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Falls and Cognition in Older Persons
Despite of the enormous efforts of researchers and clinicians to understand the pathophysiology of falls in older adults and establish preventive treatments, there is still a significant gap in our understanding and treating of this challenging syndrome, particularly when we focus in cognitively impaired older adults. Falls in older adults are a very common yet complex medical event, being the fifth leading cause of death and a main cause of insidious disability and nursing home placement in our world aging population. Importantly, falls in the cognitively impaired double the prevalence of the cognitively normal, affecting up of 60% of older adults with low cognition and increasing the risk ...
World Heritage Site, Olinda in Brazil
How can a World Heritage city develop within the periphery of a Brazilian metropolis? This is the challenge for Olinda, near Recife. It is one of the first cities in Brazil, founded in 1535, and contains large historic monuments, such as convents. The location of Olinda on a hill next to the Atlantic Ocean, makes up a beautiful townscape, in particular seen from nearby Recife. No major historic city in Brazil offers such an extended landscape within the city itself. Olinda is an independent municipality with almost 370,000 inhabitants. The municipality has the characteristics of the typical pe.
Locomotion and Posture in Older Adults
This book is an attempt to advance the discussion and improve our understanding about the effects of aging and movement disorders on motor control during walking and postural tasks. Despite these activities are performed daily, there is a high requirement of motor and neural systems in order to perform both tasks efficiently. Both walking and posture require a complex interaction of musculoskeletal and neural systems. However, the mechanisms used to control these tasks, as well as how they are planned and coordinated, are still a question of discussion among health professionals and researchers. In addition, this discussion is more interesting when the effects of aging are included in the co...
O Brasil visto do Mar Sem Fim
Entre 2005 e 2007, João Lara Mesquita viajou do Oiapoque ao Chuí a bordo de seu veleiro, o Mar Sem Fim, produzindo uma série de 90 documentários para a TV Cultura de São Paulo. Este livro traz cerca de 600 fotos feitas por ele durante a viagem, além de relatos, suas impressões sobre a ocupação da costa brasileira e entrevistas tanto com a população local como com especialistas sobre os ecossistemas. O livro é um importante documento sobre nossa costa e o relegado e maltratado espaço marítimo brasileiro.
