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Study finds playing golf can be better than Nordic walking for older peopl
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A new study suggests that older adults may gain more health benefits from playing golf than participating in regular or Nordic walking.
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Sports-related sudden cardiac arrest rare in older adults: Research
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The annual incidence of sports-related sudden cardiac arrest in older adults is rare: 2 to 3 cases per 1,00,000 people.
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Healthy lifestyle connected to slower memory decline in older adults
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According to a decade-long study of older adults, a healthy lifestyle, particularly a healthy diet, is associated with slower memory decline.
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Blood sugar monitoring devices create wearablity problems for older adults
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Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute showed that continuous glucose monitors and other wearable devices present wearability and use issues for patients and their carers when used by older persons with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes to test and control low blood sugar.
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Study: Slower memory decline in older adults linked to healthy lifestyle
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
Even for carriers of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene - the strongest known risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias - a healthy lifestyle was found to slow memory loss
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Research: Anti-ageing gene shown to rewind heart age by 10 years
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
An anti-ageing gene discovered in a centenarian population has been proven to reduce the biological age of the heart by ten years. The discovery, which was spearheaded by academics at the University of Bristol and the MultiMedica Group in Italy and was published in Cardiovascular Research, p
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Study finds older adults with asthama are at higher risk of depression
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
A recent prospective study of about 2,000 Canadian older individuals published online in the journal Respiratory Medicine discovered that older adults with asthma were at higher risk for depression during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Effects of resistance training in older adults explored by researchers
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
A protein response that develops at the cellular level as a result of ageing causes low-grade inflammation and a balance between oxidants and antioxidants, which is the root of many diseases.
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Older people with asthma at higher risk for depression during Covid pandem
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A recent prospective study of about 2,000 Canadian older individuals published online in the journal Respiratory Medicine discovered that older adults with asthma were at higher risk for depression during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Researchers suggest effects of resistance training in older adults
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
A protein response that takes place at the cellular level as a result of ageing includes a balance between oxidants and antioxidants, low-grade inflammation, and is the cause of many medical conditions.
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Social isolation is a risk factor for dementia in older adults: Study
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Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health have significantly added to evidence that social isolation is a significant risk factor for dementia in community-dwelling (noninstitutionalized) older adults in two studies using nationall
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Study reveals same genes may cause risk of cardiometabolic diseases, demen
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A significant increase in the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease is associated with various cardiometabolic disorders, such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet have recently conducted a twin study that raises the possibility that dementia
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