Being able to talk with your doctor is important, especially if you have health problems or concerns.Use these TIPS to make the most of your doctor visit.Prepare for your visit.Be ready to ask three or four questions. Share your symptoms, medicines or vitamins, health habits, and any major life changes.Take notes or ask forwritten materials.Don’t… Continue reading 5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Doctor Visit
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Drug overdose fatalities among US older adults has quadrupled over 20 years, UCLA research finds
Overdose mortality among people age 65 and older quadrupled over 20 years, suggesting the need for greater mental health and substance use disorder policies addressed at curbing the trend, a new research paper finds. The deaths stemmed from both suicides and accidental overdoses, with nearly three-fourths of the unintended fatalities involving illicit drugs such as… Continue reading Drug overdose fatalities among US older adults has quadrupled over 20 years, UCLA research finds
What Is Mild Cognitive Impairment?
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a condition in which people have more memory or thinking problems than other people their age. The symptoms of MCI are not as severe as those of Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. People with MCI can usually take care of themselves and carry out their normal daily activities. People… Continue reading What Is Mild Cognitive Impairment?
Long-Term-Care Insurance via an Annuity Has Many Pros, Some Cons
Long-term care–whether at home, in assisted living or in a nursing home, costs a lot—especially if it continues for years. To protect their finances and leave something for their heirs, many people would like to buy long-term-care insurance (LTCI). But LTCI isn’t cheap. And there’s a big drawback. If you buy it and never collect… Continue reading Long-Term-Care Insurance via an Annuity Has Many Pros, Some Cons
The 5 Biggest Disruptors Wreaking Havoc on Your Hormones
As 2019 dawned, some people were taking a “new year-new you” approach. They were determined to make self-improvements that provide a fresh, positive outlook and strong sense of well-being. But sometimes health factors undermine those good intentions, such as depression and its link to hormone imbalances. There are myriad ways both men and women suffer adverse effects… Continue reading The 5 Biggest Disruptors Wreaking Havoc on Your Hormones
How to Move Your Parents Without Stressing Everyone Out
Seeing a loved one’s health or memory begin to decline is beyond heartbreaking – and you’re eager to help them move to a more comfortable living situation – either in your home or nearer to you. Moving your parents closer to you feels like the right step, but with all the factors involved, it’s overwhelming.… Continue reading How to Move Your Parents Without Stressing Everyone Out
Restoring Aging Skin through the Powers of Collagen
Wrinkles are the outward sign of our skin’s underlying loss of collagen. As we get older, the collagen that supports our skin’s structure ebbs, and wrinkles settle in. For decades, dermatologists have sought ways to replenish collagen and erase wrinkles. Starting in the 1970s, doctors were able to use collagen from animals. Since then, we’ve… Continue reading Restoring Aging Skin through the Powers of Collagen
How to Fix An Aging Smile
Aging can rob us of many things: our agility, our hair, even our memory. But aging also can cause physical changes to a person’s smile, affecting their self-confidence and their social life. Many adults come to me complaining they have lost their smile. Older patients may have multiple issues that affect their smile, including mutilated… Continue reading How to Fix An Aging Smile
Social Media Buffers Depression Among Older Adults with Pain
With a few finger strokes or swipes on a computer or cell phone, seniors with pain reduce the risk of depression when visiting social media sites. That is the finding of a 2018 University of Michigan study published in the Journals of Gerontology, Series B. A release from the univerisyt notes that the researchers reported… Continue reading Social Media Buffers Depression Among Older Adults with Pain
Alcohol and the Aging Brain
There’s really no way around it. Like all other organs and tissues of the human body, the brain is subject to the aging process and the typical structural and functional changes that go along with it. With normal aging, the brain begins to shrink in middle age, losing volume primarily in the frontal lobes and… Continue reading Alcohol and the Aging Brain
Feeling Young Could Mean Your Brain Is Aging More Slowly
Elderly people who feel younger than their age show fewer signs of brain aging, compared with those who feel their age or older than their age. researchers say. Published in open-access journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, this study is the first to find a link between subjective age and brain aging. The results suggest that… Continue reading Feeling Young Could Mean Your Brain Is Aging More Slowly
Key Protein Molecule of Aging Discovered
Scientists have discovered a protein molecule that represents a crucial switching point in the aging process. In fact, they say, it controls the life span of individuals from the fly to the human being. The discovery, by investigators at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg (DKFZ), opens up new possibilities for developing therapies against… Continue reading Key Protein Molecule of Aging Discovered
Long-Sought Structure of Telomerase Paves the Way for New Drugs for Aging & Cancer
More than 30 years ago, when University of California, Berkeley researchers discovered telomerase – an enzyme that lengthens chromosome ends and prevents them from fraying enough to kill a cell – speculation ran wild about its role in aging and cancer, setting off a full-court press to produce drugs to activate or block the enzyme.… Continue reading Long-Sought Structure of Telomerase Paves the Way for New Drugs for Aging & Cancer
Aging Is a Natural Stress Reliever for Many Women
While some research suggests that midlife is a dissatisfying time for women, other studies show that women report feeling less stressed and enjoy a higher quality of life during this period. So, which is it? A 2018 University of Michigan study by Elizabeth Hedgeman, a doctoral graduate of the U-M School of Public Health, and… Continue reading Aging Is a Natural Stress Reliever for Many Women
4 Reasons It’s Urgent to Understand the Cost of Growing Old
Many young, healthy Americans may not realize that they share something troubling in common with each other. There’s a good chance they could spend the later years of their lives in long-term care, a situation that might drain their finances and leave them dependent on the government to survive. Families go broke quickly trying to… Continue reading 4 Reasons It’s Urgent to Understand the Cost of Growing Old
Don’t Let Self-Consciousness about Your Body Stand in The Way of Sexual Pleasure
I’ve always been fixated on little things. Lately I’m obsessed with my chin hairs. Despite a nearly decade- long history of electrolysis, waxing, and now plucking with tweezers, I remain plagued by spiky, white, nearly invisible chin hairs. They require vigilant monitoring as they spring up day and night. Lately when my partner and I… Continue reading Don’t Let Self-Consciousness about Your Body Stand in The Way of Sexual Pleasure
Quality of Contact with Grandparents Is Key to Youths’ Views of Ageism
Ageism – stereotypes that lead to prejudice and discrimination against older people – occurs frequently in young adults and can be seen in children as young as three. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Liege in Belgium, and published in December 2017 in the journal Child Development. sought to identify the factors… Continue reading Quality of Contact with Grandparents Is Key to Youths’ Views of Ageism
What’s Behind the Aging Process?
Researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz, Germany, have made a breakthrough in understanding the origin of the aging process. They have identified that genes belonging to a process called autophagy – one of the cells most critical survival processes – promote health and fitness in young worms but drive the process… Continue reading What’s Behind the Aging Process?