Laura Tafaro

Summary

Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Is it possible to predict one-year survival in centenarians? A neural network study
    Laura Tafaro
    Department of Aging Science, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
    Gerontology 51:199-205. 2005
  2. ncbi Stress in centenarians
    Laura Tafaro
    Department of Aging Science, Policlinico Umberto I, University La Sapienza, Viale Policlinico, 155, I 00161 Rome, Italy
    Arch Gerontol Geriatr 48:353-5. 2009
  3. ncbi Event related brain potentials in elderly patients with recently diagnosed isolated systolic hypertension
    Paolo Cicconetti
    Department of Geriatrics, 1st Institute of Medicine, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
    Clin Neurophysiol 118:824-32. 2007
  4. ncbi Event-related brain potentials in elderly dippers and nondippers with recently diagnosed hypertension
    Paolo Cicconetti
    Department of Geriatrics, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
    Hypertens Res 27:581-8. 2004
  5. ncbi Erosion of telomeric 3'-overhangs in white blood cells of aged subjects with high frequency of very short telomeres
    Stefano Mattarocci
    Istituto di Neurobiologia e Medicina Molecolare, CNR, Rome, Italy
    Mech Ageing Dev 132:27-32. 2011

Collaborators

  • Gianfranco Piccirillo
  • Massimo Motta
  • Paolo Cicconetti
  • Stefano Mattarocci
  • Vincenzo Marigliano
  • Veronica Ciotti
  • Carolina Priami
  • Flavia Chiarotti
  • Mauro Cacciafesta
  • Graziella Cimino-Reale
  • Giuseppa Zannino
  • Ettore D'Ambrosio
  • Valentina Somma
  • Fiorentina Ascenzioni
  • Evaristo Ettorre
  • Marianna Costarella

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi Is it possible to predict one-year survival in centenarians? A neural network study
    Laura Tafaro
    Department of Aging Science, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
    Gerontology 51:199-205. 2005
    ..Human life expectancy is constantly increasing: the challenge for modern geriatric medicine is to identify the means to reach successfully extreme longevity...
  2. ncbi Stress in centenarians
    Laura Tafaro
    Department of Aging Science, Policlinico Umberto I, University La Sapienza, Viale Policlinico, 155, I 00161 Rome, Italy
    Arch Gerontol Geriatr 48:353-5. 2009
    ..In the centenarians aging of all apparatuses was slowed down by a healthy lifestyle and also by good adaptability that allowed for a positive and effective response to stress throughout their whole lives...
  3. ncbi Event related brain potentials in elderly patients with recently diagnosed isolated systolic hypertension
    Paolo Cicconetti
    Department of Geriatrics, 1st Institute of Medicine, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
    Clin Neurophysiol 118:824-32. 2007
    ..The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between systolic BP values and neurocognitive function in the early stages of ISH...
  4. ncbi Event-related brain potentials in elderly dippers and nondippers with recently diagnosed hypertension
    Paolo Cicconetti
    Department of Geriatrics, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
    Hypertens Res 27:581-8. 2004
    ..47 in the Cz position, p =0.617; 251.56+/-25.86 vs. 246.58+/-25.46 in the Pz position, p =0.608). These data show no association between the nondipping pattern and lower cognitive function in elderly subjects with recent hypertension...
  5. ncbi Erosion of telomeric 3'-overhangs in white blood cells of aged subjects with high frequency of very short telomeres
    Stefano Mattarocci
    Istituto di Neurobiologia e Medicina Molecolare, CNR, Rome, Italy
    Mech Ageing Dev 132:27-32. 2011
    ..These data raise the possibility that during ageing very short telomeres with very poor 3'-overhangs can reach a critical point for functional telomeres...