News tagged with functional limitations
People entering their 60s may have more disabilities today than in prior generations
Nov 12, 2009 |
4.6 / 5 (5) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a development that could have significant ramifications for the nation's health care system, Baby Boomers may well be entering their 60s suffering far more disabilities than their counterparts did in previous ...
Persistent pain may accelerate signs of aging by 2-3 decades in middle-aged adults
Sep 16, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Younger people with pain look similar in terms of their disability to people who are two to three decades older without pain, according to a study published in this month's issue of the Journal of the American Geriatric So ...
Study examines relationship between bone density and erosion in arthritis
Jun 01, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, affects almost three percent of people over age 65. RA patients experience pain, functional limitations and two forms of disabling bone disease: focal ...
Search results for functional limitations
Study compares exercise regimens for obese older adults
Jan 26, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Sedentary, obese older adults appear to improve their functional abilities and reduce insulin resistance through a combination of resistance and aerobic exercises, according to a report in the January 26 issue of Archives of ...
Precuneus region of human and monkey brain is divided into 4 distinct regions
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 02, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
A study published this week in PNAS provides a comprehensive comparative functional anatomy study in human and monkey brains which reveals highly similar brain networks preserved across evolution.
Older cancer patients have more frailty than other seniors
Jul 29, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Older people with a history of cancer are more likely to have disabilities and be frail and vulnerable than older adults who have not had cancer, according to a study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, publis ...
Aggressive nature of hand osteoarthritis
Jun 14, 2007 |
4 / 5 (2) |
0
In just two years, patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA) experienced a significant increase in pain and functional limitations, according to new data presented today at EULAR 2007, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology ...
Ice cream researchers making sweet strides with 'functional foods' (w/ Video)
Nov 09, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A comfort food, a tasty treat, an indulgence - ice cream conjures feelings of happiness and satisfaction for millions. Ice cream researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered ways to make ice cream ...
Study pinpoints strategies that protect older adult's physical health
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 12, 2008 |
4.3 / 5 (8) |
0
In his famous poem, "Do not go gentle into that good night," Dylan Thomas urges us to "Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Researchers are now backing up this counsel in the lab; showing just how "raging" against ...
Can micro-scaffolding help stem cells rebuild the brain after stroke?
Biology /
Apr 11, 2008 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Inserting tiny scaffolding into the brain could dramatically reduce damage caused by strokes the UK National Stem Cell Network Annual Science Meeting will hear today. With funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences ...
New findings suggest strategy to help generate HIV-neutralizing antibodies
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 19, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
New discoveries about anti-HIV antibodies may bring researchers a step closer to creating an effective HIV vaccine, according to a new paper co-authored by scientists at the Vaccine Research Center of the National Institute ...
Use of bright lighting may improve dementia symptoms for elderly persons
Jun 10, 2008 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
The use of daytime bright lighting to improve the circadian rhythm of elderly persons was associated with modest improvement in symptoms of dementia, and the addition of the use of melatonin resulted in improved sleep, according ...
Computer simulations explain the limitations of working memory
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 31, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (3) |
0
Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet (KI) have constructed a mathematical activity model of the brain's frontal and parietal parts, to increase the understanding of the capacity of the working ...
List of search results for functional limitations
