From the Springer press release via ScienceDaily: The physical benefits of regular exercise and remaining physically active, especially as we age, are well documented. However, it appears that it is… Read more »
From the Duke University Health System press release via HealthCanal: Employing a combination of imaging and biomarker tests improves the ability of doctors to predict Alzheimer’s in patients with mild… Read more »
From the British Medical Journal press release via MedicalXpress: Feeling lonely, as distinct from being/living alone, is linked to an increased risk of developing dementia in later life, indicates research… Read more »
From the University of Western Australia press release via HealthCanal: Depressed older men are twice as likely as those not suffering depression to be admitted to hospital, according to a… Read more »
From the Economics and Social Research Council (ESRC) press release: The health benefits of ‘water clubs’ in care homes for the elderly, where residents gather together regularly to drink water,… Read more »
From the University of Utah press release via EurekAlert!: For three years, University of Utah researchers have been deploying a computer-based design program called SketchUp in workshops to teach and… Read more »
From the UC San Diego press release via EurekAlert!: Presently, there are about 40 million Americans over the age of 65, with the fastest-growing segment of the population over 80… Read more »
From the Springer press release via EurekAlert!: Raising the retirement age to increase financial stability does not make men worse off psychologically in the long-run, according to a new study… Read more »
From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: Why are older people especially vulnerable to becoming victims of fraud? A new UCLA study indicates that an important clue may lie in… Read more »
From the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Drug Design have developed a synthetic compound that, in a… Read more »
