Tag: Gerontology

PITTSBURGH, March 14, 2019 - When flu season peaks after mid-winter, tens of thousands of influenza cases and hundreds of ...

Rutgers-led study of post-menopausal women finds potential risks and benefitsCredit: Sue Shapses/Rutgers University-New Brunswick How much vitamin D can boost ...

Research sheds light on a vital, but largely unknown, part of the inner earCredit: Dan Addison | University Communications Researchers ...

Credit: University of Granada Cognitive frailty is a heterogeneous clinical manifestation characterized by the simultaneous presence of both physical frailty ...

Researchers found seniors who ate more than 300 grams of cooked mushrooms a week were half as likely to have ...

A James Cook University scientist is part of an international team that's used new 'big data' analysis to achieve a ...

Credit: Insilico Medicine Monday, March 11, 2019 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing ...

Project links 11 organizations across the South East of England, France, Belgium and the Netherlands A European project involving academics ...

New findings on blood pressure control in older adults Until recently, physicians had generally assumed that older adults benefit from ...

A QUT-led study involving 11 Australian hospitals has found that better cleaning of 'touch points' in wards reduces healthcare-associated infectionsCredit: ...

Credit: Dr. Simon Cox, University of Edinburgh Factors that influence the health of our blood vessels, such as smoking, high ...

Standard tests used to identify dehydration are not working for older people living in care homes - according to new ...

New study reveals wide variations in how well or poorly people age; United States ranks 54th between Iran (53rd) and ...

Emergency department (ED) visits by people age 65 and older who were identified with opioid misuse and dependence more than ...

Researchers at the University of East Anglia and University of Cambridge have developed a way to help people with progressive ...

Average saving of $3,947 per patient, and increased patient quality of life also reported A study published in PLOS ONE ...

Special diet with compounds contained in green tea and carrots restored working memory A diet containing compounds found in green ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - March 6, 2019 - Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Health have been awarded $3.9 million from the ...

To get older adults to pay attention to important health information, preface it with the good news about their health. ...

Physical & mental health issues, hearing problems, and poor diet, exercise and sleep all associated with lack of companionship & ...