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
0
57
Page 21 - News tagged with aging population
Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Chatting on a mobile phone changes the way people walk on stairs
Multitasking young people unconsciously change the way they walk when going up or down a flight of stairs while talking on their mobile phone at the same time, a study has found.
Feb 12, 2020
0
3
Health
Safely aging: Growing old in a smart home requires technology to monitor health and behavior
With an aging population, there is an increasing need for a smart home to be able to monitor health and behavior with a view to allowing people to continue to live in their homes independently. Research published in the International ...
Feb 5, 2020
1
6
Genetics
Gender differences in autism
Tools used for screening autism may play a part in the failure to detect autism in girls and women, researchers at Bournemouth University have found.
Jan 28, 2020
0
8
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Drug combo reverses arthritis in rats
People with osteoarthritis, or "wear and tear" arthritis, have limited treatment options: pain relievers or joint replacement surgery. Now, Salk researchers have discovered that a powerful combination of two experimental ...
Jan 22, 2020
0
1576
Medical research
First step taken to find causes of muscle wasting disease
Researchers have gained new insight into the mechanisms involved in how skeletal muscles lose their mass and strength as people age, called sarcopenia.
Dec 20, 2019
0
3
Health
As rural Americans struggle for health care access, insurers may be making things worse
Living in rural America certainly comes with a number of benefits. There is less crime, access to the outdoors, and lower costs of living.
Dec 13, 2019
0
1
Immunology
Even infants at low risk of peanut allergy should eat peanut early
Children who do not consume peanut during their first year of life are more likely to be allergic to peanut at age three, according to new findings from the CHILD Cohort Study.
Nov 29, 2019
0
6
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Researchers report new insights into Parkinson's disease-related mortality
By following a group of newly diagnosed patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) for a decade or more, researchers have been able to identify several factors never before reported that appear to be associated with higher mortality ...
Nov 8, 2019
0
4
HIV & AIDS
Women with HIV at increased risk of early onset menopause
Thanks to medical advancements, HIV-positive women now have a longer life expectancy, exposing them to numerous midlife health issues such as menopause. A new study demonstrates that women with HIV are more likely to enter ...
Nov 6, 2019
0
3
