With an aging population now an irrefutable reality in Japan, concerns about the health and well-being of older adults have come to the forefront of public health dialogue. Older adults are especially at risk for fragility ...
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Reasons why our walking becomes slower and more tiring with age have been uncovered by new Australian research—with findings showing the body increasingly sacrifices efficiency to stay upright. The findings are published ...
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Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychoactive compound found in mushrooms of the Psilocybe genus. These mushrooms may have existed on Earth for nearly 65 million years, dating to the asteroid impact that caused the dinosaurs' ...
Research at the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont reveals how menopause, once a taboo topic, affects brain function, reinforcing the idea that the menopause transition is not only a reproductive ...
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New research has found an association between taking glucosamine, a popular over-the-counter supplement used for joint pain, and a higher likelihood of progressing from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease. The ...
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Cognitive behavioral therapies for insomnia (CBT-I) are increasingly being delivered online to improve accessibility. However, although insomnia and anxiety frequently occur together in older adults, few interventions address ...
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Last year, one of Rebecca DiBiase Blumenreich's patients had a hemorrhagic stroke. A life-threatening emergency, this type of stroke happens when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures and bleeds. For the patient, the course ...
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Dementia makes most things in life more difficult, including hospital care. Though often essential for patients with severe acute illness, hospital care can be confusing for persons with dementia (PWD). Compared with older ...
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"Compound 10" is how Ursula Quitterer refers to the chemical compound that her team has developed and that could slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Quitterer is a professor of molecular pharmacology at ETH Zurich ...
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Most breast cancers are worsened by estrogens. To combat the recurrence of these cancers, clinicians treat patients with inhibitors for estrogen production, like letrozole. But many patients do not adhere to this treatment ...
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