Browsing Duke Faculty Scholarship by Subject "older-adults"

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Diet-induced obesity differentially regulates behavioral, biomechanical, and molecular risk factors for osteoarthritis in mice

Griffin, Timothy M.; Fermor, Beverley; Setton, Lori; Guilak, Farshid (BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2010)

Introduction: Obesity is a major risk factor for the development of osteoarthritis in both weight-bearing and nonweight-bearing joints. The mechanisms by which obesity influences the structural or symptomatic features of ...
Prevalence and correlates of clinically significant depressive symptoms among elderly people in Sri Lanka: findings from a national survey

Malhotra, Rahul; Chan, Angelique; Ostbye, Truls (CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 2010)

Background: Elderly Sri Lankans (11.2%, of the nation's population) have witnessed many years of ethnic conflict, a destructive tsunami and increasing emigration of young adults. However, very little is known about the ...
Variability in Frontotemporal Brain Structure: The Importance of Recruitment of African Americans in Neuroscience Research

Isamah, Nneka; Payne, Martha E.; MacFall, James; Beyer, John; Taylor, Warren (PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2010)

Background: Variation in brain structure is both genetically and environmentally influenced. The question about potential differences in brain anatomy across populations of differing race and ethnicity remains a controversial ...