Brain reorganizes itself during specific stroke rehabilitation … What multilingual nuns can tell us about dementia … Rates of type 2 diabetes falling in high-income countries … Advanced MRI scan may help predict stroke-related dementia
People who watch less television live about two and a half years longer than their peers who watch more, a decades-long study has found.
Intensive blood pressure treatment makes it less likely that older adults will experience drastic blood pressure drops and fall, new research shows.
Eating nuts two or more times per week protects a person’s cardiovascular system. The practice can also dramatically reduce cardiovascular risk.
High-intensity step training leads to better mobility for stroke survivors than standard low-impact training, new research has shown.
Playing online games can improve seniors’ ability to multitask … Insomnia tied to higher risk of heart disease and stroke … Parkinson’s disease fatigue tied to lower diastolic blood pressure … Drug reverses osteoporosis in mice
Decline in heart disease and stroke mortality stalls in high-income countries … Socially active 60-year-olds face lower dementia risk … Skin test for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s may be on its way … Aging brains may have trouble blocking irrelevant data
To significantly lower the risk of secondary stroke, clinicians should aim for intensive blood pressure control of less than 130/80 mm Hg, investigators recommend.
High rate of pressure ulcers, infections in residents discharged to SNFs from hospitals … Aggressive blood sugar lowering doesn’t benefit stroke patients … Senate bill would reduce drug costs for seniors … Electronic medical records review detects early frailty signs
Researchers explain muscle loss in menopause … Testosterone replacement therapy can up men’s risk of stroke, heart attack … Ted Cruz bill would speed FDA approval of drugs OK’d in other countries
