Veterans have special needs because of their special service and sacrifice for our country. Care for injuries incurred on the battlefield has improved tremendously in the past few decades Today’s care now includes cutting-edge technology in diagnostics, prosthetics, and mental health care. Veterans are living longer than ever, even after suffering injuries during war. In […]
You may not get out as much as you used to. You were once a social butterfly, dashing from one engagement to the next. Since you retired, though, your social life has slowed down. People who maintain strong social connections to others tend to live longer and suffer fewer age-related conditions. Improving your social life […]
Although older adults are at an increased risk for depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the condition is not a normal part of aging, as is sometimes the misconception. There is good news for seniors in terms of fighting depression, however. A 2011 study led by UCLA researchers and published in […]
Up until today, Alzheimer’s could only be determined predictably with an autopsy. Now, a new blood test may be able to distinguish between healthy patients and those with Alzheimer’s. The news comes from a research team at Saarland University and Siemens Healthcare, who studied microRNAs (RNA molecules known to affect the way genes are expressed) […]
