Old age
hideOld age consists of ages nearing or surpassing the average life span of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle. Euphemisms and terms for old people include seniors (American usage), Senior Citizens (British and American usage), or the elderly. As occurs with almost any definable group of humanity, some people will hold a prejudice against others — in this case, against old people. This is one form of ageism.
Old people have limited regenerative abilities and are more prone to disease, syndromes, and sickness than other adults. For the biology of ageing, see senescence. The medical study of the aging process is gerontology, and the study of diseases that afflict the elderly is geriatrics.
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News tagged with older people
Muscle: 'Hard to build, easy to lose' as you age
Sep 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Have you ever noticed that people have thinner arms and legs as they get older? As we age it becomes harder to keep our muscles healthy. They get smaller, which decreases strength and increases the likelihood ...
Study pushes the button on intuitive design
Sep 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Queensland University of Technology researcher is looking for volunteers to take part in a study aimed at making contemporary appliances such as dvd players and mobile phones more usable for the elderly.
Carnitine supplements reverse glucose intolerance in animals
Aug 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Supplementing obese rats with the nutrient carnitine helps the animals to clear the extra sugar in their blood, something they had trouble doing on their own, researchers at Duke University Medical Center ...
Tests show more swine flu immunity in older folks
May 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- New test results show what scientists have suspected - people in their 60's and older have greater immunity to the new swine flu virus.
Research says older people need more sun
May 11, 2009 |
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Spending more time in the sunshine could help older people to reduce their risk of developing heart disease and diabetes.
Up to one in six older people living at home face malnutrition risk
May 07, 2009 |
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As many as one in six people who took part in a study of older people who live at home were under-nourished and at risk of malnutrition, according to the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Fear of moving outdoors may shackle an older person home
Apr 16, 2009 |
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Fear may create walking difficulties in a short period of time. Fear of moving outdoors is very common among older people and increases the risk of developing self-reported difficulties in walking.
Exercise reduces falls in older people
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Exercise programmes are an effective option for preventing falls among older people living in the community. There is less evidence at present for the effectiveness of other interventions, such as home safety improvements ...
Older People Less Able to Hide Bigotry, Study Shows
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- People do not get any more racially prejudiced as they age — but they do become less able to hide it, suggests a new study by researchers at UC Davis, the University of Freiburg and the University of Sydney.
More older users heading for their keyboards
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Loretta Velliky of Dearborn, Mich., started learning to use a computer after her husband died in September 2005. "My husband had a computer, and after he passed, my daughter said, 'Mom, get on it!'" Velliky said. "She showed ...
'Sunshine vitamin' link to cognitive problems in older people
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Jan 22, 2009 |
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Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School, the University of Cambridge and the University of Michigan, have for the first time identified a relationship between Vitamin D, the "sunshine vitamin", and cognitive impairment ...
A life in pain -- new study examines the experiences of older people
Dec 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It's debilitating, isolating and can lead to severe depression — yet pain is widely accepted as something to be expected and regarded as 'normal' in later life. Now a new study from the University of Nottingham ...
Old and young brains rely on different systems to remember emotional content
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Dec 16, 2008 |
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Neuroscientists from Duke University Medical Center have discovered that older people use their brains differently than younger people when it comes to storing memories, particularly those associated with negative emotions.
Older people should have the flu jab this winter, warn experts
Nov 19, 2008 |
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Despite recent doubts about its effectiveness, the influenza vaccine does give valuable protection against illness, hospital admission and death caused by influenza, and people over 65 should have the flu jab this winter, ...
New research on gene sheds light on T-cell production
Nov 06, 2008 |
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New research, just published by researchers from the University of Georgia, provides the first evidence that a key gene may be crucial to maintaining the production of the thymus and its disease-fighting T-cells after an ...
