China set to fetch first rocks from mysterious far side of the Moon
There’s a giant hole on the backside of the Moon. The South Pole–Aitken (SPA) Basin, the Moon’s largest and oldest impact crater, is more than 2500 kilometers wide and 8 kilometers deep—nearly big enough to swallow two Indias and hide the Himalayas. Now, China plans to land in it. The basin may have been blasted out during a barrage of asteroids that pummeled Earth and other inner Solar System bodies billions of years ago, and scientists have long wanted to get their hands on SPA rocks to test the idea. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) aims to provide them with the Chang’e-6 mission, which sci...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 24, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Massive DNA study reveals mating customs of mysterious medieval horse riders
In 568 C.E., according to contemporary records, warlike horse riders from the Mongolian steppes called the Avars surged into the grassy plains flanking the Danube River, in roughly the territory of modern Hungary. Together with other groups from Central Asia, they formed a new power center in Europe, forcing the Byzantine Empire to pay tribute. But they left no written history. Now, using DNA from hundreds of burials—including entire Avar cemeteries—researchers have filled in some of the gaps, using kinship data to reconstruct Avar mating patterns, mobility, and even local politics. Published today in...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 24, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Feasibility of EMDR toward Personality Functioning in Older Adults with PTSD
CONCLUSIONS: Observed improvements in personality functioning from pre to post EMDRtreatment were explained by PTSD-severity. Identityintegration improved significantly over time. Results suggest that participants with "othertreatment" showed more severe baseline-pathology and thus lower personality functioning.CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: EMDR, in addition to being a feasible treatment option for older adults with PTSD, improves personality functioning and reduces the presence of PDs over time.'PMID:38656832 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2024.2344793 (Source: Clinical Gerontologist)
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - April 24, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Ellen M J Gielkens Sjacko Sobczak Nienke Gerrits Erlene Rosowsky Lara Stas Gina Rossi Sebastiaan P J van Alphen Source Type: research

The hippocampus as a structural and functional network epicentre for distant cortical thinning in neurocognitive aging
Neurobiol Aging. 2024 Apr 18;139:82-89. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2024.04.004. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAlterations in grey matter (GM) and white matter (WM) are associated with memory impairment across the neurocognitive aging spectrum and theorised to spread throughout brain networks. Functional and structural connectivity (FC,SC) may explain widespread atrophy. We tested the effect of SC and FC to the hippocampus on cortical thickness (CT) of connected areas. In 419 (223 F) participants (agemean=73 ± 8) from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, cortical regions associated with memory (Rey Auditory ...
Source: Neurobiology of Aging - April 24, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Charly Hugo Alexandre Billaud Junhong Yu Source Type: research

Feasibility of EMDR toward Personality Functioning in Older Adults with PTSD
CONCLUSIONS: Observed improvements in personality functioning from pre to post EMDRtreatment were explained by PTSD-severity. Identityintegration improved significantly over time. Results suggest that participants with "othertreatment" showed more severe baseline-pathology and thus lower personality functioning.CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: EMDR, in addition to being a feasible treatment option for older adults with PTSD, improves personality functioning and reduces the presence of PDs over time.'PMID:38656832 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2024.2344793 (Source: Clinical Gerontologist)
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - April 24, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Ellen M J Gielkens Sjacko Sobczak Nienke Gerrits Erlene Rosowsky Lara Stas Gina Rossi Sebastiaan P J van Alphen Source Type: research

The hippocampus as a structural and functional network epicentre for distant cortical thinning in neurocognitive aging
Neurobiol Aging. 2024 Apr 18;139:82-89. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2024.04.004. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAlterations in grey matter (GM) and white matter (WM) are associated with memory impairment across the neurocognitive aging spectrum and theorised to spread throughout brain networks. Functional and structural connectivity (FC,SC) may explain widespread atrophy. We tested the effect of SC and FC to the hippocampus on cortical thickness (CT) of connected areas. In 419 (223 F) participants (agemean=73 ± 8) from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, cortical regions associated with memory (Rey Auditory ...
Source: Neurobiology of Aging - April 24, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Charly Hugo Alexandre Billaud Junhong Yu Source Type: research

Feasibility of EMDR toward Personality Functioning in Older Adults with PTSD
CONCLUSIONS: Observed improvements in personality functioning from pre to post EMDRtreatment were explained by PTSD-severity. Identityintegration improved significantly over time. Results suggest that participants with "othertreatment" showed more severe baseline-pathology and thus lower personality functioning.CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: EMDR, in addition to being a feasible treatment option for older adults with PTSD, improves personality functioning and reduces the presence of PDs over time.'PMID:38656832 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2024.2344793 (Source: Clinical Gerontologist)
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - April 24, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Ellen M J Gielkens Sjacko Sobczak Nienke Gerrits Erlene Rosowsky Lara Stas Gina Rossi Sebastiaan P J van Alphen Source Type: research

