Eline de Ruite, Getty Images A study published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging shows that lifelong musical training ÛÓ particularly when continued late in life ÛÓ can help overcome age-related hearing loss. Researchers at Northwestern University’s Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory measured how the brains of young musicians, older musicians and...
Archives: March 2012
Bone Density Tests – Too Many Not a Good Thing
Frequent bone density tests for senior women may not be needed, according to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine. Medicare pays for a bone density test every two years. But the study followed nearly 5,000 women ages 67 and older for more than a decade. None had...
Curious About Boomers – Here is an Interesting Infographic
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Boomers Skipping Meds
Investment News Daily reports that the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) found that people over nearly a quarter of individuals above age 50 were trimming costs by: making changes to their prescription medication switching to generic drugs obtaining free samplesæ stop taking their medication entirely.æ About one in five of...
Check Out National Council on Aging Offerings for Caregivers (VIDEO)
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Check Out NCOA’s Offerings for Caregivers/Seniors/Boomers
Do you help older adults find benefits?æ If so, be sure to check out the new website for NCOAäó»s National Center for Benefits Outreach & Enrollment. Now part of NCOA.org, the site includes a host of new features. Download fact sheets with detailed info about core benefits programs and find...
Nicotine Patch May Help Improve Mild Memory Loss in Older Adults
Using a nicotine patch may help improve mild memory loss in older adults, according to a recent study published in Neurology. The study involved 74 people with an average age of 76 who had mild cognitive impairment and were not smokers. Half of the participants received a nicotine patch for...