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  1. When Delirium Unmasks a Silent Myocardial Infarction

    Article • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, December 2025, Wiley

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  2. Preliminary evidence of an eye-tracking technique to detect Alzheimer’s disease in adults with Down syndrome

    Article • Evidence-Based Nursing, September 2025, BMJ

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  3. Risk factors for delirium in psychiatric settings: the role of medications, comorbidities and other key predictors from the literature

    Article • Evidence-Based Nursing, March 2025, BMJ

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  4. Barriers and facilitators to self-managing multiple long-term conditions: socioeconomic deprivation affects health outcomes in a UK cohort

    Article • Evidence-Based Nursing, August 2024, BMJ

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  5. Impairment of Renal and Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cell Compartments in Frailty Syndrome: Link With Oxidative Stress, Plasma Cytokine Profiles, and Nuclear DNA Damage

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series A, July 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  6. Exploring holistic care approach for early-stage dementia: a grounded theory study shows the importance of social and emotional dimensions

    Article • Evidence-Based Nursing, July 2024, BMJ

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  7. Frailty and ethics at the end of life: The importance of a comprehensive assessment

    Article • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, June 2024, Wiley

    Prof Giuseppe Bellelli, Dr Paolo Mazzola

  8. Role of sociodemographic characteristics on the progression of multimorbidity over time: a longitudinal approach using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink of England

    Article • Evidence-Based Nursing, April 2024, BMJ

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  9. High risk of fall after a fracture persists but declines over time

    Article • Evidence-Based Nursing, March 2024, BMJ

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  10. Shifting the Paradigm of Nursing Home Care for People with Dementia: The Italian Experience of Il Paese Ritrovato and the Impact of SARS-CoV-2

    Article • Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, January 2024, IOS Press

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  11. Managing multimorbidity in midlife may reduce the risk of developing dementia as we age

    Article • Evidence-Based Nursing, November 2023, BMJ

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  12. Guillain-Barré syndrome AMSAN variant in a 90-year-old woman after COVID-19: a case report

    Article • BMC Geriatrics, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  13. Staff training and the use of rapid, accurate and user-friendly tools for delirium screening could improve the diagnosis of delirium in the elderly referred to the emergency department

    Article • Evidence-Based Nursing, August 2022, BMJ

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  14. Assessing the mortality risk in older patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of sepsis: the role of frailty and acute organ dysfunction

    Article • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Giuseppe Bellelli, Dr Paolo Mazzola

  15. Intensive multidisciplinary rehabilitation programmes for older people with hip fractures may be beneficial but more research is needed

    Article • Evidence-Based Nursing, March 2022, BMJ

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  16. Frailty predicts failure to discharge patients home from a subacute-care unit: a 3-year Italian experience

    Article • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  17. PKHhigh/CD133+/CD24− Renal Stem-Like Cells Isolated from Human Nephrospheres Exhibit In Vitro Multipotency

    Article • Cells, July 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  18. Frailty, delirium and the test to assess delirium: how are they related?

    Article • European Journal of Internal Medicine, November 2019, Elsevier

    Prof Giuseppe Bellelli, Dr Paolo Mazzola

  19. Noninvasive Ventilation Weaning in Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure due to COPD Exacerbation: A Real-Life Observational Study

    Article • Canadian Respiratory Journal, March 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Anna Stainer

  20. A Rare Diagnosis After the Fall of a 96-Year-Old Woman: Doege-Potter Syndrome

    Article • Current Aging Science, February 2019, Bentham Science Publishers

    Prof Giuseppe Bellelli, Dr Paolo Mazzola, Giorgio Annoni

  21. Frailty is a predisposing factor for delirium occurrence

    Article • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, September 2018, Wiley

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Giorgio Annoni, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  22. Psychomotor delirium subtypes and delirium duration impact patient's survival

    Article • International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, May 2018, Wiley

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Giorgio Annoni, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  23. Functional and clinical outcomes of patients aged younger and older than 85 years after rehabilitation post-hip fracture surgery in a co-managed orthogeriatric unit

    Article • Geriatrics and Gerontology International, May 2018, Wiley

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Giorgio Annoni, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  24. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in the elderly: results of a retrospective study and a geriatricians’ point of view

    Article • BMC Gastroenterology, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  25. Prolonged hospital stay before hip fracture surgery in the elderly: a single parameter but multiple roles

    Article • International Orthopaedics, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  26. Protective roles of intestinal microbiota derived short chain fatty acids in Alzheimer’s disease-type beta-amyloid neuropathological mechanisms

