Navigation
- MEDICA Magazine
- MediaCenter
You are here: MEDICA Portal. MEDICA Magazine. Elderly Persons.
Public Health & Associations
Public Health & Associations
News on public health research and national as well as international health policies. Edited by MEDICA.de and several associations.
Study Finds Indoor and Outdoor Fall are Different for the Elderly
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[08/09/2010] The risk factors for indoor/outdoor falls for older adults are different, according to a new study. A fact that is often missed when the two are combined and may affect how falls prevention programs are structured. Study Finds Indoor and Outdoor Fall are Different for the Elderly - Read more
May Slow Cognitive Decline But Speed Up Dementia Later
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[02/09/2010] New research shows that mentally stimulating activities such as crossword puzzles, reading and listening to the radio may, at first, slow the decline of thinking skills but speed up dementia later in old age. May Slow Cognitive Decline But Speed Up Dementia Later - Read more
Experience Destination Amnesia
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[31/08/2010] I'm sure I told you that already! – Older adults are more likely to have destination memory failures – forgetting who they've shared or not shared information with, according to a new study led by Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute. Experience Destination Amnesia - Read more
New Findings on Troubling Side Effects
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[20/07/2010] One in every 100 elderly people suffers from Parkinson’s disease. The standard medication used to treat Parkinson’s is Levodopa, a drug that initially has major benefits but can later also produce serious side effects. New Findings on Troubling Side Effects - Read more
Age Doesn't Necessarily Affect Decision-making
( Source: MEDICA.de )
[02/07/2010] Many people believe that getting older means losing a mental edge, leading to poor decision-making. But a new study from North Carolina State University shows that when it comes to making intuitive decisions – using your "gut instincts" – older adults fare as well as their juniors. Age Doesn't Necessarily Affect Decision-making - Read more
More informations and functions
MORE ABOUT...
Adiposity Age Alcohol Allergy Alternative Medicine Alzheimer's Arthritis Associations Asthma Biomarker Brain Breast Cancer Cardiovascular Care Career Cells Communication Dementia Devices Diabetes Diagnostics Drugs Drugs Education Elderly Persons Emergency Medicine Environment Financial Crisis Financing Fitness Germany Global Health Health Care Politics Health Insurance Hormones Hospital Hypertension Imaging Immune System Implants Information Technology Intensive Medicine Interviews Job Market Knee Laboratory Lung Media MEDICA MEDICA 2011 Medical Errors Medical Markets Men Microsystems Technology Neurology Nutrition Optical Technologies Optimisation Organs Orthopedics Osteoporosis Pain Parkinson's Patients Physicians Poisoning Prevention Psychology Quality Radiology Research Rheumatism Risks Safety Screening Senses Skin Sleep Stroke Surgery Surgery Telemedicine Toxicology Treatment USA Virtual Reality Vitamin Women Wound Healing
