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Caregivers Likely to Experience Emotional, Physical, Financial Difficulties

Caregivers Likely to Experience Emotional, Physical, Financial Difficulties Being a caregiver for an older adult isn’t easy. A new study suggests that family and unpaid caregivers who provide substantial help with health care were more likely to miss out on valued activities, have a loss of work productivity and experience...

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Common Antibiotics May Be Linked to Temporary Mental Confusion

Common Antibiotics May Be Linked to Temporary Mental Confusion Antibiotics may be linked to a serious disruption in brain function, called delirium, and other brain problems, more than previously thought, according to a ‰ÛÏViews and Reviews‰Û article published in the online issue of Neurologyå¨, a medical journal of the American...

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Treatments that Reduce Knee Buckling May Help Prevent Falls in Older Adults

Treatments that Reduce Knee Buckling May Help Prevent Falls in Older Adults Knee buckling, often described as a knee ‰ÛÏgiving way,‰Û is a symptom of knee instability that frequently affects older individuals, in particular those with knee pain and knee osteoarthritis (OA), and may be caused by muscle weakness and...

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Brain Injury From Head Trauma May Contribute to Alzheimer’s

Brain Injury From Head Trauma May Contribute to Alzheimer’s A new suggests that people with brain injuries following head trauma may have buildup of the plaques related to Alzheimer‰Ûªs disease in their brains. The research is published in the online issue of Neurologyå¨, the medical journal of the American Academy...

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Does Mercury in Fish Contribute to Dementia?

Does Mercury in Fish Contribute to Dementia? Moderate seafood consumption has been correlated with lesser incidence of Alzheimer disease according to researchers.åÊ Seafood is a source of mercury, a neurotoxin that impairs neurocognitive development. Mercury toxicity is reduced by selenium, an essential nutrient present in seafood. Martha Clare Morris, Sc.D.,...

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