Publications by authors named "J E Parisi"
Purpose: One of the main causes of chronic wounds is diabetes mellitus (DM), a metabolic disease characterized by chronic hyperglycemia. In this context, hydrogels have been used as a promising treatment for stimulating tissue ingrowth and healing in these injuries. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the findings of studies that investigated the effects of injectable hydrogels of various origins on skin wound healing using in vivo experimental models in diabetic rats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This study examined the cross-sectional and 2-year prospective associations between situational loneliness and health outcomes in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: Data were collected using an online survey that evaluated behaviors (e.g.
Longitudinal associations of life space mobility and domain-specific cognitive measures in ACTIVE.
Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study explored how life space mobility (LSM) at the beginning affects cognitive performance in memory, reasoning, and processing speed in older adults over a decade.
- It involved 2,690 participants from the ACTIVE Study, primarily older women with an average age of 73.0, and used various linear mixed-effects models to analyze the data.
- While initial results suggested that higher baseline LSM correlated with better cognitive performance, these associations weakened when accounting for other factors, indicating that LSM impacts cognitive scores but not the overall rate of cognitive decline significantly.
Enhancing the biocompatibility and mechanical stability of small diameter vascular scaffolds remain significant challenges. To address this challenge, small-diameter tubular structures were electrospun from silk fibroin (SF) from silk textile industry discarded materials to generate bilayer scaffolds that mimic native blood vessels, but derived from a sustainable natural material resource. The inner layer was obtained by directly dissolving SF in formic acid, while the middle layer (SF-M) was achieved through aqueous concentration of the protein.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCognitive ability and cognitive decline are related to mortality in older adults. Cognitive interventions have been found to improve cognitive performance and slow cognitive decline in later life. However, the longitudinal effects of cognitive interventions on mortality in older adults remain unclear.
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