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Smith–Magenis syndrome (SMS), also known as 17p-microdeletion syndrome, is a microdeletion syndrome characterized by an abnormality in the short (p) arm of chromosome 17. [1] It has features including intellectual disability , facial abnormalities, difficulty sleeping, and numerous behavioral problems such as self-harm.
The metabolic syndrome is the co-occurrence of metabolic risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (abdominal obesity, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and hypertension). The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome increases with age reaching close to 50% of people over 60 years old in the USA. [40] as
Progeroid syndromes (PS) are a group of rare genetic disorders that mimic physiological aging, making affected individuals appear to be older than they are. [1] [2] The term progeroid syndrome does not necessarily imply progeria (Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome), which is a specific type of progeroid syndrome.
SeniorCaring.org reports that the cancers most likely to affect people over the age of 60 are lung cancer, colon cancer, stomach cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer. You're much more likely ...
The global increase in life expectancy, often termed the "longevity revolution", has led to a rapidly growing population of older adults. By 2050, the number of people aged 60 and above is projected to reach 2 billion, yet this achievement in longevity has highlighted new social issues. [ 12 ]
Marshall-Smith Syndrome, discovered in 1971 (Marshall, Graham, Scott, Boner, & Smith), is characterized by unusual accelerated skeletal maturation (usually starting before birth) and symptoms like conspicuous physical characteristics, respiratory difficulties, and intellectual disability. Cases described in the literature show a clinical ...
Nearly 90% of adults over age 20 in the U.S. are at risk of developing heart ... syndrome, a condition which affects major organs in the body, including the brain, heart, liver and kidneys. CKM is ...
In Unverricht-Lundborg disease (ULD) the age of onset is between 6–15 years, while in Adult Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (Adult NCL) the age of onset can be as late as 30. [ 2 ] Symptoms often include action or stimuli induced myoclonus , seizures , neuropathy , cognitive decline, and spike and wave or no cerebral discharges. [ 4 ]