September 30, 2024 by Nicole Silbermann, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres So-called high-dose flu vaccines are available for older people. The reason: their immune system does not always respond sufficiently well to the standard flu vaccines. Why this is the case and the molecular processes behind it are not yet understood. However, in their...
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Multiple surgeries could contribute to cognitive decline in older people
September 27, 2024 by University of Sydney Multiple surgeries could lead to cognitive decline, a University of Sydney study has found, using data from the United Kingdom’s Biobank to analyze half a million patients aged 40 to 69 and followed over 20 years of brain scans, cognitive tests and medical records. Many families have stories...
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Statins cost effective and linked to better health outcomes in older people
September 10, 2024 by British Medical Journal Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainStatin treatment is cost effective and linked to better health outcomes in older people with or without previous cardiovascular disease, although the risk reductions were substantially smaller in the latter, reports a modeling on the lifetime benefits of these drugs among the over-70s, published online...
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Retinol helps wounds heal faster, could help countless older people
by University of Surrey A representative scheme for the formulation development. Credit: International Journal of Pharmaceutics (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123875Nano micelles of Retinol, a type of vitamin A commonly used in anti-aging beauty products, can also help wounds heal faster by promoting skin tissue regeneration, according to studies conducted by the University of Surrey and Phytoceutical Ltd.Their...
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Do attitudes and behaviors in response to stress impact the health of older people with diabetes?
by Wiley Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggests that psychological resilience—having attitudes and behaviors that help people bounce back after stressful challenges—may help older individuals with type 2 diabetes have fewer hospitalizations, better physical functioning, lower disability, better mental quality of life, and a lower likelihood of...
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Veterans Health Administration aims to reduce benzodiazepine prescriptions for people 75 and older
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS A new study within the Veterans Health Administration system aimed to identify strategies to reduce benzodiazepine prescriptions for older adults. This is important because benzodiazepines have been known to impair cognition, mobility and driving skills in older people, as well as increase the risk of falls. Unlike many community-based health...
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How older people can prevent falls
by Anne Tiedemann, Cathie Sherrington and Kim Delbaere, The Conversation Exercise for strength and balance should be done often. Credit: Shutterstock Falls are common. Each year one in every three people aged over 65 will fall. Around one in ten falls lead to serious injury. Most of us have a friend or relative who has experienced an injury from a...
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Study finds treatment that may help older people with dry eyes due to loss of sex steroid hormones
by Kyoto University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Health issues for people over age 60 commonly involve the heart and other vital organs. So do eye-related conditions such as cataracts and glaucoma, but dry eyes don’t often come to mind. Or do they? In fact, more than 70% of people in this age group are believed...
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Lower Hemoglobin Levels Correlate with Raised Mortality in Older People
Anemia is a lowered level of red blood cells and hemoglobin, leading to a diminished supply of oxygen to tissues and thus degraded function throughout the body. The anemia of aging, like all issues in later life, is a gradual onset, a sliding scale of dysfunction with an arbitrary line in the sand as how low hemoglobin must fall for...
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Study of 18000+ US and Australian older people reveals moderate drinking protective against heart disease, more than for tea totalers
MONASH UNIVERSITY A landmark study by Monash University researchers has found that moderate drinking of alcohol is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and a lowering of mortality from all causes – when compared to zero alcohol consumption. The study in more than 18,000 people in the US and Australia over the age...
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