The widely used class of cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins may help elderly patients with high blood pressure avoid developing atrial fibrillation.
The widely used class of cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins may help elderly patients with high blood pressure avoid developing atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm abnormality tied to stroke.
Researchers have found new evidence showing that resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, may play a role in preventing cell aging.
Researchers have found new evidence showing that resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, may play a role in preventing cell aging.
Asthma often is misdiagnosed and undertreated in older people, with only 53 percent of those with asthma using prescribed inhalers, a small new study suggests.
Asthma often is misdiagnosed and undertreated in older people, with only 53 percent of those with asthma using prescribed inhalers, a small new study suggests.
Driving can be a major factor in elderly people's quality of life, affecting their mental health and overall well-being, an expert says.
Driving can be a major factor in elderly people's quality of life, affecting their mental health and overall well-being, an expert says.
Medicare may be hurtling toward the critical list, but most people don't want to pay for needed reforms from their own wallets.
Medicare may be hurtling toward the critical list, but most people don't want to pay for needed reforms from their own wallets.
Women who go through menopause early are almost twice as likely to have the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis later in life, new research indicates.
Women who go through menopause early are almost twice as likely to have the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis later in life, new research indicates.
The shingles vaccine is generally safe and well tolerated by patients, according to a new study.
The shingles vaccine is generally safe and well tolerated by patients, according to a new study.
Knee and hip replacements are more likely to fail in smokers than nonsmokers, according to two new studies.
Knee and hip replacements are more likely to fail in smokers than nonsmokers, according to two new studies.
Riddled with regret over missed opportunities? You may want to let it go. A new study suggests that being able to set aside regret might make for happier years later in life.
The ability to make decisions in new situations declines with age, apparently because of changes in the brain's white matter, a new imaging study says.
Genes that increase or reduce the risk of certain mental illnesses and Alzheimer's disease have been identified by an international team of scientists.
White women accounted for the majority of the 733,000 people in the United States who lived in state-regulated residential care facilities in 2010, according to a new federal report.
People with rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk for gastrointestinal problems, such as ulcers and bleeding, and also for death related to gastrointestinal issues, a new study says.
Seniors with psychological distress such as depression or anxiety are more likely to have physical disabilities, a new Australian study says.
Seniors with psychological distress such as depression or anxiety are more likely to have physical disabilities, a new Australian study says.
Women who used estrogen-only therapy after menopause had 22 percent increased risk for breast cancer if they used it for 10 to 14.9 years, and 43 percent greater risk if they used it longer than 15 years.
About one-third of seniors still living on their own take a companion -- usually a spouse or other family member -- to their routine doctor's office visits, researchers report.
Here's another reason to get into shape: Physical activity may reduce the risk of dementia-related death, according to a new study.
Routine screening at primary care clinics led to a two- to threefold increase in diagnoses of brain-function impairments such as dementia in older veterans, researchers say.
People who live 110 years or longer have as many disease-associated genes as those in the general population, but they may also be blessed with protective genes that help them live so long, researchers report.
A hormone called DHEA appears to help ease women's menopausal symptoms and also improve their sex life, a small, new study says.
Breast reconstruction is safe for older breast cancer patients who've had a mastectomy, according to a new study.
Eating baked or broiled fish as little as once a week may boost brain health and lower the risk for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, new brain scan research suggests.
A good night's sleep doesn't seem to improve older adults' memory, according to a new study.
Some older adults may turn to alcohol or cigarettes as a way to cope with financial stress, particularly men and people with less education, a new study suggests.
New research finds older U.S. women have higher odds of dying from breast cancer than younger women, suggesting that older patients may not be benefiting as much from advances in breast cancer care made over the past three decades.
A new fitness campaign for older Americans has been introduced by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Go4Life program is meant to encourage people 50 and older to become and stay active to improve their health.
Researchers have identified a gene variation that seems to have a major effect on the rate at which men experience an age-related decline in intellectual function.
Those "senior moments" that plague so many aging Baby Boomers may or may not be a sign of more serious problems down the line.
Diagnosing and treating Alzheimer's disease early is essential if patients are to benefit from the medications currently used for this dementia, a new report stresses.
A new study says physical frailty is more important than age at predicting poor outcomes for patients with melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer.
Caring for a parent or relative in the same zip code can be hard enough, but long-distance caregiving, which is becoming more common in an increasingly mobile society, brings with it added burdens.
Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease may be harder to detect in people over 80, according to a new study that examined the relationship between age-related brain shrinkage and Alzheimer's-associated memory loss.
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New research suggests that hugely popular antidepressants such as Prozac and Effexor might not always be the best choice for seniors, since they seem to have more side effects than older antidepressants do.
Age-related memory problems occur due to declines in the neural networks of a certain area of the brain, but this problem may be reversible, a new study in animals suggests.
In the days after they start taking non-SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) antidepressants, such as bupropion or venlafaxine, nursing home residents are at significantly greater risk for falls.
Although many Americans continue to work beyond retirement age, blue-collar workers are more likely to remain on the job after they turn 65 than white-collar employees, a new study has found.
The risk of heat-related illnesses, such as heat stroke and heat exhaustion, increases with age, experts at the U.S. National Institute on Aging warn.
Older adults who keep active may be helping to reduce their odds of losing their mental abilities, two new studies suggest.
More than half of Alzheimer's cases globally could be prevented if modifiable risk factors such as depression, obesity and smoking were eliminated, either with lifestyle changes or treatment of underlying conditions, new...
Cuddling and caressing help boost satisfaction in long-term relationships, according to a new study of middle-aged and older couples.
A new poll finds little support for privatizing Medicare, even though most people agree the government-sponsored health insurance program for older Americans needs major changes if it is to survive.
As cognitive function, coordination, eyesight and other skills decline in old age, it may be time for an elderly person to quit driving.
If you have high blood pressure, treatment can help prevent heart attack, stroke and kidney disease. Your doctor may suggest lifestyle changes and medications.
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