HEALTHY AGING

Common medical test may reveal dementia risk

A simple blood pressure check may reveal you future dementia risk. Reducing hypertension lowered dementia risk by 15% in a large trial in rural China.

17 Ways to Cut Your Risk of Stroke, Dementia and Depression All at Once

A new study identified overlapping factors that affect your odds of developing these brain diseases late in life.

Why Cameras Are Popping Up in Eldercare Facilities

Do cameras actually deter abuse and neglect? Does it cause a facility to change its policies or improve?

Hearing loss in older adults linked to nearly one-third of dementia cases

Medical Xpress – A multi‑institution research team reports that nearly one in three new dementia cases in older adults is associated with hearing loss, based on statistical modeling of population data. Dementia prevalence is expected to triple globally in the coming decades. Efforts to reduce its burden have increasingly focused on modifiable risk factors. Hearing loss, affecting more than two-thirds of older adults in the United States, has emerged as a potential correlating condition. Previous estimates...

Daily shot of this could slash blood sugar and cholesterol levels fast

People claim apple cider vinegar is good for your gut health.

5 Science-Backed Longevity ‘Hacks’ That Don’t Cost a Fortune

You don’t need a pricey gym membership to live a longer, healthier life.

Former police officer spared jail over death of 95-year-old Tasered in a nursing home

Clare Nowland died one week after former Senior Constable Kristian White shocked her with a Taser.

10 Small Things Neurologists Wish You’d Do for Your Brain

THE NEW YORK TIMES – Scientists believe that as many as 45 percent of dementia cases could be delayed or prevented with help from some simple, sometimes surprising, changes in behavior. We asked eight neurologists and neuroscientists to share their best tips. 1. Wear a helmet. Physically protecting your head is the single most important step you can take to safeguard your brain, experts said. Recurrent head trauma from traumatic brain injuries and concussions can lead to...

Gut health study of world’s oldest person reveals lifestyle key to longevity

THE INDEPENDENT – Scientists have discovered a “blueprint” for long life by decoding the genome, gut health and lifestyle of the world’s oldest person who died last year at 117. Maria Branyas Morera, an American-Catalan Caucasian woman, was born in March 1907 in San Francisco, US, and died in August 2024. While centenarians are becoming more common thanks to advances in health care, supercentenarians aged over 110 are still extremely rare. Morera exceeded the average life expectancy...

4 Weird Signs You’re Getting Older

THE NEW YORK TIMES – My lower teeth have grown a lot more crooked over the last few years. This is a surprise. They were once perfectly straight, thanks to braces that stayed on throughout three ungainly middle school years. Are there other surprising ways we change as we get older? What’s considered normal, and what isn’t? I went to the experts. Your voice may change. As adults age, their vocal cords often become thinner and less...

The 1 Truly Difficult Part About Being A Caregiver That Often Gets Overlooked

HUFFPOST – Emma Heming Willis, the wife of actor Bruce Willis, shared a raw and vulnerable post on Instagram earlier this week about the reality of being a caregiver and all the challenges that can come with it. Among the different ways society may overlook the various caregiving experiences, there’s one aspect of it that isn’t often talked about: Many times it’s an “invisible” job. In the Instagram video posted on Monday, Heming Willis had addressed...

Texas Senate advances bill to start a $3 billion dementia research fund

YAHOO! NEWS – The Texas Senate on Wednesday advanced to the House a bill that would create America's largest brain health research center. Senate Bill 5, by Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, would create the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. Senate Joint Resolution 3, which would require voter approval if passed by the Legislature, would fund it with $3 billion in surplus revenue. This funding is intended to attract physicians, researchers, and experts in the...

Some Antidepressants Could Speed Decline in Dementia Patients

The team found a clear relationship between this medication and severe dementia.

The secret to great sex isn’t really a secret. It’s asking the right question, 81-year-old sex professor says

CNN – Want to have great sex? For world-renowned human sexuality professor Dr. William Yarber, now in his 41st year of teaching at Indiana University, there’s no big secret. It comes down to asking and sharing with your romantic partner a mix of these magical words: “How do you like to be touched?” and “Here’s how I like to be touched.” “The essence of sexuality is giving and receiving pleasurable touch,” said Yarber, 81, who is...

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