150-year-old drug may provide ‘off’ time relief for people with advanced Parkinson’s disease … With beetroot juice before exercise, aging brains look ‘younger’ …...
Helping residents stay sharp and mentally healthy
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 24, 2023
A study published online last week by the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society shared the frightening finding that “cognitive functioning may decline at an accelerated rate immediately post-retirement.”...
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Jan 22, 2017
Seniors welcome new, battery-powered friends … LifeSpan president talks future of senior care … Women’s cognitive decline begins earlier than previously believed … Older adults...
NFL players’ concussion symptoms tied to cognitive functioning decades later
Mar 03, 2023
The number of diagnosed concussions and length of playing career were not tied to later cognition.
Healthy lifestyle benefits even those in their 80s
Jun 20, 2024
Greater healthy lifestyle increases the odds of reaching 100 years of age by 60%.
Older adults need outdoor spaces: research
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 18, 2016
New research touts the health benefits that older adults can realize from spending time outdoors at the same time that the authors of another study assert that neighborhood parks need to do more to attract...
$16 million, 5-year study will test artificial intelligence in senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 29, 2017
IBM and the University of California San Diego on Thursday announced a $16 million, five-year collaboration that will test how artificial intelligence, or AI, can be used to help detect mild cognitive...
Second death in trial of experimental Alzheimer’s drug raising concerns
Nov 29, 2022
Doctors suspect that by stripping away amyloid deposits, lecanemab weakens blood vessels and leaves them vulnerable to bleeds.
Poor sleep in older adults increases stroke, cognitive impairment risk
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 14, 2016
Older adults whose sleep is repeatedly interrupted are at increased risk of stroke and cognitive impairment, according to a newly published study in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke.
Patients report memory problems after mild COVID-19
Aug 02, 2021
Patients who self-report memory problems eight months after COVID-19 often perceive a worsening of health compared with one year prior.