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Playing golf may be just as healthy or better than Nordic walking for older people

February 7, 2023 administration golf, healthy, Nordic, Older, people, playing, walking

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Older adults may gain more health benefits from playing golf than participating in regular or Nordic

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Take these five steps to help older adults become digitally savvy

February 4, 2023 administration adults, Digitally, MedicalXpress, Older, savvy, steps

Credit: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels More older Australians are digitally engaged compared to pre-COVID levels, but research shows they are also feeling

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Dramatic improvement in the prevalence of disabilities among older Americans since 2008

February 3, 2023 administration Americans, among, disabilities, dramatic, improvement, MedicalXpress, Older, prevalence

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The prevalence of disabilities among American adults aged 65 and older is much lower than it

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Living near a ‘food swamp’ may increase stroke risk among adults 50 and older

February 2, 2023 administration adults, among, food, increase, living, MedicalXpress, Older, risk, Stroke, swamp

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Adults ages 50 and older who lived near dense fast food and unhealthy food environments known

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Social activity, aging education critical to brain health in older African Americans, study finds

January 30, 2023 administration activity, African, aging, Americans, brain, critical, education, finds, Health, MedicalXpress, Older, social, study

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Among its many benefits to our overall health and well-being, exercise strengthens the brain and helps

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Healthy lifestyle linked to slower memory decline in older adults

January 25, 2023 administration adults, Decline, healthy, lifestyle, linked, MedicalXpress, memory, Older, slower

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A healthy lifestyle, in particular a healthy diet, is associated with slower memory decline, finds a

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Studying ADHD from childhood into adulthood and older age

January 25, 2023 administration ADHD, adulthood, age, childhood, Older, studying

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by developmentally inappropriate levels of inattentiveness, hyperactivity,

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Can mandatory cognitive testing for older drivers help prevent car crashes?

January 25, 2023 administration car, cognitive, crashes, drivers, mandatory, Older, prevent, testing

Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that motor vehicle collisions

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Midlife obesity linked to heightened frailty risk in older age

January 24, 2023 administration age, frailty, heightened, linked, MedicalXpress, midlife, Obesity, Older, risk

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Carrying too much weight—including a midriff bulge—from midlife onwards is linked to a heightened risk of

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Older adults benefit when health care providers and affordable housing sites partner, finds research

January 20, 2023 administration adults, affordable, benefit, care, finds, Health, housing, Older, partner, providers, Research, sites

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Older adults benefit from enhanced partnerships between health care systems and affordable housing sites. These partnerships