Gait asymmetry during unobstructed walking in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) has been well documented. However, under complex situations, such as environments with double obstacles, gait asymmetry remains poorly ...

In medical practice the reference values of arterial stiffness came from multicenter registries obtained in Asia, USA, Australia and Europe. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is the gold standard method for arterial stiffness ...

OBJECTIVE: There is a seasonal variation in the incidence of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. However, there is very little information about the seasonal variation in insulin sensitivity. We report the ...

Several authors have suggested that ICTs have the potential to promote healthy ageing by supporting social inclusion, access to products and services and learning. However, older people often do not use ICT and infor- ...

Walking is considered symmetric in neurologically healthy individuals. However, asymmetry begins to occur with aging, and could be indicative of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's disease (PD). The aim of this ...

This study aimed to identify the acute effect of a physiologic dose of insulin, enough to produce hyperinsulinaemia similar to that obtained in the postprandial state, on serum lepfin concentrations in healthy young people. ...