COVID-19 in seniors: Findings and lessons from mass screening in a nursing home.

Background/objective: The COVID-19 epidemic is particularly serious in older adults. The symptomatology and epidemic profile remain little known in this population, especially in disabled oldest-old people with chronic diseases living in nursing homes. The objective of the present study was to comprehensively describe symptoms and chronological aspects of the diffusion of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in a nursing home, among both residents and caregivers.

Serum Vitamin D and Cingulate Cortex Thickness in Older Adults: Quantitative MRI of the Brain.

Background: Vitamin D insufficiency is associated with brain changes, and cognitive and mobility declines in older adults.

Objective: Our objective was to investigate in older adults whether vitamin D insufficiency<50nmol/L was associated with thinner cingulate cortex, a brain area related to cognitive functions influenced by vitamin D.

Methods: Two hundred and fifteen Caucasian older community-dwellers (mean±SD, 72.

[Cardiovascular complications of doping products].

Doping is the use of a substance that artificially increases an individual's physical ability for competition purpose. Products and methods used in doping are not without risk, especially at cardiovascular level. Here we review the most common doping substances in sport and their cardiovascular consequences.