by IOS Press In order to optimally treat motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), it is necessary to have a good understanding of their severity and daily fluctuations. A report in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease describes how a new app, SleepFit, could be a useful tool in routine clinical practice to monitor...
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Researchers find cells linked to leading cause of blindness in elderly
by Bill Hathaway, Yale University Age-related macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of blindness in the elderly, affecting more than 2 million people in the United States and leading to progressive loss of central vision. Genome wide studies have identified almost three dozen genes that play a role in the disease, but exactly...
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Simple Ways To Prevent Falls In Older Adults
As we age, the risk of falling increases and becomes increasingly perilous. A fall can be a real health set-back for a frail, elderly person. And, more older adults are dying from falls today than they used to 20 years ago. A recent study showed that more than 25,000 U.S. adults aged 75 years or...
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Sensor-based technologies are promising to support independent living for older women
Study reveals active older women prefer wearable sensors over smart home sensors to measure personal activity data collection UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS A study conducted by Assistant Professor Blaine Reeder, PhD, and co-authored by Catherine Jankowski, PhD, at the University of Colorado College of Nursing on older women’s perception of technology found that more active older adult women prefer wearable sensors for...
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How wrinkles could be a thing of the past: Scientists create drugs which could keep the skin youthful by boosting levels of a crucial protein
Scientists from the University of Colorado did research on mice and in the lab They said rubbing certain chemicals into the skin could help it regenerate These boost levels of an elastic protein which dwindles over time By COLIN FERNANDEZ SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT FOR THE DAILY MAIL PUBLISHED: 13:00 EDT, 3 April 2019 | UPDATED: 13:29 EDT, 3 April 2019 Saggy, wrinkled faces could soon be a thing of the past as researchers have identified...
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Why too much vitamin D can be a bad thing
By Chiara Townley Fact checked by Jasmin Collier A new study on the effects of vitamin D found that too much may lead to slower reaction times and increase the risk of falling among older people. Vitamin D is an essential vitamin that helps build and maintain healthy bones and teeth. Without this, our bodies...
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Could a drinkable drug cocktail reverse Alzheimer’s? Solution restored memories of mice and stopped the disease in its tracks
Tens of millions of people around the world suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease There is no cure, treatments are limited and more and more people are dying of the devastating brain disease Scientists at Yale University wanted to find a way to disrupt the early protein binding that leads to the disease They discovered that an old antibiotic in a...
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Alzheimer’s Disease and Gingko Biloba
What is Ginkgo Biloba? Ginkgo biloba is a tree that is native to China and has been used in traditional Chinese medicine and cuisine for centuries. Extracts of Ginkgo biloba are often sold as food supplements with potential medicinal uses ranging from treating high blood pressure to altitude sickness. The efficacy of Ginkgo extracts for...
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Whether you feel 73 or 37, age perception alone does not spur treatment decisions
One 80-year-old patient told Wilmot Cancer Institute investigators that he felt 20. A 74-year-old who felt like he was 40 had a goal of outliving his 90-year-old father. But for these vibrant older adults, age was only one of the complex factors influencing their decisions to receive chemotherapy, a study found. The study volunteers were...
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Older people can come to believe their own lies
What happens when older adults lie? A new study suggests that in as little as 45 minutes they can come to believe it’s the truth. Associate professor of psychology Angela Gutchess and her colleagues published the research online in the journal Brain and Cognition. Gutchess and her collaborators used electroencephalography (EEG) to monitor the brain activity of...
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