Commentary on "Study Partner Report of Apathy in Older Adults is Associated With AD Biomarkers: Findings From the Harvard Aging Brain Study"
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2024 Apr 4:S1064-7481(24)00298-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.03.017. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38658231 | DOI:10.1016/j.jagp.2024.03.017 (Source: Am J Geriatr Psychia...)
Source: Am J Geriatr Psychia... - April 24, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Siddharth Khasnavis Ryan S O'Dell Christopher H van Dyck Adam P Mecca Source Type: research

The hippocampus as a structural and functional network epicentre for distant cortical thinning in neurocognitive aging
Neurobiol Aging. 2024 Apr 18;139:82-89. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2024.04.004. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAlterations in grey matter (GM) and white matter (WM) are associated with memory impairment across the neurocognitive aging spectrum and theorised to spread throughout brain networks. Functional and structural connectivity (FC,SC) may explain widespread atrophy. We tested the effect of SC and FC to the hippocampus on cortical thickness (CT) of connected areas. In 419 (223 F) participants (agemean=73 ± 8) from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, cortical regions associated with memory (Rey Auditory ...
Source: Neurobiology of Aging - April 24, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Charly Hugo Alexandre Billaud Junhong Yu Source Type: research

Moving forward with dementia: an explorative cross-country qualitative study into post-diagnostic experiences
CONCLUSION: Across countries, formal support and support from friends and family are crucial for people with dementia and caregivers to come to terms with dementia and maintain carer wellbeing to ultimately live well with dementia.PMID:38656033 | DOI:10.1080/13607863.2024.2342968 (Source: Aging and Mental Health)
Source: Aging and Mental Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Maud Hevink Iris Linden Marjolein de Vugt Henry Brodaty Lee-Fay Low Lyn Phillipson Yun-Hee Jeon Meredith Gresham Shelly Doucet Alison Luke Isabelle Vedel Carrie McAiney Dorota Szcze śniak Maria B łaszkiewicz Joanna Rymaszewska Frans Verhey Claire Wolfs Source Type: research

Commentary on "Study Partner Report of Apathy in Older Adults is Associated With AD Biomarkers: Findings From the Harvard Aging Brain Study"
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2024 Apr 4:S1064-7481(24)00298-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.03.017. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38658231 | DOI:10.1016/j.jagp.2024.03.017 (Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)
Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - April 24, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Siddharth Khasnavis Ryan S O'Dell Christopher H van Dyck Adam P Mecca Source Type: research

Adaptation and Implementation of a Volunteer-delivered, Telephone-based, Social Support Program HOW-R-U? during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pragmatic Study
DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: : HOW-R-U? was well regarded by all involved and evaluation learnings have informed implementation into business as usual by both organizations.PMID:38656333 | DOI:10.1093/geront/gnae034 (Source: The Gerontologist)
Source: The Gerontologist - April 24, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Elizabeth Robinson Marissa Dickins Lina Lad Deidre McGill Sharryn Beard Johanna Hayes Anne Marie Fabri Henni Wade Claudia Meyer Judy A Lowthian Source Type: research

Community-level group sports participation and all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and cancer mortality: a 7-year longitudinal study
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings support the existence of a preventive relationship between community-level group sports participation and the occurrence of all-cause and cancer mortality among older individuals. Promoting group sports within communities holds promise as an effective population-based strategy for extending life expectancy, regardless of individual participation in these groups.PMID:38659037 | DOI:10.1186/s12966-024-01592-9 (Source: Health Physics)
Source: Health Physics - April 24, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Taishi Tsuji Eisaku Okada Masashige Saito Satoru Kanamori Yasuhiro Miyaguni Masamichi Hanazato Katsunori Kondo Toshiyuki Ojima Source Type: research

Emergency Department-Based Physical Function Measures for Falls in Older Adults and Outcomes: A Secondary Analysis of GAPcare
CONCLUSIONS: Measures of function collected at the index ED visit, such as the AM-PAC 6 clicks and TUG time, may be helpful at predicting clinical outcomes for older adults presenting for a fall. Based on our study findings, we suggest a novel workflow to guide the use of these clinical measures for ED patients with falls.PMID:38656264 | DOI:10.1519/JPT.0000000000000403 (Source: Health Physics)
Source: Health Physics - April 24, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Daniel H Strauss Natalie M Davoodi Linda J Resnik Sarah Keene Peter T Serina Elizabeth M Goldberg Source Type: research

Emergency Department-Based Physical Function Measures for Falls in Older Adults and Outcomes: A Secondary Analysis of GAPcare
CONCLUSIONS: Measures of function collected at the index ED visit, such as the AM-PAC 6 clicks and TUG time, may be helpful at predicting clinical outcomes for older adults presenting for a fall. Based on our study findings, we suggest a novel workflow to guide the use of these clinical measures for ED patients with falls.PMID:38656264 | DOI:10.1519/JPT.0000000000000403 (Source: Physical Therapy)
Source: Physical Therapy - April 24, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Daniel H Strauss Natalie M Davoodi Linda J Resnik Sarah Keene Peter T Serina Elizabeth M Goldberg Source Type: research