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Vaccination in Older Adults: An Underutilized Opportunity to Promote Healthy Aging in India
AbstractOver the last 50 years, the Indian population aged 50 years and above (older adults) has quadrupled and is expected to comprise 404 million people in 2036, representing 27% of the country ’s projected population. Consequently, the contribution of chronic disease to older adults’ total burden of diseases in India is likely to escalate. Disease burden is notably amplified by immunosenescence, a deterioration of the immune system that develops with age, leading to increasing suscept ibility to infectious diseases and other comorbidities. Older adults with infectious diseases have a higher incidence and likelihood ...
Source: Drugs and Aging - June 14, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Chronic Physical Conditions, Multimorbidity, and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Low ‐ and Middle‐Income Countries
ConclusionThese results highlight the need to investigate the underlying mechanisms linking chronic conditions and MCI and whether prevention or treatment of chronic conditions or multimorbidity can reduce the onset of cognitive decline and subsequent dementia, especially in LMICs.
Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - February 10, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Ai Koyanagi, Elvira Lara, Brendon Stubbs, Andre F. Carvalho, Hans Oh, Andrew Stickley, Nicola Veronese, Davy Vancampfort Tags: Clinical Investigation Source Type: research