Senior Health - Page 51

October 27, 2015

Videogames for seniors boost brainpower

Distracted teenagers, their minds wandering from homework as they long for the excitement and stimulation of their immersive videogames, have become poster children for critics who say that technology is damaging our attention spans.

October 27, 2015

Incontinence is common among older adults in the US

Among older adults, incontinence, which is the involuntary loss of bladder or bowel control, is a common problem, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

October 27, 2015

Study on yeast could hold secrets of human longevity

Ten years into research they call "exhaustive," scientists at the University of Washington and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging are reporting in the journal Cell Metabolism that they've isolated 238 genes linked to aging in yeast cells.

October 27, 2015

Women more likely to live to 100 than men

Women have long been known to live longer than men, but when it comes to hitting the century mark the difference is stark: just 2 out of 10 Americans who live to 100 or longer are male

October 27, 2015

Active older adults have healthiest hearts, study says

People in their 60s and 70s who regularly engaged in physical activity, such as walking, had the healthiest hearts in a new study.

October 27, 2015

New push to stop overuse of antibiotics in nursing homes

A new front is emerging in the war on the overuse of antibiotics: the nursing home.

October 27, 2015

Can special flooring reduce fall injuries for elderly?

Special impact-absorbing flooring reduced fall injuries by nearly 60 percent in a new study of women in Swedish nursing homes, though the soft floors may also be linked to more falls, according to the authors.

October 26, 2015

Sleeping in dentures doubles risk of pneumonia in elderly, study says

A new study on oral health and hygiene has found that elderly patients who wear dentures during sleep are at a higher risk for developing pneumonia than those who removed them.

October 26, 2015

Atlanta woman embraces competitive swimming at 97

At Atlanta's Washington Park Pool, Anne Dunivin slowly and gingerly makes her way into the water.

October 26, 2015

Are seniors at risk for enterovirus D68?

While health officials have warned parents to watch for possible symptoms of enterovirus D68, a respiratory illness that has sickened 938 people in 46 states and killed at least 3, little has been said about the risk for older adults.