Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary Can your eating habits and physical and mental activity lower your risk for developing dementia as you age? Obviously, it is important to le...
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Nov
2020
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When it comes to allocating limited medical resources, must we older adults give up COVID-19 treatment so that younger players can take the field? [This post originally appeared on the Ageful Livin...
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Nov
2020
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary As we age, our skin changes in ways that can make it more prone to disease. That’s because older skin is less oily, less elastic, and thinne...
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Oct
2020
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary Improved cancer screening and treatment, along with much lower rates of tobacco use, have led to a decrease in cancer diagnoses and deaths. ...
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Oct
2020
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Neither age nor a pandemic has deterred a group of ageless Seniors from turning a former hobby into hand made blankets of love.
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Oct
2020
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To the people who want to make sure Senior Citizens are cared for in a manner they decide and are wanting to make sure they, like everyone, survive (and thrive) through the present pandemic while prep...
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Sep
2020
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I was nearing the end of a virtual medical appointment and ready to hang up the phone when my doctor interrupted me. “One last thing — I need you to fill out your advance directive before the next ti...
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Sep
2020
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“There is just such a silence. If you turn on the TV or the radio it just forces more of a silence.” Reflects Mary Lee Fulkerson, an expert on the lived experience of Dementia in Nevada, about her exp...
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Sep
2020
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Reimagining Dementia: A Creative Coalition for Justice is an international group of dementia activists and allies – health professionals, people living with dementia (young and old), carers/care partn...
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2020
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Research Summary Forms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, gradually affect your cognitive function by harming your memory and your abilit...