New initiative aims to bolster funding for scientists in war-torn Ukraine
WASHINGTON, D.C.—
For astrophysicist David Spergel, teaching at a summer school about data science in August 2023 in Ukraine was a “surreal” experience. At times, utterly normal—smart students and collegial dinners in the charming cobblestoned city of Lviv. But punctuated by sirens and cellphone alerts warning of Russian missile attacks that compelled attendees to seek refuge in bomb shelters. Spergel, president of
the Simons Foundation
, started to think there had to be something more the West could do to aid his Ukrainian colleagues.
Eight months later, that idea has blossomed into the Scienc...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 17, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Short-Term Effect of Ambient Temperature in Acute Ischemic Stroke with Endovascular Treatment Due to Large Vessel Occlusion
(Source: Clinical Interventions in Aging)
Source: Clinical Interventions in Aging - April 17, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Tags: Clinical Interventions in Aging Source Type: research
Older people ’s views and usage of recreational spaces in parks with age-friendly outdoor exercise equipment
. (Source: International Journal of Environmental Health Research)
Source: International Journal of Environmental Health Research - April 17, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Pazit LevingerBronwyn L. DreherBriony DowFrances BatchelorKeith D. Hilla Clinical Gerontology, National Ageing Research Institute, Melbourne, Australiab Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australiac Ageing and Independent Livi Source Type: research
Should researchers use AI to write papers? Group aims for community-driven standards
When and how should text-generating artificial intelligence (AI) programs such as ChatGPT help write research papers? In the coming months, 4000 researchers from a variety of disciplines and countries will weigh in on guidelines that could be adopted widely across academic publishing,
which has been grappling with chatbots and other AI issues for the past year and a half
. The group behind the effort wants to replace the piecemeal landscape of current guidelines with a single set of standards that represents a consensus of the research community.
Known as CANGARU, the initiative is a partnership between res...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 16, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Plans to expand African vaccine production face steep hurdles
In March 2022, when the pandemic was still raging, the messenger RNA (mRNA) company Moderna announced it would build a $500 million plant in Kenya to manufacture half a billion doses of its COVID-19 vaccine annually. “
This is major
,” Kenyan President William Ruto said at the time. The plant would help reduce Africa’s dependence on vaccines produced elsewhere, Ruto said—a situation that had turned disastrous during the pandemic—and bring economic benefits as well.
But Moderna may never break ground on the Kenya factory. On 11 April, the company said it had
“paused its efforts”
becau...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 16, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Young toads are teaching Australian lizards to avoid deadly snacks
Releasing 200,000 eggs and young of a toxic invasive species might seem to be a sure way to make a bad situation worse. But by doing just that in Western Australia, conservation biologists have begun to rescue the region’s largest lizard.
Yellow spotted monitor lizards usually die after eating a single adult cane toad, an introduced pest with toxic skin secretions that has wreaked havoc on Australia’s native wildlife. But if these lizards first taste the species’ young, which are only slightly toxic, the predators learn to avoid eating the lethal adults. As a result,
they survive even after a wave of adult...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 16, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Giant planets ran amok soon after Solar System ’s birth
In its youth, the Solar System underwent a momentous upheaval: Gravitational tugs between the giant planets threw them off-track, causing Jupiter’s orbit to jump closer to the Sun, while Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune were flung outward. The gravity of the rampaging giants scattered Pluto and other icy bodies to the Kuiper belt, shepherded the asteroid belt into its current location, and sent countless bodies crashing into the inner Solar System.
