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“Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty—they merely move it from their faces into their hearts.”
Martin Buxbaum, 1912-1990
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May 9 - Nursing Homes Undertreat Dementia Patients' Pain
May 8 - Health Tip: Activities for People With Alzheimer's
May 7 - Probiotics May Benefit Health and Quality of Life of Older People
May 6 - Measure of Income Reveals Too Many Elders Rely on Social Security as Sole Income
May 5 - Irregular Heartbeat Affects Women Taking Osteoporosis Drug
May 2 - Research Seeks to Understand Memory Loss in Older People
May 1 - End-of-Life Treatment Decisions Complicated by False Memories
April 30 - Experts at AGS' Annual Scientific Meeting Determine "Virtual" Interdisciplinary Healthcare Teams Improve Care for Chronic Patients
April 29 - Moderately to Severely Obese Elders Run Significant Risk of Disability and Dependence on Long-Term Care Services
April 28 - UCSD Receives $2 Million Research Grant to Slow Aging Process
April 25 - Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Pneumonia in Elderly
April 24 - U.S. Life Expectancy Shorter for Many
April 23 - NCOA Announces Grants for Expanding Self-Management Program
April 22 - Mammograms Benefit Women Into Their 70s
April 21 - Researchers Find Clue to Cataract Formation
April 18 - Mayo Clinic Finds Exercise Can Reduce the Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment
April 17 - Healthcare Work Force Too Small, Unprepared for Aging Baby Boomers; Higher Pay, More Training, and Changes in Care Delivery Needed to Avert Crisis
April 16 - Sleep Problems Are More Likely as We Get Older
April 15 - Study Shows Older Corneas May Work Well for Transplant
April 14 - "Reading" Bones Can Reveal How Fast You'll Age But Intervention Programs Can Slow The Aging Process
April 11 - "Health Shocks" Diminish Wealth More Later in Life
April 10 - How Scheduled Medicare Pay Cuts Will Affect Patients: ACP Report
April 9 - NAPGCM Elder Care and Aging Issues Survey Results
April 8 - New Technologies Help Determine Whether Cognitive Impairment Will Lead To Alzheimer's
April 7 - Hospice: Questions to Help Select Care Providers at Life’s End
April 4 - Survey of Social Workers Finds Families Ill-Prepared For Time, Expense, Emotional Toll of Caring for Aging Parents
April 3 - Older People Want to Use Technology to Help Them Remain at Home
April 2 - Stroke Patients Relearn to Walk Correctly Again Using Special Treadmill
April 1 - Poor Sense of Smell May Be Early Sign of Parkinson's
March 31 - Vision Loss a Key Issue for Aging Women
March 28 - Study Explores Computers to Detect Alzheimer's in Brain Scans
March 27 - Drug Therapy Boosting Heart-Attack Survival Rates
March 26 - Poll: Public Worried About Medicare Cuts Impact On Seniors, Boomers--Wants Congress To Act
March 25 - Research Shows Patients With Psoriasis at Increased Risk for Developing Other Serious Medical Conditions
March 21 - Treating Wife’s Stress May Be Indirect Care for Men With Prostate Cancer
March 20 - Alzheimer's Disease Risk Increases If Both Parents Have Disease
March 18 - Pine Bark Improves Memory In Elderly
March 13 - New Longevity Genes Identified by Scientists
March 12 - The Aging Brain Helped by Injection of Human Umbilical Cord Blood
March 10 - Increasing Income Support to Poor Elderly Might Improve Health
March 7 - Paradoxical Alzheimer's Finding May Shed New Light on Memory Loss
March 6 - Signs of Excessive Drinking Among the Elderly Often Missed by Health Care and Other Providers
March 5 - Diagnosis Of Dementia Brings Relief, Not Depression
March 3 - Cancer-Related Protein May Play Key Role in Alzheimer's Disease
Feb. 27 - Faux Fido Eases Loneliness in Nursing Homes
Feb. 26 - Study Examines Antibiotic Use Among Nursing Home Patients with Advanced Dementia
Feb. 25 - Faster Cognitive Decline in Elderly May Be Signalled by Stroke Risk Factors
Feb. 20 - Memory Loss Becoming Less Common in Older Americans
Feb. 18 - Keeping Active Whilst Aging Curbs Health Care Costs
