...+ years for up to 20 years. Sex differences in cognitive aging were analyzed using linear mixed models and also examined by the 10-year birth cohort or level of education. Results: Women had a better memory, processing speed, flexibility, and, in the DCS only, global cognitive function than men ( p ’s...

...Sandra Strube-Lahmann; Ursula Müller-Werdan; Kristina Norman; Horst Skarabis; Nils Axel Lahmann Objective: In Germany, there is an ongoing concern about the high prevalence of underweight on admission to health-care institutions. In order to assess possible sex-specific differences, the aim...

...Sherilyn Thibeau; G. Peggy McFall; Richard Camicioli; Roger A. Dixon Background: In nondemented aging, higher levels of everyday physical activity (EPA) and mobility performance are associated with better executive function (EF) trajectories. However, these associations may be moderated by both sex...

... to drugs than to placebo, more frequent study visits, and more recent trials that were associated with higher PR rates. While younger age may contribute to the PR in some conditions, sex does not. There is currently no evidence that the PR is different in the elderly. PR are, however, markedly influenced...

... differences between aging men and women; additionally, gender discrepancies in psychopathology are discussed. Prevailing concepts of ‘active aging’ are introduced and their implications for the review of divergent gender differences are considered. Geropsychology Gender Sex Neuropsychology Aging...

..., was evaluated. One hundred and forty-six healthy volunteers (60 men and 86 women), aged 25-100 years, were enrolled. None of the subjects had taken any drug in the month before the study. Subjects were divided into three age groups: 25-45, 46-65 and 66-100 years. Groups were comparable in size, and sex...

...M.C. Giess Adult Drosophila aged 1, 4 or 8 days were irradiated with a 60 Co source, supplying 1,000 rpm, at doses of 0, 15, 20, 25, 50 and 75 kr. In either sex, radio-induced death seems to arise from different mechanisms to those of natural death. The post-radiative response, however...

...Donald K. Ingram; Mark A. Reynolds; Charles L. Goodrick Measures of body weight change were calculated and examined in relation to the life span of 68 male and 71 female Wistar rats that were maintained either in wheel-cage units or cages without wheels. The analysis revealed the following: (a) sex...

... into twelve age groups (newborns and 1–3, 4–9, 10–19, 20–29, 30–39, 40–49, 50–59, 60–69, 70–79, 80–89, and >90 years of age) to evaluate ageing changes. The CAT activity was measured in haemolysates by the method of Aebi (see text). Results: No significant variations with respect to sex were detected...

...Parviz Khajehdehi; Gholam-Reza Rezaian Our aims were to itemize the clinical features and the outcome of tetanus in the elderly, as well as any age and sex differences in its acquisition. Therefore, we compared the demographic and clinical data of 12 elderly (group 1) cases of tetanus with 69...