Social Isolation – A Growing Epidemic Among Seniors (reprinted from my HuffPost50 Blog) According to the AARP, 51 percent of people over 75 live alone. Twenty-six percent face an increased risk of death due to subjective feeling of loneliness. More than 8 million adults age 50 and older are affected...
Depression / Mental Health
Middle-aged Neurotic Women Higher Risk of Alzheimer’s – Smilecast 77
Neurotic Women and Alzheimer’s The Washington Post reports that middle-aged neurotic women who worry a lot may have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life, citing a study in the American Academy of Neurology’s journal, Neurology. The paper notes that researchers at the University of Gothenburg in...
Older People with Positive Outlook on Aging Recover Better – Smilecast 62
Older People with Positive Outlook on Aging More Likely to Recover from Disability Older people who embrace positive stereotypes about aging are more likely than those who hold negative stereotypes to recover after suffering from disability, a study by the Yale School of Public Health has found.A positive outlook goes...
Cataract Symptoms – Depression is a Side Effect – Smilecast 39
Cataract Symptoms Cataract Symptoms have a side impact – older adults who are more likely to have symptoms of depression, reports a study in Optometry and Vision Science, the official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. The link between cataracts and depression is independent of other factors, and appears...