Aerobic exercise benefits patients with Parkinson's disease
You've likely heard this before: Exercise is good for you. It helps your heart, bones, back and more.
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When older adults stop driving, they may experience health declines
For older adults, driving a car is an important aspect of having control over one's life. While 81 percent of the 29.5 million U.S. adults aged 65 and over continue to hold a license and get behind the wheel, age-related ...
Jan 19, 2016
Immune 1-2-3 punch against parasites reveals potentially ancient cell death pathway
The immune system's killer cells deliver a tightly controlled, 3-phase knockout punch that kills intracellular parasites through a novel pathway that an international team led by researchers from the Program in Cellular and ...
Jan 19, 2016
Delirium is common in older gastrointestinal surgery patients
A new analysis indicates that delirium commonly develops in the older patients who have undergone gastrointestinal surgery. Among 11 studies analyzed, the incidence of postoperative delirium ranged from 8.2 to 54.4 percent.
Jan 19, 2016
College students whose friends text and drive more likely to do it too, study shows
Texting while driving is a significant risk factor for automobile collisions, and cell phone use while driving is especially prevalent among young people. More than half (52%) of a sample of 861 college students surveyed ...
Jan 19, 2016
Does greater scrutiny of transplant centers create disparities for the sickest patients?
A new study indicates that transplant centers that receive low scores on performance evaluations tend to remove more patients from the transplant waiting list. According to US data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant ...
Jan 19, 2016
Frailty may increase complication risk following urologic surgery
For patients undergoing urologic surgery, frailty may increase their risk of experiencing complications after surgery.
Jan 19, 2016
Journal shares discoveries on women veterans' long-term health outcomes
A new supplemental issue of The Gerontologist contains 13 articles by Veterans Affairs (VA) researchers and colleagues looking at differences in aging and mortality between veteran and non-veteran women.
Jan 19, 2016
