_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias High blood pressure / hypertension High BP in Your 50ΓÇÖs May Mean Cognitive Decline Later By Jane Farrell article Having 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 Health Blood Vessels Can Get Better with Age By Jane Farrell 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 Loss A Likely New Contributor to Age-Related Hearing Loss By article Conventional 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 article Everyone knows that natural environments can promote physical, mental, and spiritual healing. Now, though, research shows that certain kinds of … Read More→
_ Aging Well Medical Care Senior Health Vitamins + Supplements Vitamin B12 May Not Help Everybody By article Although taking Vitamin B12 helps older people who have a serious deficiency of the substance, it doesnΓÇÖt improve neurological or … Read More→
Medical Care Senior Health Hospital Hazards That Can Harm Older People By article Hospital 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 Health Older 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→
_ Aging Well Exercise Sarcopenia Senior Health Inactivity Weakens Muscle Mass for Both Old and Young By article Both young and old people lose muscle strength once they become inactive, according to new research. A study shows that … Read More→
Parkinson's Disease Drug Discovery for Parkinson's Disease By article The 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 Health New Cancer Research Approaches Specifically Target 60+ Population By article By Samuel Waxman, M.D. Distinguished Service Professor Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology and Distinguished Service Professor, Oncological Sciences, Icahn School … Read More→
Asthma Senior Health Older Asthma Patients at Increased Risk for Treatment Failure By article Older patients with asthma are at increased risk for treatment failure, particularly those patients being treated with inhaled corticosteroids, according … Read More→
_ Brain Health Senior Health Multitasking Can Be a Good Thing By article Who says you canΓÇÖt do two things at once and do them both well? Multitasking isnΓÇÖt always a bad thing. … Read More→
_ Senior Health Hope for Preventing Shingles By article In 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 Health Memory Loss as We Age Is Lower Than What Was Originally Thought By article Good 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 Health 5 Potentially Dangerous Medications in People 65 and Older By article ItΓÇÖs no secret that our bodies change over time, but what you may not realize is that these changes can … Read More→
Senior Health High rates of MRSA Transmission Between Nursing Home Residents and Health-Care Workers By article Healthcare 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 Health Omega-3 May Enhance Cognitive Flexibility in At-Risk Older Adults By article A 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 Health What You Should Do to Prevent Falls By article EditorΓÇÖs note: Falls are common among older people ΓÇô and can have devastating consquences. Each year, more than 1.6 million … Read More→