Health
Memory games: Eating well to remember
A healthy diet is essential to living well, but as we age, should we change what we eat?
Feb 18, 2020
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News tagged with older age
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Study indicates high prevalence of recently defined non-Alzheimer's dementia
Researchers from the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging say a paper recently published in Acta Neuropathologica is the most definitive assessment yet of the prevalence of a form of dementia classified ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Major depression in adolescents on the rise, says childhood studies researcher
A growing number of adolescents are going untreated for major depression nationwide over the past several years, warranting enhanced educational, policy, and service capacity efforts, according to a new Rutgers University–Camden ...
Dec 5, 2018
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Genetics
Children of older men have more gene abnormalities: study
Do older fathers doom their children to genetic disease?
Aug 22, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How wisdom, resilience and mastery work together to boost well-being in old age
It's not just wisdom that gives some people a sense of well-being as they age.
Jun 3, 2022
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Neuroscience
Researchers identify new biomarker of Alzheimer's disease
A study of large-scale functional brain network organization and educational history, led by researchers at the Center for Vital Longevity (CVL), has identified a new biomarker of Alzheimer's disease. The findings, published ...
Nov 19, 2021
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Health
'All the lonely people': The impact of loneliness in old age on life and health expectancy
In 1966, The Beatles cemented the plight of lonely older people in the popular imagination with "Eleanor Rigby," a song that turned pop music on its head when it stayed at No. 1 on the British charts for four weeks. Today, ...
Jul 7, 2021
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Immunology
A simplified measurement method for determining immune age improves analysis of cardiorespiratory fitness
Both the functionality of the immune system and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) play an important role in a person's health and work ability. Researchers at the Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors ...
Nov 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Incidence of herpes zoster up for over 50s with COVID-19 diagnosis
For adults aged 50 years or older, those with a COVID-19 diagnosis have an increased risk for developing herpes zoster, according to a study published online March 9 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
Apr 8, 2022
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Attention deficit disorders
Research shows strong link between ADHD and car crashes in older adult drivers
In a study on the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its association with crash risk among older adult drivers, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that ...
Oct 4, 2023
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