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One in five people with dementia receive no care, global study finds
As the world's population rapidly ages, a new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health finds that people living with dementia are struggling at an alarming rate. Heightening the sense of despair was an ...
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Weight training protects older people's brains against dementia, study suggests
The benefits of weight training are many: it promotes gains in strength and muscle mass, reduces body fat, and contributes to well-being and mental health. And now a study carried out at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), ...
Apr 1, 2025
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Thickening of the eye's retina associated with greater risk and severity of postoperative delirium in older patients
Thickening of the macular layer of the eye's retina is associated with a greater risk of postoperative delirium for older patients undergoing surgery under general anesthetic, reveals a study published online in the open-access ...
Apr 1, 2025
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Medicaid cuts could hurt older adults who rely on home care, nursing homes
Dr. Fred Levin has been watching with growing alarm the national debate around federal cuts to Medicaid. He's responsible for the medical care of about 100 older adults at the Community PACE center in rural Newaygo, Michigan. ...
Apr 1, 2025
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Improved algorithm for predicting older people's frailty can help doctors intervene earlier
Researchers have successfully improved the Electronic Frailty Index (eFI)—a tool that uses data to predict older patients' risks of living with frailty—so medical professionals can provide holistic care, help to prevent ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Governments must ensure caregivers have support to keep doing their vital work
April 1 marks National Caregivers Day in Canada. The day is meant to recognize the caregivers who provide vital care and support to those in need.
Mar 31, 2025
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Women can hear better than men: Researchers find amplitude more influenced by sex than age
Scientists have found that sex is the leading factor explaining differences in hearing sensitivity, with women having significantly more sensitive hearing than men.
Mar 28, 2025
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Everyday physical activity does not slow bone loss during menopause, finds study
According to a recent study from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, the impacts of everyday physical activity do not attenuate the accelerated hormonal bone loss that occurs during menopause. Effective bone-loading impacts ...
Mar 28, 2025
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Software tool can find aging cells that contribute to disease and health risks
For human health, prematurely aging cells are a big problem. When a cell ages and stops growing, its function changes, which can cause or worsen cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease and other chronic diseases. But ...
Mar 25, 2025
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Amino acid profiles reveal promising biomarkers for muscle health in older people
The loss of muscle mass and strength poses an increasingly significant challenge for an aging society. Prof. Kristina Norman's team at the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE) has now shown that amino ...
Mar 25, 2025
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Maintaining mobility with aging means planning ahead
Winter weather makes it hard for everyone to get around. But for many, especially older people, the whole world can feel like an icy sidewalk every day of the year, particularly if they already have problems with their mobility ...
Mar 25, 2025
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Assessing the long-term care risk in older adults through body composition metrics
As the global population ages, preventing functional decline and the need for long-term care for older adults becomes urgent. One simple way of evaluating a person's physical condition is to use a body composition analyzer ...
Mar 25, 2025
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Healthy eating in midlife linked to overall healthy aging
Maintaining a healthy diet rich in plant-based foods, with low to moderate intake of healthy animal-based foods and lower intake of ultra-processed foods, is linked to a higher likelihood of healthy aging—defined as reaching ...
Mar 24, 2025
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Halting the march of 'zombie cells': Platform paves the way for new treatments against age-related diseases
Halting the relentless march of so-called 'zombie cells' that drive aging and age-related diseases could be a step closer following a University of Dundee breakthrough.
Mar 24, 2025
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Understanding older care leavers' perceptions and experiences of aged care services
A new National Center for Healthy Aging-led review, in partnership with Monash University, has explored key issues facing the more than 500,000 older care leavers who are transitioning into the aged care support system, underscoring ...
Mar 24, 2025
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The 'longevity protein' SIRT5 could be a key factor in delaying age-related skeletal muscle decline
A collaborative study led by Prof. Liu Guanghui from the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Dr. Wang Si from Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, has unveiled a novel molecular mechanism that ...
Mar 21, 2025
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Boosting brain's waste removal system improves memory in old mice
As aging bodies decline, the brain loses the ability to cleanse itself of waste, a scenario that scientists think could be contributing to neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, ...
Mar 21, 2025
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Elderly neurological patients are open to in-home remote monitoring, finds study
A recent study by the University of Eastern Finland Business School indicates that elderly neurological patients show a willingness to accept remote monitoring (RM) in the home environment even in the pre-implementation phase. ...
Mar 21, 2025
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Older adults face unhealthy weight changes due to food insecurity, study finds
For every year that an adult aged 65 or older experiences food insecurity, they become more likely to undergo unhealthy weight changes associated with earlier death, according to a new study by researchers in the Penn State ...
Mar 21, 2025
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More young people are caring for a loved one with dementia: It takes a unique toll
Dementia is a growing health problem, affecting more than 55 million people around the world.
Mar 20, 2025
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Weather emergencies affect older adults' views on climate and health
Nearly 3 out of every 4 older Americans have experienced at least one extreme weather event in the last two years, a new University of Michigan poll finds. Living through such an event appears to make a big difference in ...
Mar 20, 2025
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Is increased sleepiness in our 80s tied to higher dementia risk?
A study led by Yue Leng, Ph.D., and Sasha Milton, followed the sleep patterns of 733 older female participants to see if specific patterns of change were associated with a higher risk of dementia. The participants, whose ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Scoring system helps predict risk of developing cancer from common blood disorder in older adults
A team of international scientists has developed a method to predict the risk of developing cancer from a blood disorder common in older adults, according to a study published in the journal Blood.
Mar 19, 2025
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Study finds persistent delirium in skilled nursing facilities dropped between 2014 and 2019
A new study that looked at possible improvements in post-acute care quality and outcomes following the 2014 Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act found that delirium prevalence at admission to skilled ...
Mar 19, 2025
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