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Having A Higher Purpose In Life Reduces Risk Of Death Among Older Adults - June 16, 2009
Article Date: 16 Jun 2009 – 3:00 PDT Source: Rush University Medical Center Possessing a greater purpose in life is associated with lower mortality rates among older adults according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. Patricia A. Boyle, PhD, and her colleagues from the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, studied 1,238 [...]
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Computer System For Dementia Patients - June 16, 2009
Source: SINTEF The labour force in the health services is shrinking, there are more and more old people, and a very high proportion of them are plagued by deteriorating short- and long-term memory. All this has created a need for computer-based solutions that will enable elderly people to live safely in their own homes, but [...]
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Hormone May Help Combat Frailty In Older Women - June 16, 2009
Source: Endocrine Society Frail elderly women with unexplained weight loss may benefit from supplementation with the body’s appetite-stimulating hormone, ghrelin, or with similar agents, according to a new study. Results of the study, which was funded partially by the National Institutes of Health, were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. [...]
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Osteoporosis Drug Can Jumpstart Elderly Body’s Natural Healing Process In Bones - June 16, 2009
Researchers say a drug commonly used to treat severe osteoporosis can mend hard-to-heal broken bones of elderly patients at a rate typically seen when they were young kids. The study led by Dr J. Edward Puzas, who heads orthopaedic bone research at the University of Rochester Medical Center showed that the drug teriparatide, or Forteo [...]
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Art therapy program in Brighton helps seniors age creatively - June 9, 2009
BRIGHTON — Before coming to the Jewish Home two years ago, Florence Slakter didn’t know a whole lot about painting. "I never even picked up a paintbrush before," the 89-year-old said incredulously. Slakter, who formerly worked in accounting, is one of dozens of residents at the Jewish Home of Rochester who take part in the [...]
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Dallas study on brain health puts seniors’ minds to work - June 9, 2009
The Dallas Morning News – June 05, 2009 Jun. 5–Highland Park Cafeteria may get a run for its money as the most popular place in Casa Linda Plaza for the over-60 crowd. A University of Texas at Dallas brain scientist has rented out a nearby storefront, where she’s having elderly people spend 15 hours a [...]
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Alzheimer’s patients to get GPS shoes - June 9, 2009
A shoe-maker and a technology company are teaming up to develop footwear with a built-in GPS device that could help track down "wandering" seniors suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. "The technology will provide the location of the individual wearing the shoes within 30 feet, anywhere on the planet," said Andrew Carle, an assistant professor at George [...]
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Staying Sharp: New Study Uncovers How People Maintain Cognitive Function In Old Age - June 9, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 8, 2009) — Not everyone declines in cognitive function with age. Elderly people who exercise at least once a week, have at least a high school education and a ninth grade literacy level, are not smokers and are more socially active are more likely to maintain their cognitive skills through their 70s and [...]
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Some OTC Sleep, Cold Meds Could Harm Aging Brain - June 5, 2009
Drugs containing benadryl linked to slowed thinking, delirium in elderly, report finds THURSDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) –Older people taking common over-the-counter drugs for pain, cold symptoms or help with sleep may increase their risk for cognitive impairment, including delirium, University of Indiana researchers report. These drugs include Benadryl, Dramamine, Excedrin PM, Nytol, Sominex, Tylenol [...]
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Elderly Patients Benefit from Drug-Eluting Stents - June 5, 2009
By Nancy Walsh June 4 Drug-eluting stents were safe and effective for elderly patients with coronary artery disease, an analysis of data from five randomized trials and two postmarket registries showed. Compared with patients given bare metal stents, patients older than 70 who received paclitaxel-eluting stents had comparable rates of death, myocardial infarction, and stent [...]
