_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias High blood pressure / hypertensionHigh BP in Your 50’s May Mean Cognitive Decline Later By Adprime Admin articleHaving high blood pressure in your 50’s may impact your ability to keep track or plan ahead in your 80’s, … Read More→
_ Aging Well Senior HealthBlood Vessels Can Get Better with Age By Adprime Admin article Oxidative stress is believed to be the cause of many age-related illnesses, including diabetes, higher blood pressure and age-related … Read More→
Hearing LossA Likely New Contributor to Age-Related Hearing Loss By articleConventional wisdom has long blamed age-related hearing loss almost entirely on the death of sensory hair cells in the inner … Read More→
_ Senior Health"Green" Environments Benefit Seniors By articleEveryone knows that natural environments can promote physical, mental, and spiritual healing. Now, though, research shows that certain kinds of … Read More→
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Medical Care Senior HealthHospital Hazards That Can Harm Older People By articleHospital stays can be risky, especially for older people. For example, many seniors who could walk on their own and … Read More→
_ Heart Health Medical Care Senior HealthOlder Patients and Implantable Defibrillators By article Fewer one in 10 heart attack patients over 65 get an implantable defibrillator within a year of their heart … Read More→
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Parkinson's DiseaseDrug Discovery for Parkinson's Disease By articleThe progressive loss of neurons in the brain of Parkinson’s patients is slow yet inexorable. So far, there are no … Read More→
_ Cancer Center Medical Research Senior HealthNew Cancer Research Approaches Specifically Target 60+ Population By articleBy Samuel Waxman, M.D. Distinguished Service Professor Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology and Distinguished Service Professor, Oncological Sciences, Icahn School … Read More→
Asthma Senior HealthOlder Asthma Patients at Increased Risk for Treatment Failure By articleOlder patients with asthma are at increased risk for treatment failure, particularly those patients being treated with inhaled corticosteroids, according … Read More→
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_ Senior HealthHope for Preventing Shingles By articleIn a study published in PLOS Pathogens in June 2015, scientists at Bar-Ilan University in Israel report on a novel … Read More→
Brain Health Senior HealthMemory Loss as We Age Is Lower Than What Was Originally Thought By articleGood news for ThirdAgers! According to research done by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country, the capacity to recall specific … Read More→
Prescription Drugs prescription medicines Senior Health5 Potentially Dangerous Medications in People 65 and Older By articleIt’s no secret that our bodies change over time, but what you may not realize is that these changes can … Read More→
Senior HealthHigh rates of MRSA Transmission Between Nursing Home Residents and Health-Care Workers By articleHealthcare workers frequently contaminate their gloves and gowns with drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA during routine care of nursing … Read More→
Brain Health Healthy Diet & Nutrition Senior HealthOmega-3 May Enhance Cognitive Flexibility in At-Risk Older Adults By articleA study done at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign found that older adults at risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease … Read More→
_ Senior HealthWhat You Should Do to Prevent Falls By articleEditor’s note: Falls are common among older people – and can have devastating consquences. Each year, more than 1.6 million … Read More→