Stay Fit After 65 to Live Longer and Better
Alzheimer’s and cardiovascular disease, sarcopenia, osteoporosis, obesity, arthritis, and certain cancers appear more often in later life. To help fight dementia, play memory games if you want, but it might be better to “invest in a good pair of walking shoes,” says Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, the gerontology society’s president and a board member of the national Alzheimer’s Association. That thinking is consistent with a study reported by University of Pittsburgh researchers in October showing older adults who walk 6 to 9 miles a week have a lower risk for cognitive decline later in life.
DetailsHaving a Heart Attack? Too Many Wait Too Long
Long delays between developing symptoms and going to the hospital are common among patients with a certain type of heart attack, and this lag time – deadly in some cases – has not improved in years, according to a report in the November 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
DetailsVisiting Our Aging Parents for the Holidays
Holiday visits with our aging parents have evolved. For boomers, our parents may be showing signs of aging in ways beyond their physical appearance. The time to simply visit, assuming that our parents are okay is over for some of us. The assumptions are replaced by the need for a vigilant look at how our aging parents are really doing.
DetailsFor Edge on Alzheimer’s, Testing Early Treatments
Much of the research on Alzheimer’s next year will be about going back in time, trying to determine when and how the brain begins to deteriorate. Scientists now know Alzheimer’s attacks the brain long before people exhibit memory loss or cognitive decline. But the specifics are crucial because so far, drug after drug has failed to effectively treat Alzheimer’s in people who already show symptoms.
DetailsEven Short Falls Can Be Deadly For Senior Citizens
While simple falls, such as slipping while stepping off a curb, may seem relatively harmless, they can actually lead to severe injury and death in elderly people, according to a new study published in The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care.
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