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Longevity refers to especially long lived members of a population. The United Nations estimated that in the year 2000 there were more than 180,000 people who were over the age of 100 ye...
A new study indicates that more intensive management of blood pressure could significantly reduce rates of cardiovascular events in patients aged 50 years and above. High bl...
What is Alzheimer’s disease? Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disorder of the brain which destroys cognitive skills and memory. It is a common form of dementia occurring a...
People over 50 years of age who can be described as ‘successful agers’ (i.e. they have higher educational achievement, and are non-smokers, healthy, sociable, physically active, and ...
Is it possible to predict a person’s future risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease? Yes, says a new study published in Neurology , and the prediction can be made even 18 year...
Video games are usually considered as a waste of time. However, a study has found that Nintendo Wii can actually benefit patients with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson's disease is ...
There are several physiological and psychological changes associated with aging but the most common ones are memory disorders and mobility problems. Many old people prefer to skip going to...
A new study that recently appeared in the Scientific Research Publishing has demonstrated that the transcatheter laser treatment gives better results for patients with Alzheimer’s dise...
Omega 6 and 3 fatty acids are both types of polyunsaturated fats and they are extremely important to the health and wellbeing of various bodily functions. In children, long-chain p...
A new trial is being planned in Australia where cognitively healthy senior citizens will be exposed to either aerobic activity, Mediterranean diet or both to find out if these intervention...
In Advances in Alzheimer’s disease , scientists discuss research which would hopefully lead to the development of drugs that would cure Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease ...
Muscle relaxants (Skeletal muscle relaxants or SMRs) are a group of medications, which are used to treat different conditions such as low back pain, muscular or spastic pain from multiple sc...
The number of older people aged 60 and above is estimated to rise from 542 million in 1995 to about 1.2 billion in 2025. With the rapidly ageing populations, the incidence of abuse towards ...
Paracetamol should be the first choice for pain treatment in older patients with pain and cognitive impairment, indicated a recently published study in BMC Geriatrics. The drug is both ef...
Health care needs are substantially greater among senior citizens or those aged 65 years and older. The rapidly increasing diversity and number of older adults is also bound to produce unp...
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