Tag: Gerontology

Study finds progression of dementia and Alzheimer's signature tangles are much faster in people with untreated diabetes Patients on medication ...

NEW ORLEANS--Older men tend to have lower biological age if they have higher levels of sex hormones, particularly the estradiol ...

NEW ORLEANS--Older adults with type 1 diabetes typically have low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, for more than an hour a ...

Oxford University researchers have discovered a brain process common to sleep and ageing in research that could pave the way ...

Credit: FSU Photo/Bruce Palmer Most people who immigrated to the United States for a chance to live the "American Dream" ...

Credit: Marcus Quigmire BURLINGTON, VT - Accidental falls are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults in ...

An advance in liquid biopsies A new method of determining the sequence of molecules in DNA can be used to ...

A recent study finds that older adults feel younger when they feel that they have more control over their daily ...

Overall death rates from breast cancer fall in the EU, but rise in Poland Death rates from breast cancer are ...

The game's point is to get participants out of isolation and moving, staving off dementia Two residents of Elmcroft Senior ...

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) refers to having problems with your memory and decision-making abilities. Usually, people with MCI experience few ...

Credit: Healthcare Robotics Lab/University of California San Diego Caregivers design robots that increase joyful moments and reduce emotional stress Building ...

Gum disease (gingivitis) that goes untreated can become periodontitis. When this happens, the infection that affected your gums causes loss ...

Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society Trillions of dollars in cuts to everything from the nation's largest insurer to programs ...