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Treating sleep apnea may reduce risk of dementia: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 10 (ANI): A new study has found that older adults who received positive airway pressure therapy prescribed for obstructive sleep apnea were less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia.
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Dementia risk doubles if people have both vision, hearing loss: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 8 (ANI): According to a new study, older adults who start losing both vision and hearing may be at an increased risk of developing dementia.
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Adults in Canada report adverse childhood experiences,finds study
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], March 20 (ANI): New research from McMaster University has found that roughly three in every five Canadian adults aged 45 to 85 have been exposed to childhood abuse, neglect, intimate partner violence or other household adversity.
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Here's how exercise may benefit older adults with Alzheimer's dementia
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 28 (ANI): Exercising regularly has many health benefits, but did you know aerobic exercise could also benefit older adults living with Alzheimer's dementia?
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Study suggests medical cannabis helpful in reducing blood pressure
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beer-Sheva [Israel], February 14 (ANI): The findings of a new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and its affiliated Soroka University Medical Center, suggests that medical cannabis may help in reducing blood pressure in older adults.
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Cannabis reduces blood pressure in older adults: Study
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beer-Sheva [Israel], February 8 (ANI): Medical cannabis may reduce blood pressure in older adults, suggested the findings of a new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and its affiliated Soroka University Medical Center.
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Study suggests sleep deprivation may aggravate frailty's effects on mental
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society that examined their combined effect of sleep deprivation and frailty suggests that short sleep intensifies the impacts of frailty on depressive symptoms.
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A new method to predict individual risk of cognitive decline
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): The early prognosis of high-risk older adults for amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), using non-invasive and sensitive neuro markers, is key for early prevention of Alzheimer's disease, suggested the findings of a new study.
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Sleep deprivation may exacerbate frailty's effects on mental health in old
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): Previous studies have linked sleep deprivation and frailty with depression. A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society that examined their combined effect suggests that short sleep intensifies the impacts of frailty on depressiv
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COVID-19 lockdown loneliness leads to depressive symptoms in adults: Study
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 25 (ANI): The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has meant more time at home for everyone and people have turned to cooking, reading, among other activities to deal with the health crisis, which brings a fresh supply of stress every day.
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Older adults should undertake exercise ahead of elective surgery
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 26 (ANI): New research suggests that older adults about to undergo elective surgery should undertake a sustained program of targeted exercise beforehand to counteract the muscle-wasting effects of bed rest.
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Getting into shape pre-surgery to aid recovery for older patients: Study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): Older adults about to undergo elective surgery should undertake a sustained programme of targeted exercise beforehand to counteract the muscle-wasting effects of bedrest, new research suggests.
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