It’s never too late to reap the benefits of exercise, and that includes older adults with arthritis and other muscle and joint conditions, according to a study. Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) found that a low-impact exercise program in senior centers in New York City’s Chinatown and Flushing, Queens communities helped decrease pain, […]
(Chicago) – Eating a meal of seafood or other foods containing omega-3 fatty acids at least once a week may protect against age-related memory loss and thinking problems in older people, according to a team of researchers at Rush University Medical Center and Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Their research findings were published in the […]
The U.S. Justice Department announced on Wednesday that sentencing took place in Anchorage Federal Court in the case of an Anchorage woman who defrauded an elderly woman suffering from dementia out of over $70,000. 53-year-old Susanna DiFranco, of Anchorage, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy M. Burgess to one year in prison, followed […]
Loneliness is more than a feeling: For older adults, perceived social isolation is a major health risk that can increase the risk of premature death by 14 percent. Researchers have long known the dangers of loneliness, but the cellular mechanisms by which loneliness causes adverse health outcomes have not been well understood. Now a team […]