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Language comprehension impacts medical prescriptions for Ontario's long-term care residents

Language comprehension impacts medical prescriptions for Ontario's long-term care residents

by Paul Logothetis,University of OttawaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients living in linguistically discordant long-term care homes in Ontario are at higher odds of being inappropriately

Language comprehension impacts medical prescriptions for Ontario's long-term care residents

by Paul Logothetis,University of OttawaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients living in linguistically discordant long-term care homes in Ontario are at higher odds of being inappropriately
What is 'doll therapy' for people with dementia? And is it backed by science?

What is 'doll therapy' for people with dementia? And is it backed by science?

by Nikki-Anne Wilson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe way people living with dementiaexperience the worldcan change as the disease progresses. Their sense of real

What is 'doll therapy' for people with dementia? And is it backed by science?

by Nikki-Anne Wilson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe way people living with dementiaexperience the worldcan change as the disease progresses. Their sense of real
How COVID-19 restrictions really impacted older people's health across Europe

How COVID-19 restrictions really impacted older people's health across Europe

by Jules Dupuy, Éric Defebvre and Thomas Barnay,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic brought a fair deal of stress to everyone, but especially older people worl

How COVID-19 restrictions really impacted older people's health across Europe

by Jules Dupuy, Éric Defebvre and Thomas Barnay,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic brought a fair deal of stress to everyone, but especially older people worl
Floor swabbing could help prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in hospitals

Floor swabbing could help prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in hospitals

byLunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainCOVID-19 is here to stay. As restrictions and human testing have waned, new research is tackling the challenge of how we can moni

Floor swabbing could help prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in hospitals

byLunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainCOVID-19 is here to stay. As restrictions and human testing have waned, new research is tackling the challenge of how we can moni
Repurposing mifepristone: New hope for anti-aging treatments

Repurposing mifepristone: New hope for anti-aging treatments

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaA single live adult Drosophila expressing the mito-QC mitophagy reporter. A greater red-to-green ratio indicates greater mitophagy. Credit: John Tower/USC Dorn

Repurposing mifepristone: New hope for anti-aging treatments

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaA single live adult Drosophila expressing the mito-QC mitophagy reporter. A greater red-to-green ratio indicates greater mitophagy. Credit: John Tower/USC Dorn
Exploring risk factors associated with deteriorated ambulation status following spinal compression fracture treatments

Exploring risk factors associated with deteriorated ambulation status following spinal compression fracture treatments

byUniversity of TsukubaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOsteoporotic vertebral fractures, also known as spinal compression fractures, are the most common types of fragility fractures in older ad

Exploring risk factors associated with deteriorated ambulation status following spinal compression fracture treatments

byUniversity of TsukubaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOsteoporotic vertebral fractures, also known as spinal compression fractures, are the most common types of fragility fractures in older ad
U.S. caregivers face worsening of their own health challenges

U.S. caregivers face worsening of their own health challenges

by Lori SolomonThe health of U.S. caregivers is worse than that seen in adults without the responsibility of caring for someone with a health problem or disability, according to researchpublishe

U.S. caregivers face worsening of their own health challenges

by Lori SolomonThe health of U.S. caregivers is worse than that seen in adults without the responsibility of caring for someone with a health problem or disability, according to researchpublishe
Double duty: Multiplex helpers are key to older adults' health and happiness, says study

Double duty: Multiplex helpers are key to older adults' health and happiness, says study

by Fernanda Pires,University of MichiganWoman, family, and wellness. Credit: Dario Valenzuela, UnsplashHaving a multiplex helper is essential for enhancing the well-being of older adults. Recent

Double duty: Multiplex helpers are key to older adults' health and happiness, says study

by Fernanda Pires,University of MichiganWoman, family, and wellness. Credit: Dario Valenzuela, UnsplashHaving a multiplex helper is essential for enhancing the well-being of older adults. Recent
Cohort study sheds light on why the flu vaccine is less effective in older people

Cohort study sheds light on why the flu vaccine is less effective in older people

by Nicole Silbermann,Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresInfluenza vaccination cohort overview and vaccine response changes in HRs and LRs of each strain. Credit:Science Advanc

Cohort study sheds light on why the flu vaccine is less effective in older people

by Nicole Silbermann,Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresInfluenza vaccination cohort overview and vaccine response changes in HRs and LRs of each strain. Credit:Science Advanc
Seniors who split: Rates of 'gray divorce' have tripled since 1990

Seniors who split: Rates of 'gray divorce' have tripled since 1990

by Dennis ThompsonBaby Boom seniors are divorcing at rates triple that of a few decades ago, a new study has found."Graydivorce" among folks 65 and older increased to 15% in 2022 from

Seniors who split: Rates of 'gray divorce' have tripled since 1990

by Dennis ThompsonBaby Boom seniors are divorcing at rates triple that of a few decades ago, a new study has found."Graydivorce" among folks 65 and older increased to 15% in 2022 from
Cheek cell–based epigenetic clock allows scientists to estimate mortality risk

Cheek cell–based epigenetic clock allows scientists to estimate mortality risk

byFrontiersCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWe don't all age at the same rate. But while some supercentenarians may age exceptionally slowly due to winning the genetics jackpot, a plethora

Cheek cell–based epigenetic clock allows scientists to estimate mortality risk

byFrontiersCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWe don't all age at the same rate. But while some supercentenarians may age exceptionally slowly due to winning the genetics jackpot, a plethora