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NIH seeks strategies to preserve brain health
February 21, 2006With the rapid aging of the population, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is intensifying the search for strategies to preserve brain health as people grow older. The effort moved an important step forward today with a report by an expert...
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Spouse's hospitalization increases partner's risk of death, new study of a half-million couples shows
February 15, 2006Most people have heard stories about an older person who "dies of a broken heart" shortly after their partner's death. A new study finds that hospitalization of a spouse for a serious illness also increases their partner's risk of...
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Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging study launched nationwide by the National Institutes of Health
February 9, 2006The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) -- a project developed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- is seeking 800 older adults to participate in a study aimed at identifying biological markers of memory decline and...
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Osteoporosis information easily accessible at NIHSeniorHealth
January 27, 2006Millions of older Americans suffer from osteoporosis, a disease that thins and weakens bones to the point that they become fragile and break easily. Osteoporosis is especially common in older women. One out of every two women and one in four men...
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Exercise associated with reduced risk of dementia in older adults
January 17, 2006Older adults who exercised at least three times a week were much less likely to develop dementia than those who were less active, according to a new study. The study did not demonstrate directly that exercise reduces risk of dementia, but it joins a...
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Studies show intervention can improve caregiver skills, quality of life
January 1, 2006Community-based dementia care-giver interventions can reduce caregiver depression, teach effective behavior management skills, improve caregiver-care recipient relationships, and positively affect general quality of life for caregivers, according...
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New study demonstrates combined techniques to detect, monitor Alzheimer's disease
December 21, 2005The search for new measures, or "biomarkers," to detect Alzheimer's disease (AD) before signs of memory loss appear has advanced an important step in a study by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, and the University...
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New study demonstrates combined techniques to detect, monitor Alzheimer's disease
December 21, 2005The search for new measures, or "biomarkers," to detect Alzheimer's disease (AD) before signs of memory loss appear has advanced an important step in a study by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, and the University...
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Twins comparison suggests genetic risk for dementia
December 19, 2005On average, twins of people who have been diagnosed with dementia score lower on cognitive tests than do the twins of people without dementia, new research has found. The study, which included more than 100 Swedish twins age 65 and older, also found...
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Heart attack death rates found higher for all patients in hospitals treating larger share of African Americans
October 24, 2005Ninety days after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) -- or heart attack -- death rates for African Americans and white patients were found to be significantly higher in hospitals that disproportionately serve African-American patients than in...
