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Eat orange, grapefruit daily to cut risk of dementia
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 9 (ANI): Attention people, as older adults who consume orange, grapefruit daily can lower the risk of dementia by 23 percent, finds a study.
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Eating dark chocolates daily can boost brainpower of older adults
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 2 (ANI): Chocolate lovers rejoice, as a recent study has found that eating dark chocolate daily can help in boosting brain function and counter the mental effects of sleep deprivation in older adults.
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Taking 5 and more medicines in 65 may up risk of death
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 28 (ANI): Ask your grandparents to consult their doctor about all the medications they take as a study warns that older adults, who take more than five medications, are at increased risk of falls, frailty, disability and even death.
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Moderate exercise can help older obese people to do daily activities
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 28 (ANI): According to a recent study, moderate-intensity exercise can help even extremely obese older adults improve their ability to perform common daily activities.
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'Praying' gives older adults a boost to live longer
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 21 (ANI): Older adults, who pray regularly, are more likely to have a perception that God will be there to protect and comfort them in later stages of life, according to a study.
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Certain heart drugs can up your risk of falling
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 7 (ANI): Older adults who take cardiovascular medications i.e.those using non-selective beta-blockers, may be at an increased risk of falling compared with those using selective beta-blockers, according to a recent study.
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Older adults need education on outdoor fall prevention
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 20 (ANI): According to a recent study, many older adults lack an understanding of the and how to prevent them.
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Foot pain, foot posture linked to falls among older adults
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 10 (ANI): A recent study suggests foot pain - particularly severe foot pain - correlates to a higher incidence of recurrent falls.
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'Living apart together', the new relationship trend in town
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 8 (ANI): Move over live-in relationships, a new trend is here that is seeing more older adults maintain intimate relationships sans ever moving in with their partners.
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Adjusting dose of antidepressants reduce fall risk in older adults
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): Simply adjusting the dose of tranquilizers, antidepressants and pills of older adults with depressive symptoms, can reduce their fall risks, suggests a study.
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Stroke prevention lifestyle may reduce dementia risk in golden years
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): Canadian researchers have found that adopting stroke prevention lifestyle may help in reducing incidence of dementia in older adults.
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Help your grandparents sleep better with this..
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 11 (ANI): Help your grandparents sleep better and improve memory, with gentle sound stimulation - such as rush of a waterfall - synchronised to the rhythm of brain waves, as it may significantly deepen sleep and triple memory scores to recall words in older adults
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