OBJECTIVE To determine whether arterial stiffness is associated with cognitive function after adjustment for physical fitness in patients with chronic stroke. METHODS Cross-sectional analyses were conducted in 102 patients with chronic stroke who participated in an exercise rehabilitation programme. Carotid femoral pulse wave velocity and augmentation index were measured as indices of arteria...

background: the present study was conducted in order to evaluate the effects of bilateral uterine artery ligation (bual) on the ovarian follicular fate, and alterations in carbohydrate, lipid, lipase and serum levels of f9sh, lh, prolactin, estrogen and progesterone. methods: twenty-four mature female rabbits divided into two test and control-sham groups. the animals underwent ovariohystrectomy...

Background: Deltamethrin (DTM) is a pyrethroid derivative, which is the most potent products of Type 2 insecticides and acts by delaying the closure of sodium channels. Estrogen as a vascular growth factor on ovarian tissue plays an essential impact further to its involvement in follicular growth. On the other hand, the role of angiogenesis on ovarian tissue in inhibiting the apoptotic provoker...

Background: previous studies have shown that a Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of <24/30 and inability to copy intersecting pentagons (IP) predicts inability to perform spirometry. We hypothesised that clock drawing tests (CLOX 1 and 2), being validated tests of cognitive executive function, might predict spirometry performance with a higher sensitivity and specificity than the MMSE ...

Research has shown that obesity increases the risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus (Type DM) by promoting insulin resistance, serum estrogen levels upregulation of aromatase, and promotes release reactive oxygen species (ROS) macrophages. Increased circulating glucose been to activate mammalian target rapamycin (mTOR), a significant signaling pathway in breast cancer pathogenesis. Estrogen plays a...

The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE; M. F. Folstein, S. E. Folstein, & P. R. McHugh, 1975) and the Modified MMSE (E. L. Teng & H. C. Chui, 1987) were compared psychometrically. In this study, 525 community-dwelling participants, aged 65-89, were divided into 2 groups: no cognitive impairment (NCI; n 406) and Alzheimer's disease (n = 119). Both tests yielded comparable reliability estimates....

AIM A cognitive test and an informant report questionnaire were used together to investigate whether their combined use could improve the accuracy of detecting dementia in a memory clinic, compared with either test used alone. METHOD The subjects were 323 patients assessed at a memory clinic. The Mini-Mental State Examination and the short form of the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decl...

OBJECTIVE To report on the relationship between serum folate levels and the prevalence of stroke, peripheral vascular disease, cognitive problems and short-term mortality in elderly people. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS 1171 subjects whose serum folate was determined as part of their clinical examination in the Canadian Study of Health and Aging, a population study of individuals 65 years and olde...