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Experimental gerontology

Year: 2020
Articles in SafetyLit: 14

A 10-week yoga practice has no effect on cognition, but improves balance and motor learning by attenuating brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in older adults

Association of nutritional components with falls in oldest-old men: the Helsinki Businessmen Study (HBS)

Associations of blood pressure with risk of injurious falls in old age vary by functional status: a cohort study

Balance training monitoring and individual response during unstable vs. stable balance Exergaming in elderly adults: findings from a randomized controlled trial

Costs and benefits of multifactorial falls prevention in nursing homes in the Netherlands

Executive function predicts decline in mobility after a fall: the MYHAT study

Foreseeing future falls with accelerometer features in active community-dwelling older persons with no recent history of falls

Inflammatory markers associated with fall recurrence and severity: the BambuĂ­ Cohort Study of Aging

Older adults reduce the complexity and efficiency of neuromuscular control to preserve walking balance

Optimal lighting levels for stair safety: Influence of lightbulb type and brightness on confidence, dynamic balance and stepping characteristics

Resveratrol and exercise combined to treat functional limitations in late life: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Self-reported fatigue: a significant risk factor for falling in older women and men

The effect of a mentally fatiguing task on postural balance control in young and older women

The role of reinvestment in conservative gait in older adults