Many Seniors With Thinking Declines Still Drive
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Getting older adults who are failing mentally to relinquish their car keys can be challenging. But those conversations are necessary, said researchers who found a majority of adults with cognitive impairment …
Learn MoreDementia Patients Wind up in the ER 1.4 Million Times a Year, Study Shows
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Emergency rooms can be a frightening place for people suffering from dementia, yet each year 1.4 million Americans with Alzheimer’s or other dementias wind up in crowded, noisy ERs, a new study finds.Dementia…
Learn MoreEl envejecimiento de las sobrevivientes a un cáncer de mama es más rápido, según un estudio
VIERNES, 21 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las mujeres que han sobrevivido a un cáncer de mama envejecen más rápido que las mujeres que nunca han tenido que sobrevivir a la enfermedad. El tratamiento que recibieron afectó a su ritmo de envejecim…
Learn MoreProbiotics Are Good for More Than Your Gut
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many people turn to probiotics for their digestive woes, but a preliminary study suggests that what’s good for gut may also be good for the aging brain.The study involved older adults with mild cognitive impai…
Learn MoreRisk for Incident Dementia Increased With Diagnosed Depression
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Men and women with diagnosed depression have an increased risk for dementia, according to a study published online July 24 in JAMA Neurology.Holly Elser, M.D., Ph.D., from Aarhus University in Denmark, and col…
Learn MoreNo Cognitive Benefits Seen for Meditation, Nonnative Language Training
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Meditation and nonnative language training appear not to confer cognitive effects, according to a study published online July 14 in JAMA Network Open to coincide with the annual Alzheimer’s Association Interna…
Learn MoreNo Cognitive Benefits Seen for Meditation, Nonnative Language Training
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Meditation and nonnative language training appear not to confer cognitive effects, according to a study published online July 14 in JAMA Network Open to coincide with the annual Alzheimer’s Association Interna…
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