News tagged with older age
Researchers find age not factor in immunity to viruses
Our immune system does not shut down with age, says a new study led by McMaster University researchers.
Immunology
Dec 13, 2012 |
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Increasing poverty in older age will lead to adverse health outcomes, researchers warn
Many people will be much poorer than they had expected in their older age and this has profound implications for the health of our ageing population claims an editorial published today in Age & Ageing, the scientific journa ...
Health
Nov 30, 2012 |
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Family care taking toll on workplace
(Medical Xpress)—Caring for aging family and friends is putting the squeeze on the Canadian workplace, with an average 1.5 million workdays being missed per month by middle-aged caregivers who are also ...
Health
Nov 26, 2012 |
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Researchers find smoking and high blood pressure may be linked to ageing of the brain
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at King's College London have identified several cardiovascular risk factors, including smoking and high blood pressure, which may be associated with the accelerated decline ...
Health
Nov 26, 2012 |
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Gerontologists say research and data should drive policy, budget decisions
America's top authorities on aging spent the last week at The Gerontological Society of America's Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego detailing workable solutions to the challenges presented by a rapidly aging populat ...
Health
Nov 19, 2012 |
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Painful truths about genital injuries
A comprehensive survey of genital injuries over the last decade involving mishaps with consumer products like clothing, furniture, tools and toys that brought U.S. adults to emergency rooms reveals that such injuries are ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 09, 2012 |
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Looking to NANA: Touch-screen technology to address malnutrition in older adults
A touch-screen computer to help detect malnutrition in older adults has been created by a team of researchers led by the University of St Andrews.
Health
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Older adults worse at distinguishing between lifted weights than younger counterparts
As we grow older, we are less capable of correctly estimating differences in the weights of objects we lift, according to a study published Oct. 24 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Jessica Holmin and Farley Norman from N ...
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Oct 24, 2012 |
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Africa faces spike in older people living with HIV
Sub-Saharan Africa is likely to see a more than 200 percent increase in the number of older people living with HIV in the next 30 years, thanks to improvements in lifesaving treatment, experts said Thursday.
HIV & AIDS
Oct 18, 2012 |
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Quitting driving: Families key but docs have role
(AP)—Families may have to watch for dents in the car and plead with an older driver to give up the keys—but there is new evidence that doctors could have more of an influence on one of the most wrenching ...
Health
Sep 26, 2012 |
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Varied license laws for older drivers
(AP)—More older drivers are on the road, and an Associated Press review finds a hodgepodge of rules governing what they must do to stay behind the wheel.
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Sep 17, 2012 |
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Researchers examine older adults' willingness to accept help from robots
Most older adults prefer to maintain their independence and remain in their own homes as they age, and robotic technology can help make this a reality. Robots can assist with a variety of everyday living tasks, but limited ...
Other
Sep 12, 2012 |
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Ageism presents dilemmas for policymakers worldwide
The negative consequences of age discrimination in many countries are more widespread than discrimination due to race or gender, yet differential treatment based on a person's age is often seen as more acceptable and even ...
Health
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Study unveils 'hidden' alcohol abuse among older people
A study has uncovered a growing drink problem among older people and researchers are now urging the Government to review its UK health strategy to support society's "invisible addicts".
Addiction
Sep 08, 2012 |
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Advanced maternal age not harmful for children in adulthood
(Medical Xpress)—Previously existing ideas on how advanced maternal age affects adult health of children have to be reconsidered. It had been thought that mothers delivering later in life have children ...
Health
Sep 06, 2012 |
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