THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to extreme heat might accelerate aging in older adults, with sizzling weather causing them to fade faster, a new study suggests. People living in neighborhoods with more days of high heat experience greater biological aging on average than people living in coolerContinue Reading

TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay news) — Antidepressants are frequently prescribed to people with dementia for symptoms like anxiety, depression, aggressiveness and sleeplessness. But a specific class of antidepressant medications — selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) — actually might speed up brain decline among some dementia patients, a new SwedishContinue Reading

THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Depression hits the whole body, speeding the onset of long-term physical ills as people age, new research contends. “People who’ve experienced depression are more likely to develop long-term physical health conditions such as heart disease and diabetes,” noted a team led by KellyContinue Reading

THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Seniors whose cholesterol levels spike and plummet year-to-year could be at increased risk of dementia and failing brain health, a new study suggests. Those whose cholesterol fluctuated the most had a 60% increased risk of dementia, researchers report in findings published Jan. 29Continue Reading

TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Medicare Advantage isn’t that great an advantage for seniors compared with traditional Medicare, researchers say. The privatized form of Medicare offers more supplemental benefits than traditional Medicare, including dental, vision and hearing benefits. But many seniors aren’t using those additional benefits, and theirContinue Reading