Dementia in older women tied to 20-year rate of weight loss supriya kashyap kashyap29 Dec 2016 9:56 AM ISTFor women surviving into late life, the rate of weight loss over 20 years is associated with development of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or...
Very long-term specific therapy for Osteoporosis rather detrimental Ruby khatun khatun5 Jun 2017 4:08 PM ISTOsteoporosis is a disease that causes thinning of the bones, loss of bone density, and increasingly fragile bones. This puts people at higher risk for...
Proton pump inhibitors do not contribute to dementia or Alzheimers disease: Research Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Jun 2017 11:47 AM ISTProton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are medications used to treat digestive problems such as ulcers and reflux disease by reducing the body's production of...
Elderly who have trouble identifying odors face risk of dementia supriya kashyap kashyap3 Oct 2017 9:00 AM ISTA long-term study of nearly 3,000 adults, aged 57 to 85, found that those who could not identify at least four out of five common odors were more than...
Sensory loss in old age - a warning sign of poor health outcomes including death Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Oct 2017 9:45 AM ISTA long-term study spanning five years and including more than 3,000 nationally-representative older US adults has found that a natural decline of the...
Which medicines cause Dry mouth symptoms in older adults? Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 Oct 2017 8:00 PM ISTFor older adults, dry mouth can be a common side effect of prescribed medications. Having dry mouth means you don't have enough saliva or spit, to...
Mediterranean diet may help protect older adults from becoming frail Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 Jan 2018 8:00 PM ISTAn analysis of published studies indicates that following the Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of frailty in older individuals. The findings,...
Antiepileptic drugs increase risk of Alzheimer's and dementia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 April 2018 7:10 PM ISTThe researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, DZNE conducted a Study to evaluate the...
Caution- PPIs linked to pneumonia in older adults Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 April 2018 7:30 PM ISTProton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are the medicines commonly prescribed to reduce gastric acid and to protect the stomach, thereby preventing stomach...
Prolonged use of heartburn medicines increases risk of pneumonia in Elderly Vinay Singh singh25 Aug 2018 7:25 PM ISTResearchers have found that long-term use of heartburn medicines increases the risk of pneumonia in Elderly.The use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)...
Cataract associated with higher risks of osteoporosis and fracture Hina Zahid6 Oct 2018 7:15 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that Cataract was independently associated with increased risks of osteoporosis and fracture.Dr. Huei‐Kai Huang...
Eating enough protein helps delay age related disability Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 Nov 2018 7:28 PM ISTUK: Higher protein intake could help older people deal with disability, finds a new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society....
