Immunosenescence and COVID-19

JM Witkowski, T Fulop, E Bryl - Mechanisms of ageing and development, 2022 - Elsevier
Ageing is associated with modified function of both innate and adaptive immunity. It is
believed that changes occurring in ageing immune system are responsible for increased …

2024 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association

SS Martin, AW Aday, ZI Almarzooq, CAM Anderson… - Circulation, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease …

Geriatric risk and protective factors for serious COVID-19 outcomes among older adults in Shanghai Omicron wave

G Lu, Y Zhang, H Zhang, J Ai, L He… - Emerging microbes & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Shanghai has been experiencing the Omicron wave since March 2022. Though several
studies have evaluated the risk factors of severe infections, the analyses of BA. 2 infection …

COVID-19 and solid organ transplantation: Finding the right balance

R Opsomer, D Kuypers - Transplantation Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has a great impact on solid organ transplant (SOT)
recipients due to their comorbidities and their maintenance immunosuppression. So far …

Approach to COVID-19 in older adults and indications for improving the outcomes

C Tana, L Moffa, K Falasca, J Vecchiet, M Tana… - Annals of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background: COVID-19 continues to present challenges in the care of older adults with
frailty and/or comorbidities and very old patients, who can be hospitalized with severe …

Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and lymphocyte/monocyte ratio (LMR)–risk of death inflammatory biomarkers in patients with COVID-19

V Dymicka-Piekarska, J Dorf, A Milewska… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Aim The aim of our retrospective study was search for new prognostic parameters, which
can help quickly and cheaply identify patients with risk for severe course of SARS-CoV-2 …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 severity is associated with population-level gut microbiome variations

E Lymberopoulos, GI Gentili, S Budhdeo… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The human gut microbiome interacts with many diseases, with recent small studies
suggesting a link with COVID-19 severity. Exploring this association at the population-level …

The conceptual and methodological characteristics of ageism during COVID-19: A scoping review of empirical studies

P Werner, H AboJabel - The Gerontologist, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives Printed and social media, as well as professional and
scholarly platforms, have extensively discussed the proliferation of ageism during the …

Equity issues rarely addressed in the development of COVID-19 formal recommendations and good practice statements: a cross-sectional study

O Dewidar, M Bondok, L Abdelrazeq, K Aliyeva… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Objective To identify COVID-19 actionable statements (eg,
recommendations) focused on specific disadvantaged populations in the living map of …

“Any bit of help, helps”: Understanding how older caregivers use carework platforms for caregiving support

L Li, V Arnold, AM Piper - Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Older adults are increasingly acting as caregivers, given population aging and pervasive
caregiver shortages. Meanwhile, gig-economy-based carework platforms have also become …