Seniors and Aging
Health Tip: Dental Care for Seniors (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- As you age, it may become more difficult to take proper care of your teeth, especially if you have arthritis. More »
Alzheimer's Patients React Poorly to 'Elderspeak' (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's patients may often become upset and even act out when nurses or other caregivers use "baby talk" to converse with them, a new study shows. More »
Alzheimer's Treatment Trials May Have Special Challenges (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- It may be harder to prove the effectiveness of new Alzheimer's disease therapies, because researchers have been having a hard time finding measurable decline in memory and thinking processes in the placebo groups the drugs are being tested against, according to two new reports. More »
Rates of Mild Cognitive Impairment Higher Than Expected (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- The growth in the number of cases of mild cognitive impairment in the elderly population is outstripping earlier predictions, Mayo Clinic researchers report. More »
Rates of Mild Cognitive Impairment Higher Than Expected (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- The growth in the number of cases of mild cognitive impairment in the elderly population is outstripping earlier predictions, Mayo Clinic researchers report. More »
Allon drug boosts memory in pre-Alzheimer patients (Reuters)
Reuters - A nasal spray made by Allon Therapeutics Inc significantly improved memory in patients with mild cognitive impairment -- a precursor to Alzheimer's disease, researchers reported on Monday. More »
Dual diabetes drugs help stave off Alzheimer's (Reuters)
Reuters - Diabetics who take insulin plus a diabetes pill have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease than diabetics who take insulin alone, U.S. researchers said on Monday. More »
Allon drug boosts memory in pre-Alzheimer patients (Reuters)
Reuters - A nasal spray by Allon Therapeutics Inc significantly improved some measures of memory in patients with mild cognitive impairment -- a precursor to Alzheimer's disease, researchers reported on Monday. More »
Study: 'Pre-dementia' is rising, especially in men (AP)
AP - New research shows that a milder type of mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer's disease is much more common than thought. More »
Up to 5 pct of elderly lose memory each year: study (Reuters)
Reuters - As much as 5 percent of the population past the age of 70 could develop a type of memory loss known as mild cognitive impairment every year -- far more than previous estimates, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. More »