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→
Aging Well Senior HealthPreventing Unnecessary Hospitalizations of Frail Older Adults By articleA study from Indiana University and Regenstrief Institute researcher-clinicians reports on the first year of the implementation of OPTIMISTIC, an … Read More→
Senior HealthMature Motorists Worse at Texting and Driving By thirdAGE articleA Wayne State University interdisciplinary research team in Detroit has made a surprising discovery: older, more mature motorists, who typically … Read More→
_ Senior HealthCoping with The Dangers of Winter Driving By thirdAGE articleHaving your car break down in normal weather is frustrating enough, but being trapped in a blizzard is a frightening … Read More→
_ Senior HealthCan Financial Incentives Solve Persistent Senior-Health Issues? By thirdAGE articleA unique, interview-style study has zeroed in on financial and educational issues that need more attention as older adults go … Read More→
Mental & Emotional Health Senior HealthAging and Depression: Are You at Risk? By thirdAGE article The link between aging and depression is no secret nowadays. The problem can affect virtually any person, for any … Read More→
_ Exercise Senior HealthBetter Balance Means a Better Life By thirdAGE articleEditor’s note: Falling is an especially serious problem for older people; it can lead not only to injury but also … Read More→
_ Senior HealthCheaper Private Health Care = More Medicare Spending By thirdAGE articleWhen private prices for health care services decrease, Medicare spending increases, according to a study led by the Leonard D. … Read More→
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_ Aging Well Exercise Senior HealthRunning Keeps You Young By thirdAGE articleSeniors who run regularly can walk as efficiently as 20-somethings, according to a study done at the University of Colorado … Read More→
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_ Hearing LossHearing Aids: What's New - And Right for You By thirdAGE articleBy Jennifer Gehlen, Educational Specialist at Siemens Hearing Instruments After a certain age, we sometimes avoid invitations to what we … Read More→
_ Senior HealthOlder Brain Plasticity Is in a Different Place By thirdAGE articleA widely presumed problem of aging is that the brain becomes less flexible — less plastic — and that learning … Read More→
Healthy Diet & Nutrition Senior HealthHalf of Elderly People Are Happy to Try New Foods By thirdAGE articleElderly people are regarded as traditional consumers, but a study done by AZTI: The Safe Consortium in Spain found that … Read More→
_ Aging Well Senior HealthA Newly Discovered Culprit in Aging By thirdAGE articleResearchers have zeroed in on a protein, found in both humans and insects, that plays a key part in systemic … Read More→
Senior HealthOlder Trauma Patients Would Benefit from Palliative Care By thirdAGE articleHalf of older adults who sustain injuries severe enough that they could die in the hospital or become unable to … Read More→
_ Heart Health Senior HealthValve Replacement Is Often Low Risk for Older Patients By thirdAGE articlePatients who are 90 years or older and have a narrowed heart valve can safely be given a valve replacement, … Read More→