Home Workouts Help Your Brain, But Group Exercise May Be Even Better
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A good physical workout benefits an older brain. So does socializing. Put those two together and the payoff may be even bigger.Researchers in Japan found that link in a new study that looked at exercising so…
Learn MoreInitial Symptoms Could Predict How Fast Alzheimer’s Progresses
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Memory loss is the most common symptom associated with Alzheimer’s disease — the terrifying prospect of slowly forgetting yourself and everything around you.But people who exhibit memory loss early on in th…
Learn MoreLas autoridades federales investigarán el abuso de los antipsicóticos en los hogares de ancianos
MIÉRCOLES, 18 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las autoridades de salud de EE. UU. señalan que planifican investigar si algunos hogares de ancianos califican falsamente a los pacientes como esquizofrénicos para poder administrarles antipsicóticos …
Learn More¿Los audífonos reducen las probabilidades de demencia?
MARTES, 17 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — ¿Perder la audición al envejecer podría ser un precursor de la demencia?Tal vez, sugiere una investigación reciente, que encontró que las personas mayores que tenían problemas para escuchar eran más prop…
Learn MoreFeds to Investigate Overuse of Antipsychotic Drugs by Nursing Homes
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials say they plan to investigate whether some nursing homes are falsely labeling patients as schizophrenic so they can administer sedating antipsychotic drugs to them.The Centers for Medic…
Learn MoreEl aislamiento social puede aumentar las probabilidades de demencia
VIERNES, 13 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El aislamiento social es un factor de riesgo sustancial de la demencia en los adultos mayores, según dos estudios que amplían las evidencias de investigaciones anteriores sobre este peligro.Pero estos n…
Learn MoreCould Hearing Aids Lower Your Odds for Dementia?
TUESDAY, Jan. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could losing your hearing as you age be a harbinger of dementia?Maybe, suggests new research that found that older people who had trouble hearing were more likely to develop dementia down the road. But there’…
Learn MoreSocial Isolation Can Raise Odds for Dementia
FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Social isolation is a substantial risk factor for dementia in older adults, according to a pair of studies that add evidence to past research on this threat.But these new studies offer a potential solution: us…
Learn MoreHearing Loss Linked to Increased Risk for Dementia
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Moderate-to-severe hearing loss is associated with a higher prevalence of dementia among U.S. older adults, according to research published in the Jan. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Associa…
Learn MoreCould 6 Minutes of Exercise Help Shield Your Brain From Alzheimer’s?
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Six minutes of high-intensity exercise might prolong the lifespan of a healthy brain, perhaps delaying the start of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, a new, small study suggests.Researchers found that sh…
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