by John McMillan | Dec 13, 2024 | Aging, Ethics
Dominic Wilkinson, University of Oxford Following the second reading (and parliamentary support) of Labour MP Kim Leadbetter’s terminally ill adults (end of life) bill on November 29, much of the public debate in England and Wales will now shift to questions around...
by admin | Oct 25, 2024 | Aging, COVID-19, Health
David Paton, University of Nottingham and Sourafel Girma, University of Nottingham Vaccinating older people probably did avert some deaths in 2021, but the effects were small. And even those small effects on mortality seem to have dissipated during the booster...
by admin | Oct 17, 2024 | Aging, Diet
Elina Hypponen, University of South Australia and Joshua Sutherland, University of South Australia Vitamin D is essential for bone health, immune function and overall wellbeing. And it becomes even more crucial as we age. New guidelines from the international...
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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