Aliyah Frumin TODAY Alzheimer's is a disease a lot of people fear — for good reason. It's fatal, there's not much you can doto prevent it and there are currently more than five million Americans living with it. That number is climbing — and it could reach 16 million by... read more →
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Next Avenue/New America Media, News Report, Randy Rieland, Posted: Oct 23, 2017 Photo: This woman was videoed in a brain study at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine to understand how frailty affects seniors as they walk, to better prevent falls and other problems. The prospect of aging can conjure... read more →
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The jobs of the future will be in our homes. 11/02/2017 06:13 AM EDT There was a time in American history when elderly parents could count on one of their children, often a daughter, to look after them when the illnesses and frailty of old age made it impossible to... read more →
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By now, most of you probably have a notion of what being a family caregiver is about. Chances are, you’ve been one, needed one or known one. It can be a deeply rewarding job, but it can also be incredibly demanding. The 60 percent of family caregivers who also... read more →
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By Lou Schuler | February 28, 2017 Every human body ages at its own pace, leaving us with vastly different abilities and limitations. But some exercises are unsafe for almost everyone over 60. Here are the ones to avoid — and what to do instead. I see George around the gym... read more →
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BRYN MAWR REHAB HOSPITAL OCTOBER 12, 2017 WELLNESS ARTICLES If you’re living with diabetes and obesity, you may find the idea of an “exercise program” daunting—especially if you’ve been sedentary (inactive) or you’re living with a disability. It’s also challenging for many of us to set aside additional time for activity in our already busy... read more →
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The XPrize competition seeks ideas to address devastating illness Part of the AGING AND INNOVATION SPECIAL REPORT Could crowdsourcing lead to a cure for Alzheimer’s disease? That’s the goal of a team of scientists, advocates and advisers who have joined forces to create the first XPrize for Alzheimer’s. This “Alzheimer’s... read more →
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http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/04/health/anti-aging-senolytic-drugs-clinical-trials-study/index.html?utm_content=bufferbdd8a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Researchers have turned the spotlight on a new class of drugs that they say could "transform" the field of medicine -- and the drugs work by targeting aging. The researchers, from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, are calling for senolytic drugs to make the leap from animal research to... read more →
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A resident of assisted living experiences virtual reality / MIT AgeLab A New Age of Aging: How Tech Can Ease the Trials of Getting Old By Frank Browning Broken hip announcements were a dark opera as I entered adulthood. Both parents. Then the parents of many of my friends and... read more →