Antibiotic resistance is the most challenging clinical and public health problem. Despite of
living in the era of novel technologies in biomedical research, many of untreatable infectious …

Background—Age is an important determinant of outcomes for patients with acute coronary
syndromes (ACS); however, community practice reveals a disproportionately lower use of …

Delivering Health Care in America, Sixth Edition is the most current and comprehensive
overview of the basic structures and operations of the US health system—from its historical …

Longevity is increasing, and more adults are living to the stage of life when age-related
biological factors determine a higher likelihood of cardiovascular disease in a distinctive …

Health, Illness, and Optimal Aging: Biological and Psychosocial Perspectives, Third Edition
shows the continuity and advancements in our understanding of human life-span …

Low zinc status may be a risk factor for pneumonia in the elderly. This special article reviews
the magnitude of the problem of pneumonia (its prevalence, morbidity, and mortality) in the …

Purpose Alzheimer's disease is a fatal brain condition that causes irreversible brain damage
and gradually depletes memory of an individual. The basic idea of the presented work in this …

Importance Smoothened inhibitors (SIs) are a new type of targeted therapy for advanced
basal cell carcinoma (BCC), and their long-term effects, such as increased risk of …

The accumulation of deficits with increasing age results in a decline in the functional
capacity of multiple organs and systems. These changes can have a significant influence on …

Epigenetic marks are extensively altered in cancer but may also change in normal tissues
with age, which is the primary risk factor for most cancers. We conducted an epigenome …