Altered blood flow in the brain due to high blood pressure and other conditions may lead to falls in elderly people, according to a recent study. Researchers followed 419 people age 65 or older. Ultrasound tests were used to measure brain blood flow response to carbon dioxide levels, a standard test of blood vessel function in the brain. Walking ...

A recent study has found that increased vitamin D intake can improve muscle strength and physical function in seniors. Denise Houston, MD, Sticht Center on Aging at Wake Forest University, and collaborators studied the relationship between vitamin D status and physical function in a group of relatively healthy seniors living in Memphis, Tenn., ...

Americans are getting increasingly heavier at a younger age, and that could mean that baby boomers will start to outlive their children, according to a new study by the University of Michigan Health System. The study suggests that the impact of long-term obesity on chronic diseases and life expectancy may be worse than previously thought. ...

A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is the first to refute the widely held belief that intentional weight loss in older adults leads to increased risk of death. Study results showed that seniors who intentionally exercised and/or modified their diets to lose weight were half as likely to die within eight ...

A recent pilot study has found that regular use of ''exergames''--video games, like Nintendo Wii, that combine entertainment with exercise--can improve symptoms of subsyndromal depression (SSD) in seniors.   SSD is much more common than major depression in seniors, and is associated with substantial suffering, functional ...

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A recent UCLA study has found that volunteering, more than other productive activities, can prevent the onset of frailty in the elderly.  Frailty is a geriatric condition marked by weight loss, low physical activity and low energy and strength. UCLA researchers followed 1,072 healthy adults aged 70 to 79 between 1988 and ...

Researchers found that people who get all 36 sessions of cardiac rehabilitation (that most Medicare plans pay for) are not as likely to have a heart attack or die in the next three to four years as people who have less cardiac rehab sessions, according to the AP. While approximately one-fifth of heart patients attempt rehab, most people don't get ...