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Anger more harmful for older adults compared to sadness
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 10 (ANI): Anger could be more harmful to the physical health of older adults as compared to sadness, potentially putting them to a higher risk of inflammation, which is associated with heart disease, arthritis and cancer, a new study has shown.
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Community volunteers' involvement shows promise for decreasing health care
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 6 (ANI): Including community volunteers into health care system has shown promise in decreasing health care usage by older adults and also in shifting care from hospitals to primary care, a recent study has found.
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Here's what you need to know about loneliness in older adults
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 29 (ANI): Contrary to what people believe, loneliness is not a harmless state of mind. The emotion posses the power to substantially affect the health of older adults, recent findings suggest.
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Drug combo may prove effective against leukaemia
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 28 (ANI): Researchers claim to have found a combination of existing drugs which can be effective against blood cancer that affects mainly older adults.
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Exercise activates memory neural networks in older adults: study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], April 26 (ANI): Recent findings suggest that when it comes to older adults, just one session of exercise can increase activation in the brain circuits associated with memory - including the hippocampus - which shrinks with age and is the brain region attacked first in Al
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Just an hour of weekly walking works wonders: Study
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 1 (ANI): Just one hour a week of brisk walking staves off disability in older adults with arthritis pain, or aching or stiffness in a knee, hip, ankle or foot, a recent study suggests.
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Preventive drugs are overused at the end of life in older cancer patients
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 25 (ANI): A new research has reported that preventive medications such as those to lower blood pressure or cholesterol, or to protect bone health, among others, are commonly prescribed during the last year of life of older adults with cancer, even though they are u
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Stroke risk drops in older adults medicare enrolees
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Mar 21 (ANI): A new study has found that stroke risk drops in older adults who have enrolled themselves in medicare.
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Smoking reduces due to tobacco control policies
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Mar 20 (ANI): Increasing taxes on tobacco and smoke-free policies have resulted in the reduction of smoking among older adults, according to a recent study.
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Cognitive training helps against mental health decline in older adults: St
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Mar 16 (ANI): A recent study found that receiving cognitive training may help the older adults in improving memory, language, hand-eye coordination and reasoning. Adding to these improvements it was also found that this training can help healthy older adults gain a defe
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Nicotine patches may help improve memory in older adult: Study
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 16 (ANI): It turns out nicotine patches can do more than just control your nicotine cravings. According to a recent study, nicotine can help improve memory loss in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.
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Sense of control makes older adults feel young
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Mar 15 (ANI): A new study reveals that when older adults have more control over their daily lives, regardless of stress or health concerns, they feel young. However, stress and health - not a sense of control - play a significant role in how old younger adults feel.
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