Loneliness emerged as a key factor linked to worsening symptoms of depression and anxiety in a study of more than 3,000 people aged 50 or over led by the University of Exeter and King's College London, and funded by The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research ...
Date Posted: January 26, 2021
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues, Depression, Stress Management
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Scientists have began studying the reasons why cells age in hopes to design treatments for better aging.
Jul 30
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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Learning several things simultaneously has proven to be beneficial for older adults as it enhances their cognitive abilities, which can deteriorate quickly as people age.
Jul 19
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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It can be hard to distinguish between voices, or even make conversations, in the context of a noisy background. However, a new study has found that it may be easier to make out familiar voices, compared to non-familiar ones.
Oct 8
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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This article explains the reason behind why people of different ages feel a certain way. Ageing and before-death situations are also said to have an impact on one’s emotional well-being.
Sep 14
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Aging & Geriatric Issues, ...
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New findings have found that 50-year-olds who had blood pressure that was higher than normal but still below the threshold that is used when deciding to treat the condition, were at increased risk of developing dementia in later life.
Jun 14
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues, Cognitive Problems Amnesia / Dementia, ...
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New research has surfaced expanding our understanding of the potential of the human brain. Losing one's memory due to old age was once presumed to be unavoidable, but scientists have hope that we could regain a younger-working brain even as we ...
Jan 31
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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It's a question that goes to the heart of human nature - do our personalities change through life or stay essentially the same? You might think psychology would have a definitive answer, but this remains an active research question. This is partly ...
Jan 10
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues, Personality problems
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Compared with other forms of exercise, dancing has been found to be better at reducing age-related declines.
Sep 6
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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Two meta-analyses have found that premature death risk can increase by up to 50 percent with loneliness and social isolation.
Aug 11
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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Aging is an inevitable process, and with this natural biological process comes a whole slew of losses, both internal and external. Here’s how to help you and your loved ones cope with these losses.
Apr 18
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues, Depression
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As many countries are experiencing aging populations, the number of senior citizens - and consequently the number of senior citizens who live alone - is rising. Here is why loneliness among seniors is a staggeringly serious problem.
Apr 7
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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Most of our brains naturally age as we grow older. However, there are some people, known as super agers, whose brains look and behave just like those who are decades younger than them. Why are their brains different?
Mar 13
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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Recent research has finally proven that there is a correlation between increased brain function and physical fitness. The brains of older Japanese men who are more physically healthy perform similarly to those of men who are much younger than them.
Mar 6
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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After a lifetime of hard work, thousands of baby boomers are retiring in record numbers across the globe. Like any life transition, embarking on the transition from working life to retirement can be wrought with challenges and stressors, especially ...
Sep 14
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues, Happiness
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Conventional notions have described aging as an ongoing process of physical and cognitive decline, with mental health mirroring the downward trend. However, a new study by researchers at the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine ...
Aug 30
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues, Happiness, Life Purpose / Meaning / ...
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