elderly

Insulin improves muscle growth in elderly

harminka — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:17:08 -0500

When most people think of insulin, they think of diabetes — a disease that arises when, for one reason or another, insulin can't do the critical job of helping the body process sugar. But the hormone has another, less well-known function. It's also necessary for muscle growth, increasing blood flow through muscle tissue, encouraging nutrients to disperse from blood vessels and itself serving as a biochemical signal to boost muscle protein synthesis and cell proliferation.

Ensuring Seniors Are Safe During Emergencies

harminka — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:16:12 -0500

Planning for emergencies must take into account the growing numbers of frail elderly people who will by virtue of shifting demographics be involved in any natural or manmade disaster, according to US researchers writing in the International Journal of Emergency Management.

UCSB researchers develop cross-protective vaccine

harminka — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:56:53 -0500

Doctors have always hoped that scientists might one day create a vaccination that would treat a broad spectrum of maladies. They could only imagine that there might be one vaccine that would protect against, say, 2,500 strains of Salmonella. And what if that same vaccine could help protect the elderly?

60s generation is heading for conventional old age

harminka — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:46:13 -0500

Britain's post-war baby boomers, associated throughout their lives with social change, are failing to break new ground in their approach to growing old.

Older adults can play role in creating healthier environment

harminka — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:14:35 -0500

Volunteering for environmental protection activities can be physically and mentally sustaining for older people, according to the latest issue of Public Policy & Aging Report (PPAR). In fact, this demographic group is in a unique position to have a noticeable impact on its surroundings.

Elderly falls cut by 11 percent with education and intervention

harminka — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:49:17 -0500

Commonly viewed as an inevitable consequence of aging and often ignored in clinical practice, falls among the elderly were cut by 11 percent when researchers at Yale School of Medicine used a combination of fall prevention educational campaigns and interventions aimed at encouraging clinicians to incorporate fall-risk assessment and management into their practices.

Hormone may hold key to helping elderly men live longer

harminka — Tue, 27 May 2008 07:56:03 -0500

Elderly men with higher activity of the hormone IGF-1—or insulin-growth factor 1—appear to have greater life expectancy and reduced cardiovascular risk, according to a new study accepted for publication in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).

Reducing use of hospitals by elderly people

harminka — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:55:19 -0600

Researchers from the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health from the University of Granada have carried out a study with patients over 60.

New study sheds light on excessive drinking among the elderly

harminka — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:05:13 -0600

One out of ten elderly adults on Medicare reports drinking more alcohol than is recommended, according to a new study from Brandeis University.

Needs of California's seniors are underestimated

harminka — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:30:37 -0600

If you are elderly and live in California, how poor do you have to be to become eligible for public assistance?

Elderly more likely to deny smoking when asked

harminka — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:44:26 -0600

More elderly adults are lighting up cigarettes and not reporting their nicotine habits to doctors and others, according to findings from one of the first studies to examine the accuracy of self-reported smoking habits by age, race and gender of adults 18 years and older by researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and other university collaborators.

Study examines decision-making deficits in older adults

harminka — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:46:59 -0600

We often read or hear stories about older adults being conned out of their life savings, but are older individuals really more susceptible to fraud than younger adults? And, if so, how exactly does aging affect judgment and decision-making abilities?