Senior Citizen Information/Misc. Aging News

TUESDAY, Oct. 16, 2018 (HealthDay News) — You won’t jump for joy when you’re told you need hearing aids or cataract surgery. But get this: Both appear to slow mental decline in older adults. That’s what researchers concluded after studying…

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10, 2018 (HealthDay News) — A common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation, may speed up mental decline in older adults, new research suggests. If you have atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, your heart beats irregularly. This means blood can…

WEDNESDAY, July 25, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Strict blood pressure control not only benefits your heart, it might also help save your brain, preliminary research suggests. Older adults whose systolic blood pressure (the top number in a reading) was kept…

WEDNESDAY, July 11, 2018 (HealthDay News) — For seniors who feel years younger than they really are, a new study suggests it might not be their imagination. “We found that people who feel younger have the structural characteristics of a…

TUESDAY, June 12, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Smoking and diabetes could increase the risk of abnormal calcium buildup in the brain, a new Dutch study suggests. The study included nearly 2,000 people, average age 78, who visited a memory clinic…

WEDNESDAY, May 30, 2018 (HealthDay News) — It’s well-known that exercise benefits the brain as well as the heart and muscles, but new research pinpoints just how much — and what types — of exercise may promote thinking skills as…

MONDAY, April 30, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Can’t recall that word that’s on the tip of your tongue? Exercise might help. Physical activity is tied to a host of benefits. Now, a small study finds that healthy older people who…

MONDAY, March 26, 2018 (HealthDay News) — It’s thought that one-quarter of U.S. adults will develop a swallowing problem at some point. But researchers hope insight from a new study may help lead to improved treatment. Their study looked at…

FRIDAY, March 9, 2018 (HealthDay News) — As the number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease continues to rise, the role of caregivers has become increasingly important, a dementia expert notes. “A good caretaker who understands the disease, its symptoms…

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2018 (HealthDay News) — If you hope to avoid dementia in old age, having an upbeat view on aging itself might help, new research suggests. Researchers found that people with positive beliefs about aging had a nearly…

FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Don’t count on physicians to keep drivers with dementia off the roads, a new study cautions. In-person license renewal and driver vision testing laws are more effective than mandatory doctor reporting of patients…