Feb. 14 - Grant for Research into Memory and Aging
Feb. 13 - Depression in the Elderly is Complicated but Treatable
Feb. 8 - Self Reporting of Smoking in Elderly Often Inaccurate
Feb. 7 - What’s That You Say? Today’s Hearing Aids Improve Hearing with Less Hassle
Feb. 6 - Folate Deficiency Associated with Tripling of Dementia Risk
Feb. 5 - Study Finds Good Outcomes for Older Lung Transplant Patients
Feb. 4 - Estrogen Like Compound May Reduce Risk for Alzheimer's in Mice
Jan. 31 - Sedentary Lifestyles Associated with Accelerated Aging Process
Jan. 30 - Studies Show Depression Plagues Older Rural Communities in Australia and The USA
Jan. 29 - Increasing Rates of Diabetes Among Older Americans
Jan. 28 - Genes Linked to Parkinson's Protection Identified
Jan. 24 - Bone Fractures in Many Postmenopausal Women May Be Prevented by Alendronate
Jan. 23 - Physical Decline In Elderly Linked With Low Vitamin E Levels
Jan. 22 - Insight Into Alzheimer's Disease Provided by Engineered Mice
Jan. 21 - Risk of Falling is Overlooked as the Major Cause of Fractures in the Elderly
Jan. 17 - Autoimmune Diabetes Triggered by Immunity-Controlling T-cells as They Wane with Age
Jan. 16 - Calcium Supplements May Increase Heart Attacks in Older Women
Jan. 15 - Loss Of Mind And Money: Delirium And Its Costs
Jan. 14 - The Existence Of Alzheimer's As A 'Disease' Challenged By International Brain Aging Expert
Jan. 11 - Adult Day Care Increasing in Importance in Elder Care Marketplace
Jan. 10 - Reversal Of Alzheimer's Symptoms Within Minutes
Jan. 9 - Declining Memory and Lack of Imagination Linked in Older Adults
Jan. 8 - Studying The Risk Factors For Parkinson's Disease
Jan. 7 - Rush Researchers Study Genes Associated With Late Onset Alzheimer's Disease
Jan. 4 - Elevated Risk of Cognitive Problems in Elderly Surgical Patients
Jan. 3 - Large And Growing Public Health Problem Identified: The Prevalence And Impact Of Arthritis And Other Rheumatic Conditions
Jan. 2 - Preventing Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults
Dec. 31 - Health Improves for Previously Uninsured Adults After Receiving Medicare Coverage
Dec. 28 - Walking And Moderate Exercise Help Prevent Dementia
Dec. 24 - If You are 50 and Over, Make Getting Screened for Colorectal Cancer Your New Year’s Resolution
Dec. 21 - Brain Implants Relieve Alzheimer’s Damage
Dec. 20 - Older Adults Not More Distractible
Dec. 19 - Antidepressant Shows Promise As Dementia Antipsychotic
Dec. 18 - High Blood Pressure, Chest Pains Speed Up Alzheimer’s Progression
Dec. 17 - Latinos, Blacks, Live Longer With Alzheimer's
Dec. 14 - Nursing Homes Reportedly Often Medicate Residents Without Psychosis
Dec. 13 - Elder Financial Exploitation Summary
Dec. 12 - Visual Field Loss Primary Fall-Risk Component
Dec. 11 - Med Diet: Longer Life For Alzheimer's Patients?
Dec. 10 - Tips for a Scam-Free Holiday
Dec. 7 - Copper Damages Alzheimer’s-Defending Protein
Dec. 6 - Alzheimer's Neurotoxin Structure Characterized By UIC Chemists
Dec. 5 - Drug Could Effectively Treat, Prevent Spread of Breast Cancer
Dec. 4 - Race Involved In Disability in Older Adults With Arthritis
Dec. 3 - The Need for Speed: Two New Studies on Stroke
Nov. 30 - Holidays And Aging: Tips To Pass Along
Nov. 29 - Factors ID’d To Help Predict Hip Fracture Risk In Postmenopausal Women
Nov. 28 - Risk of Disability Increasing Among Older Obese Individuals
Nov. 27 - Congress Approves OAA Funding Increase, Bush Squashes It
Nov. 21 - AGS’ FHA Offers Tips To Beat Holiday Blues
Nov. 20 - AAH Disputes Validity Of Internet Power Wheelchair Prices As Basis For Reimbursement Of Services In Medicare
Nov. 19 - FDA To Include Those Most Affected By Alzheimer's In Review Process
Nov. 16 - Coaching Can Help Older Adults Speak Up at Medical Visits
Nov. 15 - Self-Neglect Among Older Persons
Nov. 14 - Drug Caps Cause Some Elders To Stop Taking Medicines
Nov. 13 - Antidepressant Shows Promise As Dementia Antipsychotic
Nov. 12 - Learning New Things Can Help With Memory Loss
Nov. 9 - Brain Implants Relieve Alzheimer’s Damage
Nov. 8 - Can Alzheimer’s Be Drained Away?
