Getting Rid of the Apostrophe By blog I was recently invited to a party I was fearful to attend,because I didn’t think I knew a lot of the guests. So when the host, who happens to be a special friend asked, if I would be coming, my response was “I’ll try my best to be there.”
_ Pain Management Watch: A Device That Uses the Power of Distraction to Eliminate Pain By article Here's another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Watch: How Effective is Bariatric Surgery for Weight Loss? By article Here's another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Pain Management Beating Pain with Mindfulness Training By article A new intervention called Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement, or MORE, trains people to respond differently to pain, stress and opioid-related cues University of Utah researcher Eric Garland developed the treatment, which has been shown to not only lower pain but also decrease prescription opioid misuse among chronic pain patients. The study was published published online February 3rd 2014 in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
_ Exercise Watch: 8 Tips for Rapid Recovery After Workouts By article Here's another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
Determining Severity of Rotator-Cuff Injuries By article About 90 percent of people over 60 years old have rotator-cuff disease. A new ultrasound probe that has been developed at Clemson University in South Carlina could take some of the guesswork out of determining the severity of rotator-cuff injuries, making it easier for doctors to decide whether patients need surgery. Rotator-cuff injuries are the second highest-costing disease in the country, behind only back injuries.
Watch: 4 Signs You May Have a Nutrient Deficiency By article Here's another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Watch: How to Cut Costs on Presciptions By Jane Farrell article Here's another video from our Third Age Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ 7 Ways to Traverse Through Any Transition By Jane Farrell article By Servet Hasan None of us can escape loss. Life's challenges are universal and eventually will find us. Whether you're moving to a new city, leaving for college, or experiencing a divorce in your family, having life throw a major curve ball can leave us longing for the way things used to be.
_ Possible New Parkinson's Therapy By article When properly manipulated, a population of support cells found in the brain called astrocytes could provide a new and promising approach to treat Parkinson's disease. That’s the finding of a study done at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York and published on January 28th 2014 in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine.
_ A Good Inflammatory Substance? By Jane Farrell article It’s well known that inflammation is frequently a cause of disease, but new research indicates that low levels of a pro-inflammatory substance in the brain are crucial for cognition. Researchers from the University of Texas, San Antonio, found that found that blocking the substance, interleukin-6 , impaired learning in rats. The learning area affected was cognitive flexibility – the ability to change learned thoughts and behaviors in response to a changed environment.
_ Watch: A New Surgical Treatment for Sinusitis By Jane Farrell article Here's another additioni to our Third Age video collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Exercise Stronger and Safer with ΓÇ£Cane FuΓÇ¥ Class By article Seniors are learning to defend themselves with an unlikely tool -- their canes. "We turned the fitness equation on its head," said Mike Merino, CEO of “Nifty After Fifty” fitness centers, which are offering "Cane Fu" classes.
Midlife Bloggers Want a Seat at the Table By blog It is that time of year again. Almost daily, I receive an invitation or update in my inbox about upcoming blogging conferences. Since I started blogging three years ago, I’ve attended my share of blog events, from small gatherings with only a handful of attendees to huge conferences with thousands of bloggers from far-flung locations. However, last year I opted out of blogging conferences and this year doing the same.
_ Aging Well Watch: Stair Safety Tips for Arthritis Sufferers By Jane Farrell article Here's another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
Home Health Care: Navigating Racial and Cultural Differences By blog Roz, now 95 years old, spent all her life in Westchester County in the company of Jewish people like herself. She was not strictly religious, but she grew up in a time and place when, as she said, "like associated with like." She still recalls one evening, some 70 years ago, when she went on her first and only date with a non-Jewish boy. "I felt like the whole town was watching and judging," she said.
Regulator of Amyloid Plaque Buildup in AD By article Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified a critical regulator of a molecule deeply involved in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The new study, published in an advance online edition of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, shows for the first time that levels of this regulating protein are decreased in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease sufferers and that this decrease could be a significant factor in the advance of the disease.
_ Watch: Can a Super Bowl Cause Fans to Have Heart Attacks? By Jane Farrell article Here's another addition to our ThirdAge video collection. Press play to start learning!