The team of investigators set out to research the possible link between medications for depression and the danger of several potentially life - threatening
outcomes in elderly individuals.
Also significantly improved memory and
cognition in elderly individuals may be partly due to increased levels of sex hormones and partly to improved membrane functions of brain cells (9).
The protein pulse feeding pattern was proposed to improve muscle protein synthesis response to
feeding in elderly individuals in order to slow the progressive decline in muscle mass that occurs during aging.
Association between physical activity and health - related quality of life
in elderly individuals with pre-diabetes in rural Hunan Province, China: a cross-sectional study
Cereal, fruit, and vegetable fiber intake and the risk of cardiovascular disease in elderly individuals
A study published on July 23rd in PLOS Pathogens suggests that several critical components of the early immune response to the virus are
impaired in elderly individuals, and that this can explain their vulnerability.
In this study, we show that
in elderly individuals seropositivity for human CMV leads to the development of oligoclonal populations of CMV - specific CTL that can constitute up to one - quarter of the total CD8 T cell population.
Supplementation of vitamin
D in elderly individuals, and particularly in older individuals who are institutionalized, is a recommendation for optimum musculoskeletal health.
One research group has gone so far as to recommend using a Mediterranean - style diet — a diet very similar to the World's Healthiest Foods approach — to protect against zinc
deficiency in elderly individuals.
On the contrary, they included it among the seven presumably important nutrients because «higher intakes of vitamin B12, folate, and vitamin E may be related to better cognitive functioning or lower risk of [Alzheimer's disease] in elderly individuals.»
Finally, reduced kidney health is very common
in elderly individuals.
In elderly individuals, vitamin B12 deficiency is more common mainly because of impaired intestinal absorption that can result in marginal to severe vitamin B12 deficiency in this population.