Tag: Healthy Aging
Dutch study estimates 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men set to develop dementia/parkinsonism/stroke: Preventive strategies could, in theory, more than halve lifetime risk for those aged 85-plus, say researchers
Older adults fitted with cochlear implants exhibit poor brain function
Spinal muscular atrophy disease expression correlated with haplotypes
Visceral leishmaniasis on the rise in Brazil, study finds
Changes in breakfast and dinner timings can reduce body fat
You’re only as old as you think and do: Increased control, physical activity lower subjective age in older adults, research says
Older adults who get physical can lower their heart disease risk
Study of 21 retired NFL and NHL players doesn’t find evidence of early onset dementia: UB researchers compared retired Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres players to non-contact sport athletes
Distribution of rat lungworm, now and into future
First dementia prevalence data in lesbian, gay and bisexual older adults: Plus: Survival time for people with dementia is six years, regardless of age. And: prevalence of dementia increases with age, even in ‘oldest old’
New screening tool could help diagnose early cognitive decline in dementia from home
Dementia can be caused by hypertension
New mechanism by which Alzheimer’s disease spreads through the brain discovered
Thorny life of new-born neurons: Repeated stimulation enlarges dendritic spines
Oldest bubonic plague genome decoded
How Tau aggregates can contribute to cell death in Alzheimer’s disease
What happens to plasmalogens, the phospholipids nobody likes to think about
Strenuous exercise in adolescence may ward off height loss later in life: Researchers identified several key factors in postmenopausal women associated with marked height loss of more than 1 inch
Can weekend sleep make up for the detriments of sleep deprivation during the week?
What we’ve learned about the nucleolus since you left school
‘Giant’ problem looms for aging population
Move it and use it: Exergaming may help those at risk of Alzheimer’s or related dementias
Key factors to support quality of life in dementia: A robust research analysis has identified what factors can be targeted to support people to live as well as possible with dementia
Majority of late preterm infants suffer from morbidities resulting in hospital stay: Physiological immaturity plays an important role in producing poorer outcomes
Gait assessed with body-worn sensors may help detect onset of Alzheimer’s disease
World-first synthesis of globalization effects on people and planet: International trade benefitting the rich, outsourcing social and environmental impacts
Defect in debilitating neurodegenerative disease reversed in mouse nerves: Drug compound may help against Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Boosting employment rate is unlikely to curb opioid use