Dementia is Not Solely about Losing Memories
Many people think dementia is solely a condition that causes memory loss; however, some common features of dementia are: Hallucinations,
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Aging
Half The Time, Nursing Homes Scrutinized On Safety By Medicare Are Still Treacherous
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) In 2012, Parkview Healthcare Center’s history of safety violations led California regulators to
Read MoreImproving Transportation for Aging Baby Boomers
Two Texas A&M University economists, James W. Mjelde and Rebekka M. Dudensing are speaking with other researchers and rural transportation
Read MoreComputer Game Shown to Improve Memory
British neuroscientists have developed a computer game shown to improve the memory of patients in the very earliest stages of
Read MoreDeath Doulas: A New Type of Caregiver for Dying Patients and Their Families
There is a new type of caregiver for dying patients and their families: death doulas or end-of-life doula. Read article
Read MoreSeniors Miss Out On Clinical Trials
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) More than 60 percent of cancer patients are older adults — and that
Read MoreTake Our Quiz To Test Your Wits On Aging
As we get older, it helps to tickle the noggin’ with trivia. Here’s a pop quiz to see what you have
Read MoreCould The Best Memory System Be One That Forgets?
(By Andrea Hsu for NPR) Intuitively, we tend to think of forgetting as failure, as something gone wrong in our
Read More‘No One Wants To Be Old’: How To Put The ‘Non-Age’ in Nonagenerian
(By Sharon Jayson for Kaiser Health News) Wilhelmina Delco learned to swim at 80. Harold Berman is in his 67th
Read MorePromising Evidence that May Help Prevent Age-Related Cognitive Decline and Dementia
According to a report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), there is promising evidence that cognitive
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