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January 13, 2024

Home hospital care brings ‘phenomenal’ benefits to patients and providers, study finds

A growing number of patients and providers are heralding the benefits of bringing hospital care into homes — but a lack of permanent federal funding could put such programs at risk.

January 10, 2024

Hearing aid use could help people extend their lives, USC study finds

Research by Keck School of Medicine of USC found that people who wear hearing aids regularly have a 24% lower risk of mortality. A lead researcher and geriatrician detailed the benefits.

December 26, 2023

New Year’s resolution guide: 5 steps to a healthier 2024 from a longevity expert

Florida neurosurgeon and longevity expert Dr. Brett Osborn offers these five basic New Year's resolutions to make for better health heading into 2024.

December 15, 2023

Artist helps seniors capture precious memories in works of art: 'They bring their life experiences'

Erin Finley, an award-winning artist in Canada, is the creator of Memory Drawing, a program that helps older adults tap into their memories and express them in vibrant color.

December 13, 2023

Blood test may predict the organs in the body that are aging faster than normal, says Stanford study

Nearly 20% of healthy adults have at least one organ aging at an accelerated rate — which increases disease risk. Here's what to know about a new study out of Stanford University.

December 12, 2023

Japan’s oldest person, Fusa Tatsumi, has died at age 116

Fusa Tatsumi, a 116-year-old Osaka resident, died of old age on Dec. 12, 2023. She was the oldest person in Japan and spent her last days at a nursing home in Kashiwara.

December 12, 2023

Can you reduce Alzheimer’s risk by seeing a health coach? Cognitive study suggests it’s possible

A recent study led by the University of California, San Francisco, suggested that personalized health coaching resulted in better cognitive scores, improved quality of life and reduced dementia risk.

December 7, 2023

COVID vaccination rates ‘alarmingly’ low among nursing home staff, CDC says: ‘A real danger’

A surprisingly low share of nursing home staff and residents are up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, per the CDC. Two doctors offer their input on the vaccine hesitancy.

December 5, 2023

Alzheimer’s blood test could hit the market in early 2024, researchers say

A simple blood test could detect Alzheimer’s disease with 100% accuracy, according to research from Resonant, a Utah biotech company that develops diagnostic tests for neurodegenerative diseases.

November 15, 2023

Older adult women caregivers have lower death rates than non-caregivers, study finds: ‘A sense of purpose’

Caregiving was associated with a lower risk of death in older women in the U.S., per a recent study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Psychologists offer input.