Adherence to Mediterranean diet moderates the association between multimorbidity and depressive symptoms in older adults.

Aim: Adherence to Mediterranean Diet (Med-Diet) has been associated with a lower incidence of chronic diseases and may be associated with lower risk for depression. The aim of the present study was to investigate (i) the association of adherence to Med-Diet with depressive symptoms and multimorbidity in a cohort of geriatric medical outpatients, and (ii) the role of Med-Diet in mediating the association between depressive symptoms and multimorbidity.

Methods: A total of 143 geriatric patients (mean age: 73.

Impact of combined therapy with alpha-lipoic and ursodeoxycolic acid on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: double-blind, randomized clinical trial of efficacy and safety.

Background And Purpose: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the causes of a fatty liver, occurring when fat is deposited (steatosis) in the liver not due to excessive alcohol use. It is related to insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the impact of combination therapy with alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) and ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) on NAFLD.

[Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure. A case report].

This is a case of 89 years old patient suffering by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and affected by acute respiratory failure characterized by hypoxemia and hipercapnia. It is interesting because, comparing oxygen therapy and non invasive ventilation, the best results were reached with the last technique, in an elder patient.

[Prevalence of depression in a geriatric population with metabolic syndrome].

Metabolic Syndrome (Metabolic Syndrome, MS) is associated with many other diseases in the elderly. We have studied a possible correlation between this disorder and depression in a Geriatric Centre. The study was conducted on a random sample of 30 geriatric patients, then divided into 2 groups according to clinical and instrumental diagnostic investigations: 15 patients affected MS according to the criteria of NCEP ATP III, and 15 controls without MS.