_ Driving Staying Safe on the Road By Jane Farrell article Driving a car is one of the most ordinary, yet one of the riskiest, activities we engage in every day. … Read More→
_ Study: Women 75 and Older Benefit from Regular Mammograms By Jane Farrell article Women who are 75 or older should still get routine mammograms because of the comparatively high incidence of breast cancer … Read More→
_ Alcohol and the Aging Brain By Jane Farrell article There’s really no way around it. Like all other organs and tissues of the human body, the brain is subject … Read More→
_ Cosmetic Surgery Can Plastic Surgery Make You Look Older? Yes . . . By Jane Farrell article The goal of cosmetic surgery is to make a patient look like a refreshed, enhanced version of herself. Many women … Read More→
_ Prevention Wearable Device Can Predict Older Adults' Risk of Falling By Jane Farrell article A wearable device with motion sensors could predict which over-60 women are likely to fall ΓÇô and knowing that means … Read More→
_ Driving Cognitive Health and Older Drivers By Jane Farrell article Researchers have a history of studying driver safety in older adults after they’ve been diagnosed with dementia, a decline … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Targeted Antioxidants May Help Fight Heart Disease By Jane Farrell article Older adults who take a novel antioxidant that specifically targets hostile cellular powerhouses, or mitochondria, see age-related vascular changes reverse … Read More→
_ How Memory Changes as We Get Older By Jane Farrell article ItΓÇÖs known that when it comes to memory proficiency, there are differences between younger and older adults. Now, though, researchers … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Choosing Healthy Meals as You Get Older By Jane Farrell article Eating well is crucial to good health, especially as we get older. The experts from the National Institute on Aging … Read More→
_ Exercise Muscle Strength Linked to Cognitive Functioning By Jane Farrell article There appears to be a newly discovered┬áfactor in maintaining better cognitive functioning in older people: muscle strength, according to a … Read More→
_ Sleep Hygiene Memory Loss Linked to Poor Sleep By Jane Farrell article A lack of sleep among older people elevates risk of memory loss as well as a number of physical and … Read More→
_ Emergency-Room Visits Linked to Increased Disability Risks By Jane Farrell article Older adults who go to the emergency department (ED) for an illness or injury have higher risks for disability and … Read More→
_ Brain Activity Linked to Falls in Older Adults By Jane Farrell article Brain activity can help predict a healthy older adultΓÇÖs risk of falling, according to researchers from the Albert Einstein College … Read More→
_ Respiratory Conditions Vitamin D Can Help Older Patients Fight Respiratory Infections By Jane Farrell article Older, long-term care patients can reduce the incidence of acute respiratory illness by taking high doses of vitamin D, according … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertension Blood Pressure Goals Good for Those 75 and Older By Jane Farrell article NIH-supported researchers are reporting additional details about a widely-publicized study that linked a systolic blood pressure target under 120 mm … Read More→
_ Memory Loss "Emotional Memory" in Older Adults By Jane Farrell article In a study exploring the relationship between memory for specific past experiences and recovery from strong negative emotions, researchers say … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health Senior Health Older Adults May Be Confused by Visual Stimuli By Jane Farrell article Older adults may have difficulty in combining what they see and hear ΓÇô and that could have an effect on … Read More→
_ Senior Health Older Adults Better At Correcting Quiz Errors By Jane Farrell article When it comes to learning new things, older adults donΓÇÖt always lag behind younger people, according to new research. The … Read More→