News tagged with older adults
Moderate aerobic exercise in older adults shown to modify brain hippocampus, improve memory
A new study shows that one year of moderate physical exercise can increase the size of the brain's hippocampus in older adults, leading to an improvement in spatial memory.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Brain's ability to selectively focus/pay attention diminishes with age
A University of Toronto study shows that visual attention -- the brain's ability to selectively filter unattended or unwanted information from reaching awareness -- diminishes with age, leaving older adults less capable of ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 02, 2010 |
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Study suggests reliance on GPS may reduce hippocampus function as we age
(PhysOrg.com) -- McGill University researchers have presented three studies suggesting depending on GPS to navigate may have a negative effect on brain function, especially on the hippocampus, which is involved ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Guns in the home provide greater health risk than benefit
Despite the fact that nearly one-third of American households have a firearm, studies show that having a gun in the home poses a household a greater health risk than a potential benefit. A new study released in the American Jo ...
Apr 27, 2011 |
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Daily dose of beet juice promotes brain health in older adults
Researchers for the first time have shown that drinking beet juice can increase blood flow to the brain in older adults – a finding that could hold great potential for combating the progression of dementia.
Nov 02, 2010 |
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DHA improves memory and cognitive function in older adults
A study published in the November edition of Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association suggests that taking docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) may improve memory and learning in older adults with mild cognit ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Are positive emotions good for your health in old age?
The notion that feeling good may be good for your health is not new, but is it really true? A new article published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, review ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Don't be fooled. Guideline don't drive behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- The bar has been lowered for Canadians regarding the nation's physical-activity standards. In short, there is compelling evidence that doing less is still associated with significant health benefit.
Jan 28, 2011 |
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Walking speed associated with survival in older adults
In an analysis that included data from 9 studies, having higher measures of walking speed among older adults was associated with increased length of survival, according to a study in the January 5 issue of JAMA.
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Americans have higher rates of most chronic diseases than same-age counterparts in England
Researchers announced today in the American Journal of Epidemiology that despite the high level of spending on healthcare in the United States compared to England, Americans experience higher rates of chronic disease and ma ...
Mar 09, 2011 |
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Seafood diet may keep vision loss at bay
Dishing up fish and shellfish more often at meals could help some older adults protect their eyesight longer.
Dec 12, 2010 |
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Teen bond overcomes girl's heart transplant fear
(AP) -- Courtney Montgomery's heart was failing fast, but the 16-year-old furiously refused when her doctors, and her mother, urged a transplant.
May 23, 2011 |
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Improve memory with culture-sensitive cognitive training
It's a universal problem: you spot a familiar face in the crowd, but can't recall the person's name. This ability to match unrelated items (such as faces and names) is called memory binding, and the skill ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 09, 2010 |
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Elderly can blame fractures and falls on low sodium
Older adults with even mildly decreased levels of sodium in the blood (hyponatremia) experience increased rates of fractures and falls, according to a study presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 43rd Annual Meeting ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 20, 2010 |
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Mediterranean diet associated with slower rate of cognitive decline
The Mediterranean diet, rich in vegetables, fish, and olive oil and moderate in wine and alcohol, is associated with slower rates of cognitive decline in older adults, according to researchers at Rush University Medical Center.
Jan 05, 2011 |
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Old age
Old age consists of ages nearing or surpassing the average life span of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle. Euphemisms and terms for old people include seniors (American usage), Senior Citizens (British and American usage), or the elderly. As occurs with almost any definable group of humanity, some people will hold a prejudice against others — in this case, against old people. This is one form of ageism.
Old people have limited regenerative abilities and are more prone to disease, syndromes, and sickness than other adults. For the biology of ageing, see senescence. The medical study of the aging process is gerontology, and the study of diseases that afflict the elderly is geriatrics.
For more information about Old age, read the full article at
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