Health
Is Grandma OK? There's an app for that
CSIRO researchers are trialling an app that aims to allow elderly people to live at home safely for longer by subtly collecting data on their movements around the house.
Aug 6, 2013
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News tagged with elderly person
Health
Combating loneliness in old age: A virtual friendship coach for elderly persons
Loneliness often comes with old age. Making new contacts and cultivating old friendships is not always easy for many elderly persons. At the same time, many elderly persons are increasingly losing their shyness of computers. ...
May 31, 2013
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
No link between anesthesia, dementia in elderly
Elderly patients who receive anesthesia are no more likely to develop long-term dementia or Alzheimer's disease than other seniors, according to new Mayo Clinic research. The study analyzed thousands of patients using the ...
May 1, 2013
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Medical research
Reversing blood and freshening it up
The blood of young and old people differs. In an article published recently in the scientific journal Blood, a research group at Lund University in Sweden explain how they have succeeded in rejuvenating the blood of mice ...
Mar 25, 2013
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Health
Over 50? Checklist may predict if you'll be alive in 10 years
(HealthDay)—A simple checklist could help doctors estimate whether an older patient will be alive 10 years from now, according to a new study.
Mar 5, 2013
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Neuroscience
Mental picture of others can be seen using fMRI, new study finds
It is possible to tell who a person is thinking about by analyzing images of his or her brain. Our mental models of people produce unique patterns of brain activation, which can be detected using advanced imaging techniques ...
Mar 5, 2013
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Health
Radiologic and physical findings identify elder abuse
Radiologists in Toronto have begun to identify a pattern of injuries that may be indicative of elder abuse, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Nov 27, 2012
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Social media gives helping hand to fall-prone elderly
When an elderly person suffers a fall it is in their best interests that help arrives as soon as possible, and for this reason most elderly people wear some form of alarm system that lets them contact emergency services directly ...
Jul 16, 2012
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Medical research
Elderly humans can be identified by their unique body odor: research
New findings from the Monell Center reveal that humans can identify the age of other humans based on differences in body odor. Much of this ability is based on the capacity to identify odors of elderly individuals, and contrary ...
May 30, 2012
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Health
Wide variation in emergency service response to elderly falls patients
The ambulance service response to emergency calls for elderly falls patients varies widely across the UK, reveals research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.
Mar 27, 2012
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