Measures of brain and hippocampal volume in 40 healthy young (aged 18-30 years) and 36 healthy elderly (aged 60-83 years) subjects were compared with composite cognitive function scores in three conceptual domains: memory ability, processing speed, and general fluid intelligence. Through a series of general linear models testing the relationship between these brain measures and cognitive perfor...

to ealuate the effect of a physical exercise program on elderly's self-esteem, the smith questionnaire was administreed to 34 elderly males aged 60-75 years old. the group participated in a specially desined physical exercise program every morning for 30 days. each session lasted 30-45 minutes.results indicated the efficacy of the program in improving subjects' self-esteem. this was c...

Lung cancer commonly occurs in individuals who are 60 years of age or older. Lung cancer in patients younger than 40 years of age is rare and is often advanced when discovered. However, the biological features of lung cancer in young adults have not yet been fully elucidated. This study was conducted to determine the role of p53 expression and neoangiogenesis in lung adenocarcinomas of young pa...

This article aims to describe the motives for divorce among elderly (elderly). The problem is focused on married life of couples, what are because and in order motive at a relatively long age marriage. To approach this problem, theoretical reference from Alfred Shuzt used. Data was collected through free interviews with people who were least 60 years old, had been more than 25 children divorced...

background falling is a major health threat for the elderly and has a significant impact on their well-being and quality of life. yet, falls are preventable among the elderly. we sought to determine the effectiveness of an educational intervention in reducing the fear of falling and improving balance among the elderly visiting jahandidegan center in shiraz, iran. methods a preliminary study was...

We evaluated the topographic distributions of regional cerebral blood flow in 51 normal subjects (mean age 41 years) by the xenon-133 inhalation technique. Forty-five of these subjects were divided by age into young normals less than 30 years old (mean age 24 years), middle-aged normals 30-50 years old (mean age 40 years), and elderly normals greater than 50 years old (mean age 62 years); there...

This study aimed to preliminary examine the effect of DMV stimulation on cognitive function in elderly with moderate dementia. In single arm study, 5 participants over 85 years old (% female: 100%) Alzheimer’s disease completed treatment 15-40 Hz. Hz was provided during entire day for 4 weeks.

background :many studies have reported the increase in strength of the untrained contralateral limb after unilateral training. the aim of this study was to compare the cross education effect in the young and elderly persons.   methods : in this quasi-experimental and pre-post study, 12 young people aged 28.25 ±3.11 years and 12 elderly persons (aged 73.08 ± 5.3 years) participated. the subjects...