Topic: Geriatric Medicine
isnare | 2010-01-21 00:04:37
What Is Alzheimer's disease?<br><br>Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an irreversible disease of the brain that affects somebody memory and additional abilities.<br><br>How Common Is Alzheimer's disease?<br><br>Alzheimer's disease is the common form of dementia in people age sixty-five ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-01-15 20:59:13
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two new studies provide more evidence that regular aerobic exercise not only staves off the problems with thinking and memory that often come with age, but it can actually help turn back the clock on brain aging.</p><p>In one study, researchers found evidence that ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-01-14 20:16:39
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diabetes may hasten progression to dementia in older people with mild thinking impairment, new research shows.</p><p>So-called mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, increases a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. But aside from a person's severity ...
AFP European Edition | 2010-01-14 14:10:25
<div><p>Care for dementia patients is still not receiving the "urgency and priority" it needs almost a year after the government unveiled a national strategy, a spending watchdog said on Thursday.</p><p>A lack of basic training and "patchy" joined-up working meant many older people faced unnecessary hospital stays or ...
