News tagged with older
Simple tool can boost motivation, improve health in older adults
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a tool, the "Getting-Out-of-Bed (GoB) measure" to assess motivation and life outlook in older adults. The study, which appears ...
A pet in your life keeps the doctor away
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Lowers blood pressure, encourages exercise, improves psychological health— these may sound like the effects of a miracle drug, but they are actually among the benefits of owning a four-legged, furry pet. This fall, the University ...
Young adults visit doctors least at an age when risky behavior peaks
Sep 25, 2009 |
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When adolescents graduate to young adulthood, their preventive care tends to fall by the wayside. A recent study has found that young adults are much less likely to use ambulatory or preventive care, even though their mortality ...
Insufficient levels of vitamin D puts elderly at increased risk of dying from heart disease
Sep 21, 2009 |
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A new study by researchers at the University of Colorado Denver and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) shows vitamin D plays a vital role in reducing the risk of death associated with older age. The research, just published ...
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 ...
Picking quality health care: New study shows a little context makes a big difference
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 10, 2009 |
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A hospital pneumonia survival rate of 93 percent may sound good, but knowing that it's actually merely "fair" can help people pick a better hospital, according to new research. A "good" survival rate would be from 95 percent ...
Firms, researchers aim to keep seniors steadier on their feet
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Rocky Miller has just made a career change that's likely to turn a few heads. After years of selling motorcycles, the 60-year-old Plano, Texas, resident has launched a business, Slip Doctors, that will treat floors with a ...
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.
Waist-hip ratio better than BMI for gauging obesity in elderly
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Body mass index (BMI) readings may not be the best gauge of obesity in older adults, according to new research from UCLA endocrinologists and geriatricians. Instead, they say, the ratio of waist size to hip size may be a ...
Research indicates toddlers can become ageists by three
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes inspiration comes from the strangest of places. For Sheree Kwong See, it happened during a testing session with a subject while conducting a study on language and cognitive changes ...
Older Drivers Recognize Their Shortcomings, Except One
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many drivers over age 70 realize that their reaction time is slower so they naturally compensate by driving more carefully, says Matthew Romoser, who studies age-related physical and cognitive ...
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 ...
Older drivers unaware of risks from medications and driving
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 11, 2009 |
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Most older drivers are unaware of the potential impact on driving performance associated with taking medications, according to new research from the Center for Injury Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). ...
Psychologists say longer lives can still lead to happier golden years
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 07, 2009 |
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As more people live well into their 80s and 90s, it's reassuring to know that most people get happier as they age and exert more emotional control than younger adults, according to researchers who spoke at the 117th Annual ...
Pregnant women front of line for swine flu vaccine
Jul 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Pregnant women, health care workers and children six months and older should be placed at the front of the line for swine flu vaccinations this fall, a government panel recommended Wednesday.
