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Worries About Dementia: How Hospitalization Affects the Elderly
December 17, 2012 — Older people often worry about dementia and while some risks are known, for example alcoholism or stroke, the effects of illness are less clear. New research looks at illness requiring ... > full story -
Carotenoids Found to Reduce Hip Fracture Risk in Lean Men
December 16, 2012 — A new study links carotenoids to decreased hip fracture risk in elderly, lean Chinese ... > full story -
Improved Techniques May Help Recovery and Prevent Incidents of Missing Drivers With Dementia
December 14, 2012 — A new study focusing on characteristics of people with dementia who become lost while driving, and the role of public notification systems like Silver Alert in these discoveries, makes ... > full storyMore: -
Age Not Factor in Immunity to Viruses, Researchers Find
December 13, 2012 — A new study shows a specialized class of immune cells, known as T cells, can respond to virus infections in an older person with the same vigour as T cells from a young ... > full story -
Psychosocial Distress Associated With Increased Stroke Risk
December 13, 2012 — Psychosocial distress is associated with increased risk of stroke deaths and strokes in people over age 65, according to a new study. Psychosocial distress includes depression, stress and a negative ... > full story -
Brain Damage Triggered by Mini-Strokes Detailed
December 12, 2012 — A new study details for the first time how "mini-strokes" cause prolonged periods of brain damage and result in cognitive impairment. These strokes, which are often imperceptible, are common in older ... > full story -
Feeling Lonely Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia in Later Life
December 10, 2012 — Feeling lonely, as distinct from being/living alone, is linked to an increased risk of developing dementia in later life, indicates new ... > full story -
Pre-Diabetic Patients Respond to Self-Directed Lifestyle Interventions, Researcher Says
December 10, 2012 — Efforts to help overweight patients avoid diabetes through lifestyle changes need not rely on intensive, one-on-one focused programs, a new clinical study has ... > full story -
Can Going Hungry as a Child Slow Down Cognitive Decline in Later Years?
December 10, 2012 — People who sometimes went hungry as children had slower cognitive decline once they were elderly than people who always had enough food to eat, according to a new ... > full story -
In U.S. First, Surgeons Implant Brain 'Pacemaker' for Alzheimer's Disease
December 5, 2012 — Researchers have surgically implanted a pacemaker-like device into the brain of a patient in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, the first such operation in the United States. The device, ... > full story
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