by admin | Sep 6, 2024 | Aging, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia
Donald Jurivich, University of North Dakota I cringed recently while driving to the clinic where I specialize in geriatric medicine when I heard a young radio announcer refer to old people as “wiggy,” a pejorative for wacky. As a doctor who has extensively researched...
by admin | Aug 30, 2024 | Aging, Dementia
Eric B. Larson, University of Washington and Laura Gitlin, Drexel University Nearly half of all dementia cases could be delayed or prevented altogether by addressing 14 possible risk factors, including vision loss and high cholesterol. That is the key finding of a new...
by admin | Aug 30, 2024 | Aging, Health
Michael Golding, Texas A&M University The conditions within a person’s home, family and community affect their ability to stay healthy. Scientists studying these social determinants of health are trying to understand whether nature or nurture has a stronger effect...
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