Researchers are still determining just what the lasting health impact of COVID-19 is for seniors and those that are at higher risk of health issues after they have recovered from the virus. A recent study analyzing data from … [Read more...]
A Potential Link Between Shingles and Dementia?
New information about elderly individuals that get the shingles vaccine points to the idea that there may be a positive correlation between those that get the vaccine and having a lower risk of developing dementia as they … [Read more...]
How COVID 19 Set Back Progress in Senior Health Research
Since 1990, global life expectancy has gone up. On average, people live more than six years longer than they did in 1990. That goes for both men and women. However, ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been complications on … [Read more...]
Can the Brain Really “Rewire” Itself?
One of the things that doctors and other medical professionals have often stated when regarding stroke recovery is that the brain is “rewiring” itself during the recovery process. It’s also something that I have written about on several … [Read more...]
Research and the Right Care Solution
Planning ahead is always helpful. When it comes to senior care, this is definitely the case. The big problem with planning ahead for senior care is that a lot of people are intimidated by the whole process. They don’t know when … [Read more...]
Is There a Correlation Between Declining Smell and Depression?
If you have an older loved one, you may have noticed that there can be an overall loss of different sensory abilities as they age. While some of this can be a common part of aging, it’s not always a healthy part of aging. For example, there … [Read more...]
Why Research is Important For Treatment
You’ve probably noticed that I like to post a lot of blogs that pertain to advances in research that pertain to senior citizens and senior health. Sometimes, the connections here are pretty obvious, but other times the findings of the … [Read more...]
A Novel Approach to Studying Brain Diseases
A new research project is studying brain diseases in mice by changing their blood to a fluorescent hue, making it easier to observe how the blood flow interacts with the brain in certain instances. This new research comes out … [Read more...]
Learning About Senior Health Through… Reptiles?
A group of scientists believes that they can learn more about how people can live longer, healthier lives by looking at the factors that have allowed certain reptiles and amphibians to live extraordinarily long lives. We’ve … [Read more...]
A New Path in Alzheimer’s Research
A team of researchers believes that they may have found a new path for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. By targeting a signaling pathway within the brain, researchers believe that the progress of Alzheimer’s can be … [Read more...]
Alzheimer’s Severity Similar Both In and Out of Nursing Homes
A recent study found that the number of people with Alzheimer’s and dementia symptoms in nursing homes is roughly the same as the number of those outside of a formalized care facility setting. Additionally, the severity of those symptoms … [Read more...]
Another Leap Forward in the Fight Against Parkinson’s
Recently, a team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen took a big step forward when it comes to research regarding Parkinson’s disease. The team believes that this will make treatment for those with this disease even more … [Read more...]
