THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — AI could help doctors cut back on the bewildering variety of medications that seniors frequently are prescribed, a new study suggests. More than 40% of seniors are prescribed five or more meds, and this increases a person’s risk of adverse drug interactions, researchersContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 lockdowns prompted countless American seniors to become socially isolated. Now, new research finds that many have still not fully rejoined society. More than half of older adults still spend more time at home and less time out socializing in public, even thoughContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Most seniors have embraced “doc-in-a-box” strip mall clinics and urgent care centers as a means of getting prompt medical care, a new poll has found. About 60% of people ages 50 to 80 have visited an urgent care center or a retail healthContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Some slow-growing cases of leukemia don’t need constant surveillance by cancer specialists, a new study claims. Low-risk patients with slow-growing chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and no symptoms fared well even after they stopped seeing doctors for specialized blood tests, researchers report. The patientsContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Younger generations are aging more rapidly, and this could be leading to an increased risk of cancer, a new study says. People born in or after 1965 are 17% more likely to be experiencing accelerated aging compared to seniors born between 1950 andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Sticky fingers, runny noses: Little kids are sweet, but they can also pass on dangerous germs to loving grandparents, new research confirms. The study found that contact with pre-school and kindergarten-aged kids may be the leading transmission route for bacteria that can causeContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As their aging brains shrink, older dogs can suffer the same memory and thinking problems as many older humans do. But dogs are just like humans in another way — playtime and social activities can help preserve their brain function, a new studyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A genetic mutation that boosts cell function could protect people against Alzheimer’s disease, even if they carry another gene mutation known to boost dementia risk. The newly discovered mutation appears to protect people who carry the APOE4 gene, which increases risk of Alzheimer’s,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Out of a host of possible risk factors for dementia, three really stood out in a new analysis: Diabetes, air pollution and alcohol. British and American researchers used brain scans to focus on a neurological network they labeled a “weak spot” in theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Seniors wound up with lower blood pressure after they were coached to get up and move more often, a new study says. Health coaching successfully reduced sitting time for a group of older adults by just over 30 minutes a day, according toContinue Reading