... a strong connection between the cognitive function of their elderly study participants and their postural stability -- or balance. In the study, a questionnaire designed to probe cognitive function ...
Adjusting treatment, assessing risk and educating patients can substantially reduce the amounts of serious falls, a common source of injuries among the elderly.
Implantable defibrillators may help save the lives of patients with heart damage, including those in their 70s, say researchers who tested the devices in elderly patients.
Contrary to conventional medical wisdom, a new study shows that healthy elderly patients with severe to profound hearing loss can undergo a surgical procedure to receive cochlear implants with minimal ...
... half of the time in young infants and should be used sparingly, if at all, for those patients, according to a new study done by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The study ...
... -lowering statin drugs like Lipitor (atorvastatin) don't lower the risk of pneumonia, according to a new study. Prior research based on automated claims data had raised some hope -- and hype -- for ...
... of dementia or Alzheimer's disease among more than 1,500 elderly study participants after several years of ... mild cognitive impairment (MCI; n = 482) at study entry, who were assessed every 6 months for ...
... Increasing Activity Levels May Slow Cognitive Decline in Elderly
Studies have found that older adults who are physically active ... years in 3,075 white and black elders aged 70-79 years in the Health, ...
H1N1 vaccine testing takes on urgency ... Sea food = 'see' food for elderly ... Study profiles response during pandemic ... Tiny ancient mammal tracks found in Utah ... Health/Science news from UPI.
... Dr. Scarmeas further noted that even low degrees of physical activity reported by these elderly study subjects seemed to be associated with having a protective effect against Alzheimer's
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Body mass index readings may not be the best gauge of obesity in older adults, according to new research from endocrinologists and geriatricians. Instead, they say, the ratio of waist size to hip ...
