OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to establish normative data for healthy Korean adults by measuring the maximal strength and endurance scores of the tongue, lip, and cheek, and to examine correlations between these measurements. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study included 120 subjects that were divided into three groups according to age: young (20-39 years), middle-aged (40-59 years), a...

Background: There is no clear mortality benefit from premature ventricular beat (PVC) suppression in asymptomatic patients. In addition, It has been showed that evidence for structural heart disease consistent with non-ischemic scarring possibly due to inflammation in patients with PVCs. This situation suggests that the mechanisms by which PVCs can be also generated with include clinical and su...

THE CIRCULATING TESTOSTERONE LEVELS OF HEALTHY MEN DECREASE ON AVERAGE BY 1-2% A YEAR STARTING IN THE THIRD TO FOURTH DECADE OF life.1-3 However, some octogenarians continue to maintain androgen concentrations that are usually seen in young adults. Since the age-related decline in circulating androgen levels has been associated with metabolic disorders, decreased bone density, increased frailty...

In response to hypoxia, a net vasodilation occurs in the limb vasculature in young healthy humans and this is referred to as "hypoxia-induced vasodilation". We performed two separate experiments to determine (1) if hypoxia-induced forearm vasodilation is impaired in older men (n = 8) compared to young men (n = 7) and (2) if acute systemic infusion of ascorbic acid would enhance hypoxia-induced ...

The present paper studies Kitchen Sink Drama and Naturalism to investigate how a cultural movement through which artists like Arnold Wesker, John Osborne, and Shelagh Delaney express their disillusionment during the post-war period representing the reality of their lives via theatre. The period of 1956–1965 can be considered as a period of time identifying post-war British theatre which is rela...

Numerical and functional impairment of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) is thought to contribute to vascular aging and the associated increase in cardiovascular risk. We tested the following hypotheses: 1) EPC clonogenic and migratory capacity decrease progressively with age in healthy, sedentary adult men; and 2) regular aerobic exercise will improve EPC clonogenic and migratory...