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4/21/2013 - Change diet, exercise habits at same time for best results, study says

by on April 21, 2013 3:58 pm
Researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine, including Center on Longevity faculty affiliate Abby King, have discovered that focusing on changing exercise and diet at the same time gives a bigger boost than tackling them sequentially. They also found that focusing on changing diet first — an approach that many weight-loss programs advocate — may… Read more 4/21/2013 - Change diet, exercise habits at same time for best results, study says
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4/18/2013 - Walking While Old: Seniors Face Greatest Death Risk

by on April 19, 2013 6:48 pm
Parents worry a lot about the safety of children crossing the street. It looks like they should be worried about Grandpa, too. Older people are at higher risk of being killed by a car while walking, according to new data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read the full article at National… Read more 4/18/2013 - Walking While Old: Seniors Face Greatest Death Risk

4/17/2013 - Hospital Dangers for Patients With Parkinson’s

by on April 18, 2013 3:57 pm
It was supposed to be a short stay. In 2006, Roger Anderson was to undergo surgery to relieve a painfully compressed spinal disk. His wife, Karen, figured the staff at the hospital, in Portland, Ore., would understand how to care for someone with Parkinson’s disease. Read the full article at The New York Times.

4/15/2013 - Worries Multiplied for Elderly

by on April 16, 2013 7:44 pm
Alzheimer’s disease, high blood pressure and heart disease are the three most common chronic conditions in assisted living facilities: 82 percent of residents have at least one of them, according to a new government study. But what is alarming is how these ailments overlap. Read the full article at The New York Times.

4/15/2013 - For the Elderly, Diseases That Overlap

by on April 16, 2013 4:30 pm
Alzheimer’s disease, high blood pressure and heart disease are the three most common chronic conditions in assisted living facilities: 82 percent of residents have at least one of them, according to a new government study. But what is alarming is how these ailments overlap. Read the full article at The New York Times.

4/15/2013 - How Exercise And Other Activities Beat Back Dementia

by on April 15, 2013 4:14 pm
The numbers are pretty grim: More than half of all 85-year-olds suffer some form of dementia. But here’s the good news: Brain researchers say there are ways to boost brain power and stave off problems in memory and thinking. Read/listen to the full story at National Public Radio (NPR).

4/11/2013 - Stress And Aging: 5 Ways Chronic Stress Can Affect The Aging Process

by on April 11, 2013 5:20 pm
Chronic stress has been shown to have a number of negative health impacts, from insomnia to weight gain to an increased risk for heart disease — not to mention impairing the immune and digestive systems as well as the central nervous system. And when it comes to aging, we’ve all heard that worrying will give… Read more 4/11/2013 - Stress And Aging: 5 Ways Chronic Stress Can Affect The Aging Process
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4/8/2013 - Fitness after 65 is no one-size-fits-all endeavor

by on April 8, 2013 5:23 pm
America’s ageing population is posing special challenges, fitness experts say, because it is difficult to design effective workout routines for people with such a wide range of abilities. Read the full article at Reuters.
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3/28/2013 - A Volunteer Army of Caregivers

by on March 28, 2013 7:22 pm
The idea first arose in a Twitter chat about elder care. What we need, someone wrote, is a Peace Corps for caregiving. Janice Lynch Schuster, senior writer for the Altarum Institute, a nonprofit public health research and consulting organization, saw the posting. “Wow,” was her first thought. “Imagine what we could do if we had something… Read more 3/28/2013 - A Volunteer Army of Caregivers

3/25/2013 - What Causes Hearing Loss?

by on March 25, 2013 8:55 pm
Noise, not age is the leading cause of hearing loss. Unless you take steps now to protect to your ears, sooner or later many of you — and your children — will have difficulty understanding even ordinary speech. Read the full article at The New York Times.