Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity each linked to unhealthy brains
Credit: Dr. Simon Cox, University of Edinburgh Factors that influence the health of our blood vessels, such as smoking, high ...
Tag: Gerontology
Care home dehydration tests don’t work
Standard tests used to identify dehydration are not working for older people living in care homes - according to new ...
At what age do you feel 65?
New study reveals wide variations in how well or poorly people age; United States ranks 54th between Iran (53rd) and ...
Opioid misuse sending more older adults to emergency departments, study finds
Emergency department (ED) visits by people age 65 and older who were identified with opioid misuse and dependence more than ...
Pioneering research to deliver person-centred care
Researchers at the University of East Anglia and University of Cambridge have developed a way to help people with progressive ...
Australian study shows specialist clinics are cost-effective for chronic wound care
Average saving of $3,947 per patient, and increased patient quality of life also reported A study published in PLOS ONE ...
Alzheimer’s-like symptoms reversed in mice, USC researchers say
Special diet with compounds contained in green tea and carrots restored working memory A diet containing compounds found in green ...
Wake Forest Baptist receives NIH grant to study deep brain stimulation for Alzheimer’s
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - March 6, 2019 - Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Health have been awarded $3.9 million from the ...
Attitudes about health affect how older adults engage with negative health news
To get older adults to pay attention to important health information, preface it with the good news about their health. ...
Poll shows many older adults, especially those with health issues, feel isolated
Physical & mental health issues, hearing problems, and poor diet, exercise and sleep all associated with lack of companionship & ...
Reevaluating pneumococcal vaccine guidance: An analysis
PITTSBURGH, March 4, 2019 - If mitigating racial disparities in those who contract pneumococcal diseases, such as meningitis and pneumonia, ...
Long-lived parents produce better quality offspring
Genetic manipulation that more than doubles lifespan also leads to better offspring - according to new collaborative research from the ...
Caregivers in Canada need more support
It's time to strengthen support for the 28% of people who provide care for an ageing family member, friend or ...
Sleep apnea may be linked to higher levels of Alzheimer’s biomarker in brain
MINNEAPOLIS - People who are witnessed by a bed partner to have stopped breathing during sleep may have higher accumulations ...
Resistance training even as little as once per week benefits older individuals
Resistance training improves the health of over 65-year-olds, and the benefits occur even when some people train as little as ...
Injectable drug aims to accelerate bone healing, receives global recognition
Orthopaedic Research Society presents first-place award to Novosteo for its work in developing an injectable drug to heal broken bones ...
Over half of home health care clinicians say they lack adequate information from hospitals
CU Anschutz researchers say this can lead to potentially deadly medical errors AURORA, Colo. (Feb. 25, 2019) - A survey ...
Health literacy can promote older people’s health
How easy is it for older individuals to evaluate whether health information in the media is reliable? How easy is ...
How diabetes causes muscle loss
Credit: Kobe University Diabetes mellitus is associated with various health problems including decline in skeletal muscle mass. A research group ...
American drug overdose death rates the highest among wealthy nations, USC study finds
The study is the first to show the drug overdose epidemic is contributing to the widening gap in life expectancy ...