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Walking slower and pausing for rest may enable older adults to maintain outdoor mobility: When functional ability declines, changing the way of walking can facilitate older adults’ outdoor mobility

When functional ability declines, changing the way of walking by, for instance, walking slower, pausing for rest or using walking …

18/09/2019

Impaired learning linked to family history of Alzheimer’s

Adults with a first-degree relative with Alzheimer’s disease perform more poorly on online paired-learning tasks than adults without such a …

11/07/2019

Physical and mental health of seniors linked to optimism, wisdom and loneliness: Findings can be used to develop new, health-focused interventions in aging populations

Ten thousand Baby Boomers turn 65 every day. By 2029, the entire generation born between 1946 and 1964 will be …

09/05/2019

A video game aids in research on Alzheimer’s disease

Sea Hero Quest is a spatial navigation video game that can be played on cell phones, tablets and virtual reality …

25/04/2019

Many stroke patients not screened for osteoporosis, despite known risks

The majority of stroke survivors are not screened or treated for osteoporosis, broken bones, or fall risk — despite stroke …

25/04/2019

Preschoolers with chronic constipation tend to be picky eaters

In the first study of its kind in the U.S., researchers found that normally developing preschool children with chronic constipation …

19/04/2019

Having great-grandparents, cousins with Alzheimer’s linked to higher risk: Extended family history may tell bigger story about chances of developing the disease

Having a parent with Alzheimer’s disease has been known to raise a person’s risk of developing the disease, but new …

15/03/2019
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