Removing Dormant Cells May Slow Aging Process, Delay Disease | Macomb County, Michigan
Scientists are getting closer to figuring out how to delay the onset of arthritis, cataracts, and other maladies associated with old age, according to recent research. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic conducted a study that discovered that the removal of certain types of inactive cells helped mice remain healthier in old…
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Multiple Medicare Advantage Choices Confound Seniors When it comes to health care choices for the elderly, less is more, according to a recent study reported in the Harvard Gazette. The study, conducted by researchers from Harvard Medical School, is set to be published in the September issue of Health Affairs….
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For Patients and Caregivers, Study Could Open Door to Doctor’s Thoughts What would happen if you knew what a doctor really thought about your elderly loved one’s health? Would it scare you? Prompt you to ask more questions? Would it help you take better care of them? These are some…
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Ways You Can Get a Senior Citizen Up and Active Again Ask almost any senior citizen if they prefer to just sit around and take things easy, and they’re going to tell you “no way”. Mistakenly many of us equate an advanced age with lack of vitality and interest in…
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Why Seniors Need Medical Alert Systems Contrary to what one may think, seniors falling at home are not an isolated issue. If you go by the stats provided by “Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” more than one-third of adults age 65 or older fall each year in theUnited States….
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The Dangerous Dementia Symptom That Isn’t Memory Loss When most people think about the telltale signs of dementia, memory loss is often top of mind. But while it’s true that trouble with short term memory is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease—the most common form of dementia—other categories of chronic cognitive…
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Scientists Search Reagan’s Speech for Signs of Alzheimer’s Former president Ronald Reagan is known for many things: “Reaganomics,” the War on Drugs, the end of the Cold War, surviving an assassination attempt, the Iran-Contra affair—a list of policies and events as long as it is impactful. But questions about Reagan’s…
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How to Hire a Caregiver As the name suggests, a caregiver is simply someone who takes care of someone in their charge. In most cases, they are hired for the purpose of tending to an elderly person, a person with disabilities, or an infant (though in this case, they are…
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Benefits of End-of-Life Planning The cause of death for most Americans will be complications from a chronic health problem, such as heart disease, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or Alzheimer’s. Many people live with these chronic illnesses for years, even decades. Often the time comes when the chronically ill patient…
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What is a Health Care Directive? You are in the waiting room of a hospital while a loved one – your parent, a partner, a spouse – is in surgery. The surgeon comes out to discuss the case with you and to ask for your permission to proceed, based on…