For many years, researchers believed this “giant planet instability” occurred 600 million years after the Solar System’s birth 4.57 billion years ago, based on the ages...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 16, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Psychosocial Distress Among Certified Nursing Assistants in Long-Term Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Social Ecological Model Informed Scoping Review
CONCLUSIONS & CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: This review identifies specific targets for intervention for psychosocial distress among CNAs in LTC at multiple levels, including job clarity; workload; facility culture; community relations; and policy. These intervention targets remain relevant to the LTC industry beyond the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.PMID:38622883 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2024.2337137 (Source: Clinical Gerontologist)
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - April 16, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Evan Plys Nina Ahmad Andrea Wei Roy A Thompson E-Shien Chang Jenna Locke Jessica G Bell Ana-Maria Vranceanu Ruth Palan Lopez Source Type: research
A PRISMA Scoping Review to Explore Interventions to Prevent Firearm-Related Injury and Suicide in Older Adults
CONCLUSIONS: Further research into adapting interventions to meet the clinical needs of older adults and treatment efficacy trials is necessary.CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Training healthcare providers to conduct firearm safety interventions with older adults may be an acceptable and impactful avenue to prevent suicide.PMID:38626064 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2024.2339366 (Source: Clinical Gerontologist)
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - April 16, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Lakshmi Chennapragada Terra Osterberg Madison Strouse Sarah R Sullivan Chana Silver Mary LaMarca Caroline Boucher Emilia Fonseca Marianne Goodman Source Type: research
ADHD in older adults - a scoping review
CONCLUSION: Older adults with ADHD face various symptoms, comorbidities, and challenges that affect their quality of life. Age-related changes can amplify ADHD symptoms and increase the perceived burden of illness. More research is needed to understand the complex relationship between these factors and enable tailored interventions to improve their quality of life and well-being.PMID:38622905 | DOI:10.1080/13607863.2024.2339994 (Source: Aging and Mental Health)
Source: Aging and Mental Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Silke Fischer Charlotta Nilsen Source Type: research
Health and sociodemographic determinants of excess mortality in Spanish nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a 2-year prospective longitudinal study
CONCLUSION: Almost half of this sample of nursing home residents died in the 2‑year period, and one fifth were attributed to COVID-19. Functional impairment was a risk factor for overall mortality and COVID-19 mortality, independent of age and risk of sarcopenia.PMID:38625391 | DOI:10.1007/s00391-024-02294-4 (Source: Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie)
Source: Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie - April 16, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Anna Escrib à-Salvans Javier Jerez-Roig Pau Farr és-Godayol Dyego Leandro Bezerra de Souza Dawn A Skelton Eduard Minobes-Molina Source Type: research
Researchers need ‘open’ bibliographic databases, new declaration says
When universities are deciding whom to hire and promote, or grant organizations are selecting projects to fund, there’s a good chance they’re referencing more than just the application materials. Many organizations rely on databases that compile publication information including authors, affiliations, citations, and funding sources to create metrics meant to quantify a researcher’s productivity and the quality of their work.
Some of the best known databases, such as the Web of Science and Scopus, are proprietary and offer pay-to-access data and services supporting these and other metrics, including university r...
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Correlation Between Anesthesia Methods and Adverse Short-Term Postoperative Outcomes Depending on Frailty: A Prospective Cohort Study
(Source: Clinical Interventions in Aging)
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The association between memory, COVID-19 testing, and COVID-19 incidence in middle-aged and older adults: a prospective analysis of the CLSA
. (Source: Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition)
Source: Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition - April 16, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Mark OremusSuzanne L. TyasLeilei ZengNancy NewallColleen J. Maxwella School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canadab Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canadac Department o Source Type: research
Cluster analysis dissecting cognitive deficits in older adults with major depressive disorder and the association with neurofilament light chain
Cognitive impairment is a growing problem with increasing burden in global aging. Older adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) have higher risk of dementia. Neurofilament light chain (NfL) has been proven... (Source: BMC Geriatrics)
Source: BMC Geriatrics - April 16, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Cynthia Yi-an Chen, Chih-Chiang Chiu, Cho-Yin Huang, Ying-Chih Cheng, Ming-Chyi Huang, Po-Hsiu Kuo and Wen-Yin Chen Tags: Research Source Type: research