- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Study of Mite Species
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
2024-2025
Abstract Aims Cross‐sectional studies demonstrate an association between low serum levels of vitamin D and slower gait speed in older individuals. However, longitudinal remain inconclusive. This study investigates whether deficiency insufficiency are risk factors for the incidence slowness. Materials Methods A total 2815 participants from English Longitudinal Study Ageing (ELSA), aged ≥60 years with a baseline >0.8 m/s, were followed six years. Baseline [25(OH)D] categorized as...
This paper reports the occurrence of ticks on different species free-ranging wild mammals in Emas National Park, Goias State, Brazil. Between November 1999 and July 2008, were collected from during 330 capture events. The tick Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787), coelebs Neumann, 1899, naponense (Packard, 1869), ovale Koch, 1844, parvum Aragao, 1908, tigrinum triste Rhipicephalus microplus (Canestrini, 1888) identified hosts order Carnivora. Among other host orders (Xenarthra,...
Investigate whether the coexistence of pain and depressive symptoms is a risk factor for cognitive decline in individuals aged 50 or older.