Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Brain Health Men's Health Senior HealthOlder Men Have More Senior Moments Than Women Do By articleA Mayo Clinic study of brain aging found that being male was associated with worse memory and lower hippocampal volume … Read More→
Medical Care Senior HealthAge-related Discrimination by Doctors Is Bad for Our Health By articleBeing discriminated against by the healthcare profession or system can cause much more than just mere distress to older people. … Read More→
_ Brain Health Senior HealthAging of Brain May Be Related to Blood-Vessel Activity By articleOlder brains may be more similar to younger brains than previously thought, researchers say. Researchers from Cambridge University, UK, and … Read More→
Medical Care Senior HealthAnticholinergic Drugs Linked to Risk Of Pneumonia in the Elderly By articleIn a study of more than 3,000 older patients living in the community, not in nursing homes, taking commonly used … Read More→
Aging Well Medical Care Senior HealthA Call to Action for End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes By articleEnd-of-life care for nursing home residents has long been associated with poor symptom control and low family satisfaction. With more … Read More→
_ Brain Health Senior HealthMeditation May Help Fight Brain Aging By articleResearchers from UCLA have founded that meditation seems to help preserve the brain’s “gray matter” – i.e. tissue that contains … Read More→
Medical Care Senior HealthHospital Report Cards Have No Impact on Surgery Outcomes By articleIf you’re an older person having a major operation these days, it is very likely that your hospital is receiving … Read More→
_ Medical Care Senior HealthSpinal Surgery Can Help Patients Over 80 By articlePatients over 80 can still benefit from spinal surgery, according to a new study. The finding has broad significance, since … Read More→
Aging Well Brain Health Senior HealthThe Secrets of “SuperAger” Brains By article“SuperAgers” 80 and above have distinctly different looking brains than those of normal older people, according to research done at … Read More→
_ Hearing LossDifficulty In Hearing Linked To Brain By articleThe hearing difficulty experienced by older people concerns not just the auditory system but also changes in “attention processes” in … Read More→
_ Brain Health Senior Health"Old People” Stereotypes Can Affect Cognitive Skills By articleNegative stereotypes about age can actually affect older adults’ memory and cognitive performance, according to new research. A research team … Read More→
_ Brain Health Senior HealthThe "Mini-Brain" That Helps Us Function By articleResearchers from the Salk Institute have discovered that we unconsciously maintain our balance via a cluster of neurons that acts … Read More→
Medical Care Senior HealthAntibiotic for UTI + Diuretic = Risk of Death in Older Patients By articleThe combination of the antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, frequently prescribed for urinary tract infections, with the diuretic spironolactone, widely used for heart … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical Research Senior HealthProgress in Fighting Diseases of Aging? By articleScientists have found a new way to increase the length of human telomeres, protective caps on chromosomes that have been … Read More→
_ Hearing Loss Medical Care Senior HealthPatient's Age Isn't A Factor in Ear Surgery By articleA patient’s age isn’t a factor in a procedure to improve the quality of a cochlear implant, according to researchers … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias over-the-counter medicinesSome OTC Drugs Linked to Dementia By articleResearchers say that taking some commonly used drugs at a higher dose for a longer time carries a significantly increased … Read More→
_ Senior HealthFalls Becoming More Frequent in Older Adults By articleFalls among older adults appear to have been increasing over a 12-year period, according to a new study. And the … Read More→
Hearing LossHelping People Adjust to Hearing Aids By articleWhen older adults wear their hearing aids for the first time, they are flooded with sounds they haven’t heard in … Read More→