According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 22 percent of older adults in the United States suffer […]
For older patients, focusing on what matters is often the best medicine
A woman in her 80s wanted to play with her great-grandchildren when they came to visit, but knee pain made […]
‘Prediabetes’ diagnosis less useful in older patients
Older adults who are classified as having “prediabetes” due to moderately elevated measures of blood sugar usually don’t go on […]
Older adults with dementia exhibit financial ‘symptoms’ up to six years before diagnosis
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Federal Reserve Board […]
Less sedentary time reduces heart failure risk for older women
Even with regular physical activity, older women (ages 50-79) who spend more waking hours in sedentary behaviors, such as sitting […]
Loneliness a leading cause of depression in older adults
Loneliness is responsible for 18% of depression among people over 50 in England, according to a new study led by […]
Delirium a key sign of COVID-19 in frail, older people
A new analysis of data from researchers at King’s College London using information from the COVID Symptom Study app and […]
Older Western Europeans could already have systemic ‘profile’ that makes them susceptible to severe COVID-19
New research presented the ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID, online 23-25 September) shows that the severe COVID-19 immunological profile, […]
Older Guys Should Add This Exercise to Their Chest Workouts
Author, fitness model, and trainer Kirk Charles, NASM-CPT CES, knows that as you get older, life can get more complicated. […]
Insomnia may forecast depression, thinking problems in older people
(HealthDay)—Insomnia may significantly increase the risk that older adults will be unable to shake off depression, researchers say. For the […]