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Vitamin D plus calcium tied to longer life
• Dieting • • Aging and Gerontology • Jun 16 12
Older adults who take vitamin D and calcium supplements may live a bit longer than their peers, a new research review suggests.
Researchers found…
Exercise, vitamin D may prevent falls: guidelines
• Aging and Gerontology • May 29 12
Older adults who are at high risk of falls should have physical therapy and take vitamin D supplements to reduce their chance of injury,…
Exercise Helps Older Adults Stay Fit
• Aging and Gerontology • May 27 12
People tend to exercise less as they grow older, but keeping physically active is essential for remaining healthy and independent, an expert says.
“Exercise…
Women face a higher risk of care home admission due to their partner’s age
• Gender: Female • • Aging and Gerontology • Apr 18 12
New research from Queen’s University Belfast, published today in the journal Age and Ageing, has investigated why women are 40 per cent more likely…
Cost of aging rising faster than expected: IMF
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Apr 12 12
People worldwide are living three years longer than expected on average, pushing up the costs of aging by 50 percent, and governments and pension…
Elder Abuse Remains Hidden Problem as Baby Boomers Reach Old Age
• Aging and Gerontology • Mar 28 12
Despite the 2010 passage of the Elder Justice Act, policy experts have found that combating widespread abuse of seniors is still not a top…
Older men’s hidden health concerns
• Aging and Gerontology • Mar 08 12
Do men harbour concerns about aging in good health? Do they confide these concerns to their physicians? Are men’s concerns the same as women’s?…
Phosphate enemas may be deadly in elderly: report
• Aging and Gerontology • • Urine Problems • Feb 27 12
Sodium phosphate enemas, used to relieve constipation, may cause older people to suffer kidney failure or even die, a new report suggests.
The study,…
Music Training Has Biological Impact on Aging Process
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Jan 31 12
Age-related delays in neural timing are not inevitable and can be avoided or offset with musical training, according to a new study from Northwestern…
Older adults in home health care at elevated risk for unsafe meds
• Aging and Gerontology • Nov 21 11
Older adults receiving home health care may be taking a drug that is unsafe or ineffective for someone their age. In fact, nearly 40…
Ranks of people reaching age 90 tripled since 1980: report
• Aging and Gerontology • Nov 18 11
The ranks of the nation’s oldest residents are growing quickly now that people who reach age 90 are expected to live longer than ever…
Evidence base for exercise programs for older people still in the balance
• Aging and Gerontology • Nov 09 11
Good balance and mobility are essential to help you perform most activities involved in every-day life, as well as many recreational pursuits. Keeping your…
Certain dietary supplements associated with increased risk of death in older women
• Dieting • • Gender: Female • • Aging and Gerontology • Oct 11 11
Consuming dietary supplements, including multivitamins, folic acid, iron and copper, among others, appears to be associated with an increased risk of death in older…
Higher testosterone tied to lower heart risks
• Aging and Gerontology • • Heart • • Stroke • Oct 05 11
Elderly men with naturally higher levels of testosterone may be less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke than those with lower levels…
Opioids linked to higher risk of pneumonia in older adults
• Aging and Gerontology • Sep 23 11
Opioids - a class of medicines commonly given for pain - were associated with a higher risk of pneumonia in a study of 3,061…
Stressed and strapped: Caregivers for friends, relatives suffer emotional and financial strain
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Sep 21 11
Family members or friends caring for aging or disabled individuals in California are under both financial and emotional strain and are likely to face…
Strong leadership necessary to provide more sophisticated care for aging population, study finds
• Aging and Gerontology • Sep 14 11
Strong leadership, communication and teamwork are essential to successful organizations, especially health care facilities. However, how those organizations achieve improvement is not clearly understood,…
Science finding is music to the ears
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Aging and Gerontology • Sep 13 11
A study led by Canadian researchers has found the first evidence that lifelong musicians experience less age-related hearing problems than non-musicians.
While hearing studies…
Older people find it harder to see the wood for the trees
• Aging and Gerontology • Jul 25 11
When looking at a picture of many trees, young people will tend to say: “This is a forest”. However, the older we get, the…
After an Emergency, Comprehensive Care Is Best for Older Patients
• Aging and Gerontology • Jul 23 11
Older people rushed to the emergency room are more likely to be living at home up to a year later if they receive a…
Those aching joints could be in your genes
• Backache • • Genetics • • Aging and Gerontology • Jul 05 11
A common complaint, back pain is one of the many side effects of aging. Over three quarters of the population experience it at some…
Proteins used to map the aging process
• Aging and Gerontology • Jun 20 11
Loss of muscle mass is not only associated with disease, such as HIV and cancer, but also with the normal aging process. Anabolic steroids…
Excess weight in elderly makes daily tasks harder
• Aging and Gerontology • • Obesity • May 17 11
Older adults who are obese are more likely to develop problems with day-to-day activities, such as bathing, getting dressed, and going to the bathroom,…
Increased metabolic rate may lead to accelerated aging
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Apr 27 11
A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that higher metabolic rates predict early…
IADR/AADR Journal of Dental Research releases studies on oral health inequalities in older people
• Dental Health • • Aging and Gerontology • Apr 25 11
The International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) have published two studies about oral health inequalities in older people and low income individuals.…