    Article • Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, November 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  27. DELIRIUM MOTOR SUBTYPES AND ONE-YEAR MORTALITY AFTER HIP FRACTURE SURGERY

    Article • Innovation in Aging, June 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  28. Healing as a Team

    Article • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, March 2017, Wiley

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  29. Association Between Preoperative Malnutrition and Postoperative Delirium After Hip Fracture Surgery in Older Adults

    Article • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, March 2017, Wiley

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  30. Management, prognosis and predictors of unfavourable outcomes in patients newly hospitalized for transient ischemic attack: a real-world investigation from Italy

    Article • BMC Neurology, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  31. Megaesophagus in an elderly man with achalasia: a “not so benign” condition

    Article • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  32. In Silico Modeling of Novel Drug Ligands for Treatment of Concussion Associated Tauopathy

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, July 2016, Wiley

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  33. The Effect of an Impaired Arousal on Short- and Long-Term Mortality of Elderly Patients Admitted to an Acute Geriatric Unit

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  34. Hip Fracture Surgery and Survival in Centenarians

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series A, February 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  35. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in an 81-year-old woman after injection of bone cement during hemiarthroplasty: An orthogeriatric case report

    Article • International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  36. Delirium as a marker of vulnerability in the elderly

    Article • Geriatric Care, November 2015, PAGEPress Publications

    Prof Giuseppe Bellelli, Dr Paolo Mazzola

  37. Aging in Italy: overview

    Article • The Gerontologist, November 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  38. Antihypertensive Medications, Loop Diuretics, and Risk of Hip Fracture in the Elderly: A Population-Based Cohort Study of 81,617 Italian Patients Newly Treated Between 2005 and 2009

    Article • Drugs & Aging, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  39. Novel application of brain-targeting polyphenol compounds in sleep deprivation-induced cognitive dysfunction

    Article • Neurochemistry International, October 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  40. Attitudes towards End-of-Life Care in Italy: the Need for Education

    Article • Palliative Medicine & Care Open Access, September 2015, Symbiosis Group

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  41. Interleukin-10 Production in Response to Amyloid-β Differs between Slow and Fast Decliners in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

    Article • Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, June 2015, IOS Press

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  42. Leukocyte Telomere Length in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients with a Different Rate of Progression

    Article • Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, June 2015, IOS Press

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  43. Childhood and adolescent obesity and long-term cognitive consequences during aging

    Article • The Journal of Comparative Neurology, May 2015, Wiley

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  44. Effect of the Overlap Syndrome of Depressive Symptoms and Delirium on Outcomes in Elderly Adults with Hip Fracture: A Comment

    Article • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, May 2015, Wiley

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  45. Role of impaired mitochondrial energy metabolism in dementia onset and progression at advanced age

    Article • March 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  46. Simultaneous bilateral femoral neck fracture and end-stage renal disease in a 76-year-old woman: a case report

    Article • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  47. Childhood and adolescent obesity and long-term cognitive consequences during aging

    Article • The Journal of Comparative Neurology, December 2014, Wiley

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  48. Corrigendum to ‘Validation of the 4AT, a new instrument for rapid delirium screening: a study in 234 hospitalised older people’

    Article • Age and Ageing, December 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  49. Duration of Postoperative Delirium Is an Independent Predictor of 6-Month Mortality in Older Adults After Hip Fracture

    Article • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, June 2014, Wiley

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  50. Impact of delirium and disability on 6-month mortality

    Article • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  51. End-of-life dialogue, end-of-life education

    Article • BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, June 2014, BMJ

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  52. Molecular Topology as Novel Strategy for Discovery of Drugs with Aβ Lowering and Anti-Aggregation Dual Activities for Alzheimer’s Disease

    Article • PLOS One, March 2014, PLOS

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  53. Validation of the 4AT, a new instrument for rapid delirium screening: a study in 234 hospitalised older people

    Article • Age and Ageing, March 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  54. SOFA score predicts 30-day mortality in the elderly

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series A, April 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  55. Mast cells and the liver aging process

    Article • Immunity & Ageing, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  56. Role of functional impairment and surgical delay in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery

    Article • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  57. Music, music therapy and dementia: A review of literature and the recommendations of the Italian Psychogeriatric Association

    Article • Maturitas, August 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  58. Anticoagulation management in hip fracture patients: A clinical conundrum

    Article • Injury, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Paolo Mazzola, Prof Giuseppe Bellelli

  59. Aging, cancer, and cancer vaccines

    Article • Immunity & Ageing, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paolo Mazzola

  60. A co-managed Orthogeriatric programme for hip fracture patients

    Article • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Paolo Mazzola