When Pretend Play Is Real For Alzheimer’s Patients
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) BEVERLY HILLS — Sitting beside a neatly made crib, 88-year-old Vivian Guzofsky held up
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Aging
Brain Game Claims Fail A Big Scientific Test
(by Jon Hamilton for NPR) Want to be smarter? More focused? Free of memory problems as you age? If so,
Read MoreWhen The Blues Won’t Let You Be
(By Anna Gorman for California Healthline) LOS ANGELES — Rini Kramer-Carter has tried everything to pull herself out of her
Read MoreRats That Reminisce May Lead To Better Tests For Alzheimer’s Drugs
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) What rats can remember may help people who forget. Researchers are reporting evidence that rats
Read MoreA Practical To-Do List For Family Caregivers
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Ask Kathy Kenyon about what it’s like to be a family caregiver, and
Read MoreWalking Fends Off Disability, And It’s Not Too Late To Start
(By Katherine Hobson for NPR) People who have reached their later years may think it’s primarily a time to relax,
Read MoreFalls and Fall Injuries Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years — United States, 2014
(Source-www.cdc.gov) Falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among adults aged ≥65 years (older adults). During 2014,
Read MoreAre We Reaching The End Of The Trend For Longer, Healthier Lives?
(By Richard Harris for NPR) American lives have been getting steadily longer, and since the 1960s that trend has been
Read MoreAre You Part of the Silver Tsunami?
Ten thousand seniors turning 65 and becoming Medicare-eligible every day but not one of Silicon Valley companies is taking senior
Read MoreNilotinib: Is it the Cure for Lewy Body Dementia?
Don Carano believes there is a cure for Lewy Body Dementia but medical experts disagree and say more research is
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