Access to federally qualified health centers does not translate into lower rates of ED use
Credit: LAUREN MALONEY, MD, STONY BROOK MEDICINE DES PLAINES, IL -- There is no association between access to federally qualified ...
Tag: Gerontology
New NIH research policy seeks greater inclusion across lifespan
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society The pipeline of research supporting care as we age is about to look a ...
Study: Serious health concerns missed in older adults
Paper is call for action for delivering health care to seniors, said accompanying editorial In older people, symptoms of pain, ...
Report from prestigious NIH-funded conference looks to biological 'pillars of aging'
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society Medical care for older adults has long focused on preventing and treating chronic diseases ...
Alzheimer's Association International Conference® (AAIC®) 2019
The largest and most influential international meeting dedicated to advancing dementia science, the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2019, will ...
Can healthier habits help preserve mental skills?
Wake Forest School of Medicine to coordinate nationwide study of lifestyle effects on cognitive function in older adults WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ...
Working it out: Researchers find exercise may help fight depression in seniors
Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University The benefits of exercise are widely known but kinesiologists at McMaster University have for the ...
Absentmindedness points to earlier warning signs of silent strokes among people at risk
Adults who notice that they frequently lose their train of thought or often become sidetracked may in fact be displaying ...
Depression increases risk of death in older adults
The article is available free with open access from the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jgs.15731 As we ...
Media registration now open for ESTRO 38 — Europe's largest radiation oncology congress
Journalists can register now to attend (or receive news from) Europe's largest congress on radiation oncology, ESTRO 38, organised by ...
New wisdom about high cholesterol treatment for adults aged 80 and older
Experts know that in adults younger than 65, having high cholesterol levels in your blood can raise your risk for ...
Where technology and aging intersect, gerontologists chart path forward
The latest issue of the journal The Gerontologist from The Gerontological Society of America contains 21 articles highlighting the state-of-the-art ...
Gerontologists find functional status after TAVR, SAVR linked to pre-op fragility
Researchers assess patients' functional status 12 months after procedure Affecting an estimated one in eight people older than 75, aortic ...
Longevity Vision Fund launches to support breakthrough innovation increasing human longevity
Longevity Vision Fund comes out of stealth during the Longevity Leaders forum in LondonCredit: Insilico Medicine Monday, February 4th, London, ...
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