In Mice, Diabetes Drug Metformin Tied to Longer, Healthier Lives
2013-07-30
Study corroborates other research showing the drug may have benefits beyond diabetes careContinue Reading
Diabetes Doesn’t Seem to Affect Alzheimer’s Disease Progression
2013-07-29
Study looked at seniors’ blood sugar tests along with their brain scans
Americans Living Longer, Healthier Lives: Study
2013-07-29
Most seniors are doing well until the last year or two of life, researchers reportContinue Reading
Saliva May Improve With Age for Flu Protection
2013-06-14
Germ-fighting proteins contained within saliva work better in seniors, study foundContinue Reading
Volunteering May Be Good for the Heart in More Ways Than One
2013-06-14
Time spent helping others linked to lower blood pressure in older adults, study findsContinue Reading
Steroid Injections for Back Pain Linked to Spinal Fracture Risk
2013-06-14
Study of older adults doesn’t prove that steroids are to blame, but experts advise cautionContinue Reading
Did Men’s Yen for Younger Women Cause Menopause?
2013-06-13
Study found bias may have sidelined older women sexually, prompted changes that led to infertilityContinue Reading
Early, Severe Flu Season Caused Big Rise in Child Deaths: CDC
2013-06-13
Senior hospitalizations also up during 2012-13 onslaught, U.S. health officials sayContinue Reading
Social Toll of Hearing Loss Could Be Cause for Alarm
2013-06-11
Higher rates of hospitalization, illness and depression for seniors reported in studyContinue Reading
Chronic Illness Afflicts Most Childhood-Cancer Survivors, Study Finds
2013-06-11
Treatment-related lung and hearing problems common at age 45Continue Reading
Clumsiness in Some Elderly Tied to Brain Changes
2013-06-10
Mental frame of reference shifts with age, researchers findContinue Reading
Doctors Should Steer Conversation to Older Drivers: Study
2013-06-07
If they start talking at 65, patients will have years to ponder alternatives to driving, researcher saysContinue Reading
Women Better at Remembering Faces, Study Finds
2013-06-07
They spend more time ‘scanning’ facial features than men do, researchers sayContinue Reading
For Alzheimer’s Caregivers, a Much-Needed Break
2013-06-07
Study confirms adult day care provides beneficial time offContinue Reading