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Learning To Use Facebook May Give Adults Older Than 65 A Cognitive Boost

by admin | Mar 6, 2013 | Senior health

For older adults looking to sharpen their mental abilities, it might be time to log on to Facebook. Preliminary research findings from the University of Arizona suggest that men and women older than 65 who learn to use Facebook could see a boost in cognitive...

Distraction Learning Helps Older Adults Perform Better In Memory Tests

by admin | Mar 5, 2013 | Senior health

Scientists at Baycrest Health Sciences’ Rotman Research Institute (RRI) and the University of Toronto’s Psychology Department have found compelling evidence that older adults can eliminate forgetfulness and perform as well as younger adults on memory...

How to Pay For Nursing Home Costs

by admin | Mar 4, 2013 | Health News

Medicare, Medicaid, and other resources can help minimize the cost of long-term care. read the full article

Cockroach-Inspired Robotics Could Aid In Gait Pathology And Stabilization Of Gait

by admin | Mar 4, 2013 | Senior health

Running cockroaches start to recover from being shoved sideways before their dawdling nervous system kicks in to tell their legs what to do, researchers have found. These new insights on how biological systems stabilize could one day help engineers design steadier...

Evidence-Based Treatment Can Be Improved By Greater Representation Of Elderly Patients In Phase III Trials

by admin | Mar 3, 2013 | Senior health

The median age of patients diagnosed with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has steadily increased over the recent years and is presently 70 years. Despite this, the elderly are significantly underrepresented in clinical trials…read the full...
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