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Howard Blackburn knows exactly why the company to which he has devoted more than 30 years of his working life, is in his opinion a game changer for those looking to keep fit in the second half of their lives. "Because we are the only product, the only manufacturer, who has focused all of its [...]
Two university students have developed a mobile app that can detect within seconds if someone is suffering from a range of serious and potentially debilitating age-related eye conditions. The brainchild of Igor García Atutxa and Francisca Villanueva, the app uses artificial intelligence to analyse a selfie and issue a diagnosis, directing the taker toward the [...]
A simple blood test that can detect and screen with 96% accuracy whether a person has Alzheimer's disease up to a decade before symptoms appear, has been made available to the general public for the first time. The blood test developed by an international research team led by scientists from the Hong Kong University of [...]
A UK study of nearly 1,500 older adults has shown a link between reduced physical activity and a lower quality of life. The study conducted by the University of Cambridge on adults aged over 60 has also found that an increase in sedentary time spent watching TV or reading can be similarly connected to a [...]
Loss of memory and the ability to think doesn't mean dementia patients no longer have the capacity to learn new things, a new study has revealed. The study presented at Linköping University in Sweden has debunked the widely held belief that people with dementia are just empty shells. Study author Elias Ingebrand, of the university's [...]
Could bone-strengthening exercises and osteoporosis drugs be key to losing weight safely when older?
A $7 million study beginning this summer will help determine if a combination of resistance training and bone-strengthening exercises, coupled with osteoporosis medication or just a targeted drug, can help older adults safely lose weight without sacrificing bone mass. Shedding weight is recommended to help stave off heart disease and diabetes. But slimming down can [...]
Older Americans living in warmer regions are more likely to suffer from serious eye health issues than their peers in cooler climes. A study published in the journal Ophthalmic Epidemiology has found that the chances of developing a severe vision impairment for American adults aged 65 and over living in an area with an average [...]
It's a sad indictment of modern life that the world is facing a loneliness epidemic among older adults. Whilst loneliness and social isolation aren't just confined to the elderly, this age group is especially vulnerable to finding themselves cut off from society. This is because older adults are more likely to be living alone, to [...]
So-called 'presence hallucinations' where you have the strong feeling someone is standing behind you when they're not, may be an early sign of Parkinson's disease. Scientists say the feeling is a common pointer to the progressive brain disorder that affects the nervous system. But often patients and clinicians dismiss the hallucinations as a side effect [...]
Women taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to relieve menopausal symptoms may be at greater risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests. The research conducted in Denmark involving more than 60,000 women and published in the latest issue of The British Medical Journal, showed that those using HRT treatments - which include [...]
