randomly picked up from a representative sample of all the residents in 16 voivodeship cities (50 individuals from…
1. IntroductionOral health is an essential part of healthy aging and oral disease among the aging global population, and has led to an estimated 28.02% increase in Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY) for older adults between 1990 and…
1. IntroductionAnnually, an estimated 37.3 million falls occur with sufficient severity to prompt individuals to seek healthcare services, and of these, 640,000 have fatal consequences . This phenomenon is responsible for an annual loss…
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1. IntroductionDiabetes is one of the most widely distributed chronic diseases and is often portrayed as a silent disease . Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is characterized by the destruction of insulin-producing β-cells in the pancreas. Insulin…
1. IntroductionObesity is a chronic disease that is increasing in prevalence and is now considered to be a global epidemic . There is a vast amount of data supporting an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and…
The impetus for this study arises from the author, during her years as a teacher in public schools, encountering adolescents who had visual impairments but were required to take driver’s education. Little research, if any, exists in the…
Di Blasio et al., 2022 Cross-sectionalSenseWear Pro3 or SenseWear Mini armband accelerometer (worn on a wrist for 7 days)Anxiety and depression: HADS219(Italy)Women50.98 (±6.28)Range: 30–60BreastSurgery (all)Hormone therapy (all)Not…