News articles tagged with 'older'
Think memory worsens with age? Then yours probably will
— 22 Apr 2009 13:27 | HealthThinking your memory will get worse as you get older may actually be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that senior citizens who think…
Good intentions not enough to protect older women who live alone
— 1 Apr 2009 13:21 | HealthOlder women who live alone are vulnerable to unwanted intrusions in their homes, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Caregivers of older women often evaluate…
Dance your way to successful ageing
— 1 Apr 2009 11:43 | HealthOlder people can dance their way towards improved health and happiness, according to a report from the Changing Ageing Partnership (CAP)…
Older adults concern for personal health linked to walking difficulty
— 25 Mar 2009 14:26 | HealthOlder adults who worry about their health engage in less physical activity, and those who participate in less activity are more likely to report having difficulty walking, according…
Older air traffic controllers perform as well as young on job-related tasks
— 9 Mar 2009 11:00 | HealthIn a study that challenges the mandatory retirement of air traffic controllers at the age of 56 in the U.S., researchers have found that air traffic controllers up to age 64 perform…
Gardening gives older adults benefits like hand strength and self-esteem
— 5 Feb 2009 10:52 | HealthResearchers at Kansas State University already have shown that gardening can offer enough moderate physical activity to keep older adults in shape…
New findings on old kidneys could enhance transplants
— 26 Jan 2009 19:18 | HealthThe older the kidney, the worse it works - though exactly how much worse isn't known. But with a mean wait time of over three years for a kidney transplant, even old kidneys are in…
'Sunshine vitamin' link to cognitive problems in older people
— 24 Jan 2009 16:52 | HealthResearchers from the Peninsula Medical School, the University of Cambridge and the University of Michigan, have for the first time identified a relationship between Vitamin D, the 'sunshine…
Many of China's 140 million old people find the crowd to be lonely
— 22 Jan 2009 15:48 | HealthIT has 20 per cent of the world's population with 1.4bn people - but China's rapid economic and social change has caused its pensioners to feel lonely and alienated, a new study suggests…
Myth about 'dirty old men' supported by science
— 4 Dec 2008 22:42 | HealthMiddle-aged men want younger women, often touting their intelligence and their high income. This is shown in research at Gothenburg University and Oxford University that studied 400…