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Salt Intake Not Associated with Mortality or Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure in Older Adults
Salt Intake Not Associated with Mortality or Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure in Older Adults Like salty foods? Salt intake was not associated with mortality or risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and health failure (HF) in older adults based on self-reported estimated sodium intake, according to a study published...
Spice Turmeric Could Fight Alzheimer’s
Spice Turmeric Could Fight Alzheimer’s (Vanderbilt University) Curcumin, a natural product found in the spice turmeric, has been used by many Asian cultures for centuries, and a new study indicates a close chemical analog of curcumin has properties that may make it useful as a treatment for the brain disease....
Playing Catch Can Improve Balance and Prevent Falls
Playing Catch Can Improve Balance and Prevent Falls The simple training exercise of catching a weighted medicine ball can improve balance and may help prevent falls in the elderly, according to research at the University of Illinois at Chicago. When someone is jostled by a bump or a stumble, the...
Infographic – Preventing Falls in Older Adults
Preventing Falls in Older Adults – Built by Easy Climber Infographic – Preventing Falls in Older Adults
Senior Depression, Behavior Changes May Start in AlzheimerÛªs Even Before Memory Changes
Senior Depression, Behavior Changes May Start in AlzheimerÛªs Even Before Memory Changes Depression and other behavior changes may show up in people who will later develop AlzheimerÛªs disease even before they start having memory problems, according to a new study published in the Neurologyå¨, the medical journal of the American...
Infographic – The Importance of Talking About End-of-Life Care
The Importance of Talking about End-of-Life Care – from VITAS – An infographic by the team at The Importance of Talking about End-of-Life Care – from VITAS
Criminal Behavior in Older Adults May be a Sign of Dementia
Criminal Behavior in Older Adults May be a Sign of Dementia – Reuters Criminal behavior in older adults, including theft, traffic violations, sexual advances, trespassing, and public urination, may be a sign of dementia, researchers say. There is a subgroup of people, especially older adults who are first-time offenders, who...