englishgermany

Login

Username:
Password:
Remember

Seniors and Aging

  • Home » Seniors and Aging
Reuters - An altered version of the cancer drug Gleevec could form the basis of a new class of drugs that block the development of brain-damaging plaques in Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Vote : 9 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Reading, crossword
puzzles and other mentally stimulating activities have pros and cons when
it comes to Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests.
Vote : 13 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging

Alzheimer's disease patient Isidora Tomaz, 82, sits in her armchair with two chairs placed in front of her by her husband Amilcar Dos Santos (unseen) to prevent her from falling to the ground in their house in Lisbon September 15, 2009. REUTERS/Nacho DoceReuters - While staying mentally active in old age has been linked to a delayed onset of dementia, seniors who engage in such brain "exercise" may actually have a faster rate of decline once Alzheimer's is diagnosed, researchers reported Wednesday.


Vote : 19 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Older people prefer to read
negative news stories about the young, possibly because it makes them feel
better about themselves, a new study suggests.
Vote : 13 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging
LiveScience.com - Men are more
susceptible than women to memory problems in old age, according to a new study.
Vote : 14 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging

People with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes are at higher risk of developing plaques associated with Alzheimer's, Japanese researchers said in a study out Wednesday. AFP PHOTO FRED TANNEAU AFP PHOTO / FRED TANNEAU(AFP/File/Fred Tanneau)AFP - People with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes are at higher risk of developing plaques associated with Alzheimer's, Japanese researchers said in a study out Wednesday.


Vote : 10 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging
Reuters - People with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop plaques in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, researchers in Japan reported on Thursday.
Vote : 11 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging
Reuters - Medical emergencies on commercial airplanes are not common, but certain passengers -- including the elderly and pregnant women -- face greater risks of complications requiring flight diversions, a study of one airline finds.
Vote : 15 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging
AP - The fear of falling may be enough to make elderly people more likely to fall, regardless of their actual risk, a new study says.
Vote : 14 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging
Reuters - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it will examine the potential heart risks of Novartis AG's Parkinson's drug Stalevo, a combination of two treatments for the debilitating brain disease.
Vote : 18 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging
Reuters - Scientists reported on Tuesday they have some of the best evidence yet to support long-held theories that repeated blows to the head may cause nerve-degenerative diseases like Lou Gehrig's disease and Alzheimer's.
Vote : 11 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging
Reuters - Eli Lilly and Co halted development of an Alzheimer's drug after it worsened patients' symptoms in late-stage studies, dealing a fresh blow to the U.S. drugmaker and to research to fight the disease.
Vote : 9 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging
HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Providing home care to elderly
people after they've had hip surgery improves their chances of survival,
finds a new study.
Vote : 14 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- In an extremely small,
early trial, deep brain stimulation appeared to improve memory slightly in
several patients with mild Alzheimer's disease.
Vote : 20 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging
Reuters - More seniors used antibiotics after enrolling in Medicare Part D, the program that helps pay for prescription drugs, in a new study of about 35,000 people.
Vote : 13 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging

Alzheimer's disease can be predicted with up to 100 percent accuracy several years before its onset using biomarkers found in spinal fluids, a study published Monday showed. AFP PHOTO FRED TANNEAU AFP PHOTO / FRED TANNEAU(AFP/File/Fred Tanneau)AFP - Alzheimer's disease can be predicted with up to 100 percent accuracy several years before its onset using biomarkers found in spinal fluids, a study published Monday showed.


Vote : 18 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging
Reuters - Measuring certain proteins in spinal fluid can accurately diagnose Alzheimer's and predict which patients with memory problems will develop the fatal brain-wasting disease, Belgian researchers said on Monday.
Vote : 8 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging
Reuters - People over 50 with HIV are more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage disease than younger adults, according to a British study.
Vote : 14 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- A certain type of sleep
disorder may be an early warning of Parkinson's disease and other
neurological disorders, new research confirms.
Vote : 20 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging
Reuters - Eisai Co and Pfizer Inc said they won U.S. regulatory approval for a higher dose once-daily version of Aricept, a drug that treats Alzheimer disease.
Vote : 20 + vote Category : Seniors and Aging

Join Us

  • Submit your own stories
  • Vote on stories that interest you
  • Join and create interest groups
  • Share stories with groups and friends
  • Save stories to your personal profile.
  • View your voting and comment activity from your profile

What is CityNews iPaper?