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Unlucky numbers: Fighting murder convictions that rest on shoddy stats
LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS— When a Dutch nurse named Lucia de Berk stood trial for serial murder in 2003, statistician Richard Gill was aware of the case. But he saw no reason to stick his nose into it. De Berk was a pediatric nurse at Juliana Children’s Hospital in The Hague. In 2001, after a baby died while she was on duty, a colleague told superiors that De Berk had been present at a suspiciously high number of deaths and resuscitations. Hospital staff immediately informed the police. When investigators reexamined records from De Berk’s shifts, they found 10 suspicious incidents. Three other hospitals where D...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - January 19, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

The Prospective Studies of Atherosclerosis (Proof-ATHERO) Consortium: Design and Rationale
Atherosclerosis – the pathophysiological mechanism shared by most cardiovascular diseases – can be directly or indirectly assessed by a variety of clinical tests including measurement of carotid intima-media thickness, carotid plaque, ankle-brachial index, pulse wave velocity, and coronary artery calcium. T he Prospective Studies of Atherosclerosis (Proof-ATHERO) consortium (https://clinicalepi.i-med.ac.at/research/proof-athero/) collates de-identified individual-participant data of studies with information on atherosclerosis measures, risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and incidence of cardiov ascular dise...
Source: Gerontology - July 1, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Association of nimodipine and choline alphoscerate in the treatment of cognitive impairment in patients with cerebral small vessel disease: study protocol for a randomized placebo-controlled trial-the CONIVaD trial.
DISCUSSION: CONIVaD study is the first randomized controlled trial to examine the cognitive efficacy of combined choline alphoscerate-nimodipine treatment in VCI patients. Results of this pilot study will serve as a methodological basis for other clinical controlled, multicentric, double-blinded, and randomized trials. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinical Trial NCT03228498. Registered 25 July 2017. PMID: 31148099 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - May 29, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Salvadori E, Poggesi A, Donnini I, Rinnoci V, Chiti G, Squitieri M, Tudisco L, Fierini F, Melone A, Pescini F, Pantoni L Tags: Aging Clin Exp Res Source Type: research

Calcium supplements linked to dementia risk in women with certain health conditions, Alzheimer ’s Society comment
New research claims that calcium supplements may be associated with an increased risk of dementia in older women who have had a stroke or other signs of cerebrovascular disease.
Source: Alzheimers Society - December 23, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

Low intakes of carotene, vitamin B2, pantothenate and calcium predict cognitive decline among elderly patients with diabetes mellitus: The Japanese Elderly Diabetes Intervention Trial
ConclusionsThese findings suggest that sufficient intakes of carotene, vitamin B2, pantothenate, calcium and vegetables could help prevent cognitive decline among elderly men with diabetes mellitus. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2016; ••: ••–••.
Source: Geriatrics and Gerontology International - July 17, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Atsushi Araki, Yukio Yoshimura, Takashi Sakurai, Hiroyuki Umegaki, Chiemi Kamada, Satoshi Iimuro, Yasuo Ohashi, Hideki Ito, Tags: Original Article: Epidemiology, Clinical Practice and Health Source Type: research