Mental health of older adults
Key facts By 2030, one in six people in the world will be aged 60 years or over. Loneliness and social isolation are key risk factors for mental health conditions…
Data Suggest Calcium Supplementation Is Not Linked to Dementia Risk in Older Women
Recent findings published in The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific provide compelling reassurance that calcium supplementation, commonly used for fracture prevention, does not increase the long-term risk of dementia…
Psychological profiles associated with mental, cognitive and brain health in middle-aged and older adults
Participant characteristics A total of 823 cognitively unimpaired participants from the Barcelona Brain Health Initiative (BBHI; including n = 750 with baseline mental, cognitive and/or brain health data and n = 533 with both…
Vitamin D Unlikely to Reduce Risk of Falls, Fractures In Older Adults
Share on PinterestA new draft recommendation from the U.S. Task Force says taking vitamin D supplements with or without calcium does not prevent falls or fractures in older adults. kali9/Getty…
The importance of education combined with tailored exercise in the health and wellness of older adults: a community case study
1 Introduction As a person ages, numerous physiological changes occur increasing the susceptibility to metabolic syndrome. Research indicates that approximately 35% of adults are affected by metabolic syndrome, with the…
Study links muscle strength and mental health in older adults
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The Granada Biosanitary Research Institute (ibs.GRANADA) and the University of Granada, in collaboration with the Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga and Platform in Nanomedicine (IBIMA Plataforma…