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Reducing hazards, decluttering prevent falls among older people at home, r
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a recent Cochrane research, reducing hazards from the home, such as clutter, unrailing stairs, and inadequate lighting, can reduce older people's risk of falling by roughly a fourth.
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Study reveals how reducing hazards, decluttering at home prevent falls amo
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A recent Cochrane study found that removing risks from the home, such as clutter, stairways without rails, and poor illumination, can cut older people's chance of falling by about a fourth.
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Study challenges previous ideas regarding Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A new USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology study challenges existing ideas of how the buildup of a protein called amyloid beta (Ab) in the brain is related to Alzheimer's disease.
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Research: Sadness, loneliness speed up ageing faster than smoking
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): A study found that the onset of molecular damage makes age-related weakness and serious diseases worse. Some people age more quickly than others due to their molecular processes being more intensive.
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Loneliness, sadness speed up ageing faster than smoking
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): According to a study, weakness and major diseases associated with ageing are worsened by the development of molecular damage. Some people's molecular processes are more intense than others, causing them to age faster.
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Loneliness, unhappiness increases ageing faster than smoking: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): The accumulation of molecular damage contributes to the development of frailty and major diseases associated with ageing. Some people's molecular processes are more intense than others, resulting in accelerated ageing.
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Being lonely, unhappy increases aging more than smoking: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 27 (ANI): The accumulation of molecular damage contributes to the development of ageing-related frailty and serious diseases. These molecular processes are more intense in some people than in others, a condition known as accelerated ageing.
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Study asserts changes in children's behaviour can predict midlife health b
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): The Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyvaskyla and the Gerontology Research Center (Finland) investigated the paths from childhood socioemotional behaviour to midlife health behaviour decades later.
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Changes in children's behaviour can predict midlife health behaviors: Stud
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 21 (ANI): A recent study by the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyvaskyla and the Gerontology Research Center (Finland) investigated the paths from childhood socioemotional behaviour to midlife health behaviour decades later.
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Scientists develop new locating system to identify movements of criminals
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): During a new study, scientists developed a new method of identifying the movements of criminals using chemical analysis of soil and dust found on equipment, clothing and cars.
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Inactivity amongst older people leads to diabetes
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] July 31 (ANI): Inactivity for two straight weeks amongst older overweight people increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes.
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Doctors revisiting patients develop better discharge plans
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] July 19 (ANI): When resident physicians visit the homes of their former hospital patients they are in a better position to assess their needs.
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