_ Cardiac Procedures and Surgeries Heart Attack Heart Health Medical Care Medical Procedures Medical Research Even When Heart Attack Patients Are in a Coma, Reducing Body Temperature Saves Brain Functions By Sondra Forsyth article Survivors of cardiac arrest who remain in comas have better survival and neurological outcomes when their body temperatures are lowered, … Read More→
_ Arthritis Medical Care Medical Procedures Medical Research Pain Senior Health Is An Arthritis Cure In Our Own Body? By Jane Farrell article Arthritic cartilage, long considered untreatable, could actually be treated by a substance in the patientΓÇÖs own body. The discovery was … Read More→
_ Exercise Seven Tactics to Help You Maintain Your Summer Body This Fall By Jane Farrell article Now that swimsuit season and sky-high summer temperatures are behind us, you may be tempted to tone down the ambitious … 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→
_ Solve the Medical Riddle: She Has Blisters in Her Mouth and on Her Body, Fourth Week By article EditorΓÇÖs note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the … Read More→
Solve the Medical Riddle: She Has Blisters in Her Mouth and on Her Body, Third Week By article By Marie Savard MD EditorΓÇÖs note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth … Read More→
Solve the Medical Riddle: She Has Blisters in Her Mouth and on Her Body, Second Week By Sondra Forsyth article EditorΓÇÖs note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the … Read More→
_ Solve the Medical Riddle: She Has Blisters in Her Mouth and on Her Body, First Week By article By Marie Savard MD EditorΓÇÖs note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth … Read More→
_ Eating Disorders (anorexia/bulemia, hypergymnasia, etc.) Stop the Dieting/Binge Cycle and Reclaim Your Body By article Despite what all those weight loss ads tell you, being able to fit into a size zero bikini should not … Read More→
Mental & Emotional Health Curvy Women Happier When Told That Men Desire Their Body Type By article Women who are told that men desire larger-body women who aren’t model-thin are happier with their weight, according to a … Read More→
Police Body Cameras Can Prevent Use of Force By article Researchers from the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Criminology (IoC) in the UK have published the first full scientific study … Read More→
_ Obesity Weight Loss Body Temperature May Be A Factor in Obesity By Jane Farrell article Researchers appear to have found a new link to obesity: a bodyΓÇÖs ΓÇ£core temperature.ΓÇ¥ The discovery, by scientists from the … Read More→
_ Exercise Mental & Emotional Health Walking During Work Helps Your Body and Your Mind By Jane Farrell article ΓÇ£Walking workstations,ΓÇ¥ or desks that are attached to a treadmill, can improve mental as well as physical health during the … Read More→
Belly Dancing = Fewer Body Image Hang-ups By article Women who belly dance in their free time have fewer hang-ups about their bodies, according to a study led by … Read More→
_ Volunteering is Healthy for Body as Well as Mind By Jane Farrell article Older people who volunteer are getting not only an emotional boost ΓÇô itΓÇÖs also benefiting their health. A study led by researchers from the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest Health services analyzed data from 73 studies over the past 45 years. The studies involved adults over 50 who were involved in formal volunteering roles.
_ Watch: How ALS Affects the Body By Sondra Forsyth article Here's another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Overactive Bladder (OAB) & Incontinence Urinary Health Local Body Clock & Overactive Bladder By Sondra Forsyth article Researchers at the University of Surrey in the UK have discovered that the local biological clock and its control are weakened in aging bladders. The study, which explains how the receptors responsible for contractions in the bladder regulate the body's clock genes, was published August 21st 2014 in The FASEB Journal. The team found that this clock activity in turn regulates the cycle of all cells in the body.
Gardening Restores Body And Soul By blog I was reflecting this week about how much I enjoy having a little garden. As I thought about this, I couldn't help but think of all of the benefits a garden provides. Think of the enjoyment as you plan your plantings in the spring, and then the anticipation of seeing the first sprouts of green peeking up through the soil. Then you look forward to the beautiful greens, flowers, vegetables or fruit that arrive as gifts from nature. Having a garden in your life can be restoring.