Determinants of severe acute malnutrition among children under 5 years of age in Nepal: a community-based case-control study.

Background: Malnutrition is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children under the age of 5 years in low and middle income countries like Nepal. Children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) are nine times more likely to die than children without malnutrition. The prevalence of SAM has increased in Nepal over the past 15 years; however, the determinants of SAM have not been clearly assessed in the country.

Impaired Sleep Predicts Cognitive Decline in Old People: Findings from the Prospective KORA Age Study.

Study Objectives: To investigate the association between sleep-related characteristics and cognitive change over 3 years of follow up in an aged population.

Methods: Sleep characteristics and covariates were assessed at baseline in a standardized interview and clinical examination of the population-based KORA Age Study (n = 740, mean age = 75 years). Cognitive score (determined by telephone interview for cognitive status, TICS-m) was recorded at baseline and 3 years later.