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The role of lipid-related genes, aging-related processes, and environment in healthspan.

Arbeev, Konstantin; Arbeeva, L; Culminskaya, IV; Kulminski, Alexander; Stallard, Eric; Ukraintseva, Svetlana; Yashin, Anatoli I (Aging Cell, 2013-04)

The inherent complexity of aging-related traits can temper progress in unraveling the genetic origins of healthspan. We focus on two generations in the Framingham Heart Study, the original (FHS) and offspring (FHSO) cohorts, ...

Effects of chronic mild traumatic brain injury on white matter integrity in Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans.

Cernak, I; Haswell, CC; Liu, C; Marx, Christine Elizabeth; Massoglia, D; McCarthy, G; MIRECC Work Group; ... (10 authors) (Hum Brain Mapp, 2013-11)

Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common source of morbidity from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. With no overt lesions on structural MRI, diagnosis of chronic mild TBI in military veterans relies on obtaining an ...

Chikungunya as a cause of acute febrile illness in southern Sri Lanka.

Akoroda, U; Bodinayake, Champica K; Chow, A; Chua, R; Devasiri, V; Gubler, DJ; Hou, Y; ... (14 authors) (PLoS One, 2013)

BACKGROUND: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) re-emerged in Sri Lanka in late 2006 after a 40-year hiatus. We sought to identify and characterize acute chikungunya infection (CHIK) in patients presenting with acute undifferentiated ...

Etiology of severe non-malaria febrile illness in Northern Tanzania: a prospective cohort study.

Bartlett, John A; Crump, John Andrew; Galloway, RL; Kinabo, GD; Maro, Venance P; Massung, RF; Morrissey, AB; ... (12 authors) (PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2013)

INTRODUCTION: The syndrome of fever is a commonly presenting complaint among persons seeking healthcare in low-resource areas, yet the public health community has not approached fever in a comprehensive manner. In many areas, ...

The impact of the developmental timing of trauma exposure on PTSD symptoms and psychosocial functioning among older adults.

Ogle, Christin; Rubin, David C; Siegler, Ilene C (Dev Psychol, 2013-11)

The present study examined the impact of the developmental timing of trauma exposure on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and psychosocial functioning in a large sample of community-dwelling older adults (N = ...