Multicenter evaluation of a high-throughput microarray platform for extensive red blood cell phenotyping and antibody screening.

Background: Blood typing and antibody screening are key elements of transfusion safety. However, available single platform, flexible, and affordable technologies are limited, especially for extended phenotyping. Microarray-based technology allows for this extended phenotyping with the flexibility of piecemeal analysis.

A Higher Intake of Energy at Dinner Is Associated with Incident Metabolic Syndrome: A Prospective Cohort Study in Older Adults.

A higher energy intake (EI) at night has been associated with a higher risk of obesity, while a higher EI at lunch may protect against weight gain. This study examined the association between EI throughout the day and incident metabolic syndrome (MetS) among older adults. A cohort of 607 individuals aged ≥ 60 free from MetS at baseline was followed from 2008-2010 until 2015.

General and central obesity operate differently as predictors of falls requiring medical care in older women: a population-based cohort study in Spain.

Objectives: to examine the association of general and abdominal obesity with falls, falls requiring medical care and falls with fractures in older women.

Design: a population-based prospective cohort of 1,185 women aged ≥60 in Spain, followed up from 2008 to 2010 through 2012.

Measures: weight, height and waist circumference were measured at baseline using standardised techniques.