Nov. 7 - Aging Hearts Change Shape, Shrink, Lose Pumping Function
Nov. 6 - Black Nursing Home Residents Hospitalized More Often Than Whites
Nov. 5 - Reorganization of Brain Area May Help Post-Stroke Vision
Oct. 31 - Link Between Alzheimer's and Glaucoma
Oct. 30 - One In Seven Americans 71+ Has Some Form Of Dementia
Oct. 29 - Glycine Helps Prevent Degenerative Diseases
Oct. 25 - We’re Closer to Bio-Engineered Bladders
Oct. 24 - Research Outlined for Implantable Telescope to Treat AMD
Oct. 22 - Hostility and Heart Disease; Related?
Oct. 18 - Coated Aspirin Affects Stomach The Same Way as Uncoated
Oct. 12 - Reassessment of Preventive Treatments in Older Adults Needed?
Oct. 8 - Low Selenium Levels Could Weaken Muscles in Older Adults
Oct. 5 - Older Americans Say Heaven Exists
Oct. 4 - Pass the Biryani; Chemical Found in Curry May Help Clear Plaques Found in Alzheimer’s
Oct. 3 - Trial stopped; Finds BP Meds Reduce Stroke, Mortality
Oct. 2 - Brain Games Don't Help Older Adults That Much
Oct. 1 - Protein Important for Older Folks, Too
Sept. 30 - Testosterone Replacement Therapy: Is It Safe?
Sept. 29 - Geriatric Health Conditions Have Major Effect on Half of all Seniors
Sept. 28 - Research Indicates Decline in Geriatric Medicine Studies
Sept. 27 - Terminal Patients Prefer Home Care
Sept 26 - Any Clients Planning To Climb the Big One? They May Wish To Reconsider.
Sept. 25 - Why Aging Muscles Heal Poorly
Sept. 24 - Older Adult Addiction Common But Treatable
Sept. 23 - Support, Counseling Aids Health for Alzheimer's Caregivers
Sept. 22 - Drug Improves Symptoms of Severe Alzheimer’s
Sept. 21 - Older Adults Healthier, More Active Than Most Think
Sept. 20 - Calcium Supplements Reduce Risk of Bone Fracture/Loss in Elders
Sept. 19 - NIA Adds Help With Mourning to Age Page
Sept. 18 - For Those Over 65, Biggest Fears Are Rising Healthcare, Medicare Changes
Sept. 17 - Regular Eye Care Lacking In Nursing Homes?
Sept. 16 - Patients With Dementia Benefit From Hospice Care
Sept. 14 - Cuppa-Joe Cognition-Booster?
Sept. 13 -Hip, Knee Replacements Rare For Centenarians
Sept. 12 - Bad Sleep Up, Cognition Down in Older Women
Sept. 11 - Olders In Better Spirits Than Youngers
Sept. 9 - Sex Life Goes On for Older Folks
Sept. 7 - Protector Doesn’t Lessen Hip-Fracture Risk in Nursing Homes
Sept. 6- Poor Health Literacy Linked to Higher Mortality
Sept. 5 - Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Risk Reduction: All in the Statins
Sept. 4 - Prostate Surgery: How Good is the Surgeon?
Sept. 3 - Older Drivers Less Likely Than Youngsters to Cause Accidents
Sept. 2 - Broccoli Could Fight Cancer, Bump Up Immune System
Sept. 1 - Osteoporosis Screening/Treatment Cost-Effective for Some Older Men
Aug. 31 - Controversy Over Antipsychotic Drugs for Dementia
Aug. 30 - Vaccine May Combat Alzheimer’s
Aug. 29 - Older Adults Should Seek Help for Sleep Disorders
Aug. 28 - Going 'Through the Nose' to Delay Alzheimer's
