Physical exercise is proposed as a highly effective means of treating and preventing the main causes of morbidity and mortality--most of which are associated with aging--in industrialized countries. Low physical fitness is an important risk factor for cardiovascular and all-causes morbidity and mortality; indeed, it is even a predictor of these problems. When properly measured, the assessment o...

We investigated the effects of physical exercise and green tea supplementation (associated or not) on biochemical and behavioral parameters in the time course of normal aging. Male Wistar rats aged 9 months were divided into groups: control, physical exercise (treadmill running), and supplemented with green tea while either performing physical exercise or not. A young control group was also stu...

Introduction: Aging may increase physical or functional limitations, and India has a rapidly aging population. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of difficulties with Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) among older adults in India. Methods: The cross-sectional sample consisted of 31,477 individuals (≥ 60 years) from the Long...

The study aimed to investigate the association between changes in social relations and physical activity on the quality of life of the elderly in the city of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina state, Brazil. Data on 1,197 elderly from two waves of the population and household survey, EpiFloripa Idoso, were analyzed. Multiple linear regression was performed to estimate association of social change va...

Submitted for the MAR15 Meeting of The American Physical Society Physical Aging in a Colloidal Glass Subjected to Concentration Jump Conditions1 XIAOGUANG PENG, GREGORY B. MCKENNA, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, 79409, Texas, USA — We have prepared a thermo-sensitive core-shell PS-PNIPAM/AA latex system and have investigated the aging dynamics of its colloid...

The time dependence of the physical properties of ethylene/1-octene (EO)-copolymers after primary crystallization is investigated by calorimetry, density, and creep measurements. The temporal evolution of the multiple melting of EO-copolymers is monitored by differential scanning calorimetry. The low temperature endotherm displays an evolution similar to that observed for the enthalpy recovery ...

BACKGROUND Successful aging in old age is important. However, the determinants of successful aging vary across populations due to cultural differences, and only a limited number of studies have addressed these determinants in Taiwan population. This study aimed to evaluate successful aging via better physical and mental functions as well as to explore associated determinants in an elderly Taiwa...