Over a beer one day, tipsy researchers decided to study … beer. Now, before you install a keg in every nurses’ station in every memory care unit, you should know that they didn’t exactly...
Study: Beer ingredient boosted cognitive function in younger test subjects, not older ones
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 24, 2014
Xanthohumol, a flavonoid found in hops and beer, increased critical thinking skills in young mice but not in older ones, according to a new study.
Too many hospice patients are receiving antibiotics, and for too long, researchers say
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jul 15, 2014
The prevalence and frequency of antibiotic use among hospice patients is high despite little evidence of effectiveness, researchers say.
‘Old’ categorization based on activities, not age
Dec 14, 2012
New research shows that caregivers for non-institutionalized elderly consumers view them as “old” when they can’t perform everyday consumption tasks on their own — not because of their...