Elderly long-term care residents suffer cognitively during disasters
In a summer with unprecedented weather events, from tornados, floods, fires and hurricanes, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing found that physiological changes associated with aging and the presence ...
Health
Oct 21, 2011 |
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Diagnosing hearing loss at a fraction of the time and cost
Over 28 million Americans are hearing impaired, and 50 percent of these cases can be traced to genetic causes. The condition can be especially challenging for children born hearing impaired because spoken language, reading, ...
Genetics
Sep 14, 2011 |
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GPs missing early dementia -- new study
New research from the University of Leicester demonstrates that general practitioners (GPs) are struggling to correctly identify people in the early stages of dementia resulting in both missed cases (false negatives) and ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 20, 2011 |
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Mutated muscle protein causes deafness
(Medical Xpress) -- Excessive noise is not the only thing that causes damage to hearing. In many cases, genetic factors are responsible for the loss of hearing at a young age. Researchers at the Max Planck ...
Genetics
May 30, 2011 |
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Fitness and frailty in adults linked to health outcomes
The prevalence of frailty, which is linked to earlier death, increases throughout adulthood as people age and not just after age 65, found an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Relatively good fitness ...
Health
Apr 26, 2011 |
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