_ Senior Health Can Financial Incentives Solve Persistent Senior-Health Issues? By Jane Farrell article A unique, interview-style study has zeroed in on financial and educational issues that need more attention as older adults go … Read More→
_ Skin Skin Health Best Skin-Care Strategies in Your 40s and 50s By Jane Farrell article Although skin aging is inevitable, that doesnΓÇÖt mean you canΓÇÖt do anything about it, experts say. ΓÇ£ItΓÇÖs possible to have … Read More→
Mental & Emotional Health Senior Health Aging and Depression: Are You at Risk? By Jane Farrell article The link between aging and depression is no secret nowadays. The problem can affect virtually any person, for any … Read More→
_ Exercise Senior Health Better Balance Means a Better Life By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: Falling is an especially serious problem for older people; it can lead not only to injury but also … Read More→
_ Medical Research A New Use for Mushrooms? By Jane Farrell article A couple of poisonous mushrooms may show scientists how to attack deadly diseases. Scientists at Michigan State University have discovered … Read More→
Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Medical Research Another ΓÇ£Alzheimer's in a DishΓÇ¥ Model By Jane Farrell article In October 2014, we posted an article on ThirdAge.com about an ΓÇ£AlzheimerΓÇÖs in a Dish ModelΓÇ¥ (https://thirdage.com/node/2884631) developed at Massachusetts … Read More→
_ Public Restrooms: Not as Unhealthy as You Might Think By Jane Farrell article Research done at San Diego State University found that public restrooms are no more healthy or unhealthy than the bathroom … Read More→
Mental & Emotional Health Biological Causes of Mental Illness Decrease DocsΓÇÖ Empathy By article Give therapists and psychiatrists information about the biology of a mental disorder, and they have less — not more — … Read More→
Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Caregiving Holiday Tips for AlzheimerΓÇÖs Caregivers By Jane Farrell article Many caregivers of loved ones with AlzheimerΓÇÖs disease have mixed feelings about holidays. Caregivers may have happy memories of the … Read More→
Kidney Disease New Therapeutic Strategy in Chronic Kidney Disease By Jane Farrell article Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects at least one in four Americans who are older than 60 and can significantly shorten … Read More→
_ Cancer Center A Vaccine to Fight Cancer By Jane Farrell article A personalized ΓÇ£cancer vaccineΓÇ¥ is coming closer to reality, researchers say. Scientists from the Washington University School of Medicine in … Read More→
Breast Cancer Elderly Breast Ca Patients Get Radiation Despite Findings By Jane Farrell article An analysis done at Duke University has found that while clinical trial data support omitting radiation treatments for elderly women … Read More→
_ Senior Health Cheaper Private Health Care = More Medicare Spending By Jane Farrell article When private prices for health care services decrease, Medicare spending increases, according to a study led by the Leonard D. … Read More→
Solve the Medical Riddle: She Had a Rash on Her Arms and Then New Patches Started Appearing on Her Legs, Second Week By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the … Read More→
Chemical Compound Decreases Effects of Multiple Sclerosis By Jane Farrell article A team of researchers led by biomedical scientist Seema K. Tiwari-Woodruff, an associate professor at the University of California, Riverside … Read More→
_ Breast Cancer New Device May Ease Mammography Discomfort By Jane Farrell article Researchers have developed a new device that may result in more comfortable mammography. According to a study presented in December … Read More→
Medical Research Vaccine Holds Hope of Preventing MRSA By Jane Farrell article Research reported online in December 2014 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA holds new hope for … Read More→
Medical Research Osteoporosis Drugs May Prevent Some Cancers By Jane Farrell article The most commonly used medications for osteoporosis worldwide, bisphosphonates, may also prevent certain kinds of lung, breast and colon cancers, … Read More→