Prof Dame Til Wykes, at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, said: “The study confirms our suspicions that a Covid-19 diagnosis is not just related to respiratory symptoms, it is also related to psychiatric and neurological problems. BBC News – Health
News Release Wednesday, October 23, 2019 NIH-funded clinical trial will test statins in 20,000 older adults. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has funded a major study to examine the overall benefits and risks of cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins in adults age 75 or older without cardiovascular disease. The trial will help determine whether… Read More »
A vast majority of caregiving–83%–for the older adults in the United States comes from family members or other unpaid caregivers. August 21, 2020 by James McNamara Leave a Comment — Dementia, a debilitating, heartbreaking, and often fatal condition, has reached epidemic levels, especially among the elderly. One in three seniors will die from or suffering… Read More »
June 21, at pm. The researchers studied nearly 2, men and women ages 45 and older for stroke and about 1, people over age 60 for dementia. Let our news meet your coke. This site may store and process health related data for truf purposes of providing counseling and related services. No one likes an… Read More »
Relatives of care home residents with dementia should be treated as key workers, leading charities say. In a letter to the health secretary, they write that the care given by family members is “essential” to residents’ mental and physical health. They argue the current limits on visitors have had “damaging consequences”. They want visits to… Read More »