The definition and classification of chronic kidney disease (CKD) have evolved over time,
but current international guidelines define this condition as decreased kidney function …

Population ageing has resulted in an increasing number of older people living with chronic
diseases (multimorbidity) requiring five or more medications daily (polypharmacy). Ageing …

Background Increased mortality risk is associated with short-term temperature variability.
However, to our knowledge, there has been no comprehensive assessment of the …

Background Neutrophils and lymphocytes represent the larger percentage of all white blood
cells, they vary with age, with a progressive increase of the ratio in the first years of life, and …

In the last decades, improvements in the average life expectancy in the world population
have been associated with a significant increase in the proportion of elderly people, in …

Importance Estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is useful in many clinical conditions.
However, very few studies have evaluated the performance of GFR-estimating equations in …

Los adultos mayores son importantes consumidores de fármacos. Un tercio de las
prescripciones de medicamentos son hechas en esta población. Revisiones sistemáticas de …

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD), low serum albumin, and anemia are known risk
factors for cognitive decline in older people. We investigated the association between kidney …

Objective There is a lack of knowledge regarding the underlying mechanisms of the
antidiabetic activity of Moringa oleifera. This study investigates the antidiabetic effect of M …

Introduction: The number of elderly people is increasing worldwide. The elderly may be at
increased risk of bacterial infections compared with younger adults. Dosing adaptation of …