Older People
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Cutting Calories May Dial Back Metabolic Syndrome In Older Adults
For overweight and obese older men and women, adding calorie restriction to a resistance training schedule improves at least some metabolic markers, according to a new study.
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Why Older People Struggle To Hear In Noisy Places
Something must be going on in the brains of older adults that causes them to struggle to follow speech amid background noise, even when their hearing would be considered normal, researchers from University of Maryland have determined.
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Older people play catch-up on Facebook: Study
Social networking groups are no more an exclusive domain of teenagers or youngsters as it was a few years back, but now it is catering more for all those who are older but still young at heart.The phenomenal growth of...
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Older people play catch-up on Facebook: Study
Social networking groups are no more an exclusive domain of teenagers or youngsters as it was a few years back, but now it is catering more for all those who are older but still young at heart.The phenomenal growth of Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites in the past year has come in part because of a surge in adoption by older member...
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Diabetes ups risk of dementia
Diabetes may hasten progression to dementia in older people with mild thinking impairment.
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Obese elderly at risk for chronic pain
Half the people aged 70 and older suffer from some type of chronic pain, with women and the obese being particularly vulnerable.
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Vitamin D levels linked to depression
Low blood levels of vitamin D and high blood levels of parathyroid hormone boost the risk of depression in seniors.
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Fish helps keep brains sharp
Elderly people who eat fish at least once a week have the mental functioning of a person three years younger than their chronological age.
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Positive attitude towards ageing helps
Older individuals with more positive self-perceptions of ageing lived longer over those who reported a more negative self-perception.
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Cutting Calories May Dial Back Metabolic Syndrome In Older Adults
For overweight and obese older men and women, adding calorie restriction to a resistance training schedule improves at least some metabolic markers, according to a new study.
-
Why Older People Struggle To Hear In Noisy Places
Something must be going on in the brains of older adults that causes them to struggle to follow speech amid background noise, even when their hearing would be considered normal, researchers from University of Maryland have determined.
-
Older people play catch-up on Facebook: Study
Social networking groups are no more an exclusive domain of teenagers or youngsters as it was a few years back, but now it is catering more for all those who are older but still young at heart.The phenomenal growth of...
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Older people play catch-up on Facebook: Study
Social networking groups are no more an exclusive domain of teenagers or youngsters as it was a few years back, but now it is catering more for all those who are older but still young at heart.The phenomenal growth of Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites in the past year has come in part because of a surge in adoption by older member...
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Diabetes ups risk of dementia
Diabetes may hasten progression to dementia in older people with mild thinking impairment.
-
Obese elderly at risk for chronic pain
Half the people aged 70 and older suffer from some type of chronic pain, with women and the obese being particularly vulnerable.
-
Vitamin D levels linked to depression
Low blood levels of vitamin D and high blood levels of parathyroid hormone boost the risk of depression in seniors.
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Fish helps keep brains sharp
Elderly people who eat fish at least once a week have the mental functioning of a person three years younger than their chronological age.
-
Positive attitude towards ageing helps
Older individuals with more positive self-perceptions of ageing lived longer over those who reported a more negative self-perception.
