Health
Depression increases risk of falls in elderly
Falls are common in elderly people but the risk increases markedly when they have depressive symptoms, research from Neuroscience Research Australia shows.
Oct 7, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kidney disease linked to increased risk of falling
Kidney disease causes middle-aged people to be as susceptible to falling as older adults, say researchers from Ball State University.
Jun 28, 2019
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Can exercise help people with Parkinson's disease?
Exercise may help people with Parkinson's disease improve their balance, ability to move around and quality of life, even if it does not reduce their risk of falling, according to a new study published in the December 31, ...
Dec 31, 2014
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Bed alarms not proven to prevent patient falls in hospitals, researchers say
(Medical Xpress)—Equipping hospital beds with alarms does not decrease patient falls and related injuries, according to University of Florida researchers and colleagues. The findings, published Nov. 20 in the Annals of ...
Nov 21, 2012
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Study finds wireless sock monitors reduce rate of patient falls in hospital setting
Research led by nurses at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center has found that a new wireless sock monitoring system reduced fall rates among "fall-risk" patients hospitalized at Ohio State's Brain and Spine Hospital. ...
Aug 23, 2022
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'You're going to fall over soon'
A new technology to stop falls before they happen could help the elderly stay in their own homes longer.
Jul 4, 2011
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Higher monthly doses of vitamin D associated with increased risk of falls
Higher monthly doses of vitamin D were associated with no benefit on low extremity function and with an increased risk of falls in patients 70 or older in a randomized clinical trial, according to an article published online ...
Jan 4, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dementia symptoms peak in winter and spring, study finds
Adults both with and without Alzheimer's disease have better cognition skills in the late summer and early fall than in the winter and spring, according to a new study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Andrew Lim of ...
Sep 4, 2018
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Study shows tailored physical therapy program reduces bad falls in the elderly
Falls are a leading cause of death and disability in the elderly, and also contribute to rising healthcare costs. In 2012, a research team from Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) in Singapore teamed up with the Singapore ...
Mar 16, 2017
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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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