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Europe is ageing and as people live longer they are fighting diseases while maintaining a quality of life. The latest technological tools are helping them sustain their health while staying at home. That is because a helping hand is now just a few clicks away.
Health-EU (Geriatria) - Mar, 31 Gennaio 2012
http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htm
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According to a greater and greater number of remarks, the existing relation between physical capability to perform daily physical tasks and the future state of good health has been strengthened, until it has arrived at a link between this capability and mortality. With a systematic review on clinical trials, some researchers have performed some meta-analyses analyzing the association between objective measurements of physical capability and early mortality in various trials.
MedNews (Geriatria) - Lun, 30 Gennaio 2012
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Commissioned by the German Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) and published by EuroHealthNet, the report is a compendium of programmes, good practices and other resources for promoting and sustaining healthy ageing.
EuroHealthNet - Healthy Ageing (Geriatria) - Ven, 27 Gennaio 2012
http://www.healthyageing.eu
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Older patients who happened to have been taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs when admitted to the hospital with serious head injuries were 76 percent more likely to survive than those not taking the drugs, according to results of a Johns Hopkins study.
Johns Hopkins Hospital (Geriatria) - Mar, 18 Ottobre 2011
http://www.hopkinshospital.org
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Vitamin D deficiency implies some dysfunctions which are well known, but still little has been ascertained on the relation between cognitive capabilities and this vitamin. An Italian trial on elderly (inCHIANTI trial, published in the Journal of American Geriatric Society in 2000) has given the data to some researchers to verify the relation between cognitive decline and 25(OH)D levels in 858 subjects of averagely 74 years of age.
MedNews (Geriatria) - Lun, 26 Settembre 2011
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Age UK and the College of Optometrists say too few request the free check-ups offered to those aged above 60. An Age UK poll of 1,700 suggests one in seven over-60s, nearly two million, has not been tested for at least two years. Nearly four million are estimated to have fallen in the past two years, and the poll indicated one in 14 of these falls was linked to vision problems.
BBC News (Geriatria) - Mer, 22 Giugno 2011
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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The Royal College of Psychiatrists says people over 65 should drink a maximum of only 1.5 units of alcohol a day. That is the equivalent of just over about half a pint of beer or a small glass of wine. The report says older drinkers are less able to process alcohol and the drink might also interact with medication they may be taking for other ailments.
BBC News (Geriatria) - Mer, 22 Giugno 2011
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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Scientists have discovered a new component of mitochondria that plays a key part in their function. The discovery, which is presented in the journal Cell Metabolism, is of potential significance to our understanding of both inherited and age-related diseases.
Karolinska Institutet (Geriatria) - Mar, 10 Maggio 2011
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In a new study performed in humans, researchers have determined the age of atherosclerotic plaques by taking advantage of Carbon-14 (14C) residues in the atmosphere, prevailing after the extensive atomic bomb tests in the 50ties and 60ties. The findings, published in the scientific online journal PLoS ONE, suggest that in most people plaque formation occurs during a relatively short and late time period in life of 3-5 years.
Karolinska Institutet (Geriatria) - Lun, 11 Aprile 2011
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Adults who experience hearing loss may face a higher risk of dementia and perhaps Alzheimer's disease than those who don't suffer hearing loss, new research suggests. And the greater the loss, the greater the risk, the study suggested.
Medscape (Geriatria) - Lun, 21 Febbraio 2011
http://www.medscape.com