• Is Sensory Loss an Understudied Risk Factor for Frailty? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 

      Tan, Benjamin Kye Jyn; Man, Ryan Eyn Kidd; Gan, Alfred Tau Liang; Fenwick, Eva K; Varadaraj, Varshini; Swenor, Bonnielin K.; Gupta, Preeti; Wong, Tien Yin; Trevisan, Caterina; Lorenzo-López, Laura; Millán-Calenti, José Carlos; Schwanke, Carla Helena Augustin; Liljas, Ann; Al Snih, Soham; Tokuda, Yasuharu; Lamoureux, Ecosse Luc (Oxford Academic, 2020-07-06)
      [Abstract] Background. Age-related sensory loss and frailty are common conditions among older adults, but epidemiologic research on their possible links has been inconclusive. Clarifying this relationship is important ...
    • Dual and triple tasks performance in institutionalized prefrail and frail older adults 

      Lorenzo-López, Laura; Campos-Magdaleno, María; López-López, Rocío; Facal, David; Pereiro, A.X.; Maseda, Ana; Blanco-Fandiño, J.; Millán-Calenti, José Carlos (Willey, 2020-07-13)
      [Abstract] Objective: The aim of this pilot study was to investigate differences on dual- and triple-task performance in institutionalized prefrail and frail older adults. Performance on these tasks is relevant since ...
    • Application of light therapy in older adults with cognitive impairment: A systematic review 

      Cibeira, Nuria; Maseda, Ana; Lorenzo-López, Laura; Rodríguez-Villamil, José Luis; López-López, Rocío; Millán-Calenti, José Carlos (Elsevier, 2020-08-02)
      [Abstract] This systematic review aims to assess the efficacy of light therapy on behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), cognition, functional status, and quality of life in older adults with cognitive ...
    • Clinical and Neuropsychological Correlates of Prefrailty Syndrome 

      Lorenzo-López, Laura; Blanco-Fandiño, J.; Cibeira, Nuria; Buján, Ana; López-López, Rocío; Maseda, Ana; Millán-Calenti, José Carlos (Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-11-09)
      [Abstract] Physical frailty is closely associated with cognitive impairment. We aim to investigate the neuropsychological profiles of prefrail and non-frail dementia-free community-dwelling older adults using a comprehensive ...
    • Effectiveness of a Chess-Training Program for Improving Cognition, Mood, and Quality of Life in Older Adults: A Pilot Study 

      Cibeira, Nuria; Lorenzo-López, Laura; Maseda, Ana; Blanco-Fandiño, J.; López-López, Rocío; Millán-Calenti, José Carlos (Elsevier, 2021-06-04)
      [Abstract] Background. Regular practice of a cognitively stimulating activity, such as chess, can help maintain a healthy cognitive, social, and psychological state during the aging process. Objective. To evaluate ...
    • Low-Volume Cycling Training Improves Body Composition and Functionality in Older People With Multimorbidity: A Randomized Controlled Trial 

      Carballeira, Eduardo; Censi, Karla C.; Maseda, Ana; López-López, Rocío; Lorenzo-López, Laura; Millán-Calenti, José Carlos (Nature, 2021-06-28)
      [Abstract] Physical exercise, when practiced regularly and in adequate doses, is a proven nonpharmacological measure that helps to prevent and reverse noncommunicable diseases, as well as reduce mortality rates from any ...
    • Bright Light Therapy in Older Adults with Moderate to Very Severe Dementia: Immediate Effects on Behavior, Mood, and Physiological Parameters 

      Cibeira, Nuria; Maseda, Ana; Lorenzo-López, Laura; González-Abraldes, Isabel; López-López, Rocío; Rodríguez-Villamil, José Luis; Millán-Calenti, José Carlos (MDPI, 2021-08-19)
      [Abstract] Bright light therapy (BLT) has demonstrated positive short- and long-term effects in people with cognitive impairment or dementia; however, the immediate impact of BLT sessions has been scarcely investigated. ...
    • Pain as a mediator in the temperament-alexithymia relationship in individuals suffering from rheumatoid arthritis 

      Ziarko, M.; Grobelny, Bartosz; Sikorska, B.; Jasielska, A.; Maseda, Ana; Millán-Calenti, José Carlos; Samborski, Wlodzimierz; Mojs, Ewa; Piglowska, A. (Verduci, 2021-12)
      [Abstract] OBJECTIVE: The study aims to establish a relationship between temperament traits, symptoms of alexithymia, and pain intensity in rheumatoid arthritis. Despite the significant progress seen in the area of RA ...
    • Relationship between DNA damage measured by the comet-assay and cognitive function 

      Lorenzo-López, Laura; Lema-Arranz, Carlota; Fernández-Bertólez, Natalia; Costa, Solange; Costa, Carla; Teixeira, Joao Paulo; Pásaro, Eduardo; Valdiglesias, Vanessa; Laffon, Blanca (Elsevier, 2022-10-17)
      [Abstract] Recent studies exploring the relationship between DNA damage measured by the comet assay (single-cell gel electrophoresis) and cognitive function in both animal models and humans are reviewed and summarized. ...
    • Association of torquetenovirus viremia with physical frailty and cognitive impairment in three independent european cohorts 

      Giacconi, Robertina; Laffon, Blanca; Costa, Solange; Teixeira-Gomes, Armanda; Maggi, Fabrizio; Macera, Lisa; Spezia, Pietro Giogio; Piacenza, Francesco; Bürkle, Alexander; Moreno-Villanueva, María; Bonassi, Stefano; Valdiglesias, Vanessa; Teixeira, Joao Paulo; Dollé, Martijn E.T.; Rietman, M. Liset; Jansen, Eugène; Grune, Tilman; Gonos, Efstathios S.; Franchesci, Claudio; Capri, Miriam; Weinberger, Birgit; Sikora, Ewa; Stuetz, Wolfgang; Toussaint, Olivier; Debacq-Chainiaux, Florence; Hervonen, Antti; Hurme, Mikko; Slagboom, P. Eline; Schön, Christiane; Bernhardt, Jürgen; Breusing, Nicolle; Pásaro, Eduardo; Maseda, Ana; Lorenzo-López, Laura; Millán-Calenti, José Carlos; Provinciali, Mauro; Malavolta, Marco (Karger, 2023-01-10)
      [Abstract] Introduction: Immunosenescence and inflammaging have been implicated in the pathophysiology of frailty. Torquetenovirus (TTV), a single-stranded DNA anellovirus, the major component of the human blood virome, ...
    • Dysphagia and its association with other health-related risk factors in institutionalized older people: a systematic review 

      Leira, Julia; Maseda, Ana; Lorenzo-López, Laura; Cibeira, Nuria; López-López, Rocío; Lodeiro-Fernández, Leire; Millán-Calenti, José Carlos (Elsevier, 2023-03-07)
      [Abstract] Background: Dysphagia is considered a geriatric syndrome that is characterized by inability to or difficulty in safely and effectively forming or moving the food bolus toward the esophagus. This pathology is ...