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Gene Therapy Shows Promise As Treatment For Diseased Limbs Gene Therapy Shows Promise As Treatment For Diseased Limbs ()


EEOC Defends Rule To Limit, Eliminate Some Retirement Benefits EEOC Defends Rule To Limit, Eliminate Some Retirement Benefits ()


Does Age Affect A Pilot's Ability To Fly? Does Age Affect A Pilot's Ability To Fly? ()


Prostate Cancer Therapy May Increase Risk Of Death From Heart Disease In Older Men Prostate Cancer Therapy May Increase Risk Of Death From Heart Disease In Older Men ()


Civic Engagement Keeps Aging Americans Mentally Healthy After Physical Decline Civic Engagement Keeps Aging Americans Mentally Healthy After Physical Decline ()


Communities Struggle To Accommodate 'Boomerang' Effect Of Retirees With Health Problems Communities Struggle To Accommodate 'Boomerang' Effect Of Retirees With Health Problems ()


Caffeine May Prevent Heart Disease Death In Elderly Caffeine May Prevent Heart Disease Death In Elderly ()


Charity Steps In To Provide A New Service For Dementia Carers To Address Risk Of Burnout And Breakdown - Numbers Affected Continue To Rise, UK Charity Steps In To Provide A New Service For Dementia Carers To Address Risk Of Burnout And Breakdown - Numbers Affected Continue To Rise, UK ()


Growing Prominence Of Older Americans Spurs Civic Engagement Debate Growing Prominence Of Older Americans Spurs Civic Engagement Debate ()


'Off-Pump' CABG Surgery Appears To Have No Benefit On Cognitive Or Cardiac Outcomes At 5 Years 'Off-Pump' CABG Surgery Appears To Have No Benefit On Cognitive Or Cardiac Outcomes At 5 Years ()


AHCA/NCAL Backs Smith-Lincoln Bill To Help Americans Plan Their Retirement Needs AHCA/NCAL Backs Smith-Lincoln Bill To Help Americans Plan Their Retirement Needs ()


New Device Safeguards Against Medication Errors At Home New Device Safeguards Against Medication Errors At Home (25 Feb 2007 - 18:00)

Patients suffering from chronic illness such as diabetes, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, and depression, can take six-to-nine different medications a day - oftentimes more. Skipped...


Simple, Inexpensive Solution To Common Cause Of Injury For Seniors Simple, Inexpensive Solution To Common Cause Of Injury For Seniors (25 Feb 2007 - 15:00)

New research suggests that reducing the number of falls suffered by seniors in nursing homes may be helped by taking a vitamin, along with other measures known to decrease falls. According to a study in...


Older Adults May Be Unreliable Eyewitnesses, Study Shows Older Adults May Be Unreliable Eyewitnesses, Study Shows (25 Feb 2007 - 14:00)

A University of Virginia study suggests that older adults are not only more inclined than younger adults to make errors in recollecting details that have been suggested to them, but are also more likely...


Fraunhofer IESE Leading European Assisted Living Consortium Fraunhofer IESE Leading European Assisted Living Consortium (25 Feb 2007 - 0:00)

In the context of the project Emergency Monitoring and Prevention (EMERGE) funded by the European Union, the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE together with other European...


ARVO Annual Meeting 2007 Draws Spotlight On Aging Eye ARVO Annual Meeting 2007 Draws Spotlight On Aging Eye (24 Feb 2007 - 21:00)

Age-related eye diseases, their treatment, and the latest research to find cures will take center stage at the 2007 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting to be held...


Uric Acid Levels Tied To Impaired Thinking In The Elderly Uric Acid Levels Tied To Impaired Thinking In The Elderly (24 Feb 2007 - 11:00)

Even mildly elevated levels of uric acid in the elderly are associated with slower thinking and memory problems, according to a report by researchers at Yale and Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine in...


Forgetting May Be A Natural Mechanism Gone Awry Forgetting May Be A Natural Mechanism Gone Awry (23 Feb 2007 - 20:00)

Better tie that string around your finger a little tighter.

It may turn out the reason some people grow increasingly forgetful as they age is less about how old they are and more about subtle...


Aging Bones May Benefit From Vibration Aging Bones May Benefit From Vibration (23 Feb 2007 - 16:00)

While running and jumping are some of the best ways to maintain or improve bone strength and help prevent fractures, they aren't the safest activities for the frail, elderly or physically impaired.

Dr...


Antibody Signal May Redirect Inflammation To Fuel Cancer Antibody Signal May Redirect Inflammation To Fuel Cancer (23 Feb 2007 - 4:00)

As evidence mounts that the body's normally protective inflammation response can drive some precancerous tissues to become fully malignant, UCSF scientists report discovering an apparent trigger to this...




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