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04 Jan 2024

Recreational Activities Are More Than Fun, It's Therapeutic For Elderly

Participating in group activities provides opportunities for social interaction and connection, vanquishing feelings of isolation that can plague older adults Activities that stimulate the brain like puzzles, games, or learning new skills like mental yoga prevent cognitive decline and memory loss, and keep minds sharp Brain-boosting activities enhance memory, and group engagements ward off loneliness and purposelessness

30 Nov 2023

Mental Health: How To Beat Loneliness And Social Isolation In Old Age

Take care of your social relationships because they have been shown to increase empathy and reduce anxiety and despair A healthy diet is crucial for physical and mental well-being as well as maintaining a constant level of energy throughout the day Volunteering and community work can provide your post-60 life a much-needed purpose as well as financial benefits in some cases

25 Jul 2023

What Is 'Duck Walk' In Old Age? Expert Shares Tips On Maintaining Mobility

With ageing comes a lot of weakness and deterioration of bone, muscle and other organs as well. Elderly people who are diagnosed with conditions like osteoarthritis can often end up walking the 'duck-walk. Here are expert tips on how to prevent it and more.

Social isolation

14 Jul 2023

Social Isolation Linked With Lower Brain Volume: Study

The study reveals people with the lowest amount of social contact had overall brain volume that was significantly lower than those with the most social contact.

02 May 2023

Slowing Down In Old Age May Be Warning Sign Of Dementia: Study

The team found lower grip strength and slower timed-up-and-go (TUG) test were significant risk factors for presenting with dementia This was independent of genetic risk and lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol intake, and physical activity levels The women with the weakest grip strength were found to be more than twice as likely to have a late-life dementia event than strongest individuals, study found

22 Nov 2022

Want to take good care of your aging parents? Hear them out!

Our parents aren't getting younger now and we understand that ageing is not an easy process. Let's understand how as young kids we can care better for our old parents.

30 Aug 2021

Know how to stay happy and healthy in old age

Over 80, but not 'over the hill'. These seniors are in smashing shape. By continuing to play, they're maintaining more than their physical health.

Cardiovasclar diseases

17 Feb 2021

Your cardiovascular health also impacts your brain metabolism: Study

“Although everybody knows about the importance of caring for ourselves and controlling cardiovascular risk factors in order to avoid a heart attack, the association of these same risk factors with cognitive decline may increase awareness of the need to acquire healthy habits from the earliest stages of life,” says Dr Valentín Fuster, the lead author of the study.

13 Nov 2019

Unique signatures in supercentenarians could characterise healthy ageing

They are also found to maintain a relatively high cognitive function and physical independence even after hitting the century. Demographers in Canada estimated that the chance of living more than 110 years is as low as 1 in 100,000. Meanwhile, according to the population census in Japan in 2015, the number of centenarians was estimated to be 61,763, of which only 146 were supercentenarians.

07 Jul 2018

Abandoned by his children, 89-year-old man finds solace in nude modelling

"There is no shame in what I do. I don't rob. I don't steal. My children never come but that is fine."

30 Mar 2018

Want to stay attentive in your old age? Start doing this

Do you want to stay attentive in your old age? If yes, then start doing meditation. A new study has found that regular and intensive sessions of meditation may help you stay focused and attentive even in advanced years.

12 Mar 2018

Muscle wasting in old age may be reversed: Study

The research, published in the Journal of Physiology, suggests that muscle wasting follows on from changes in the nervous system.

25 Feb 2018

Stem cells may help to stay strong in old age

The study was performed using single stem cells cultivated to provide sufficient DNA for whole genome sequencing.

23 Dec 2017

Here’s why you should take good care of oral health even at old age

Taking care of your mouth, teeth and gums is a worthy goal even at the old age. This is because oral health problems are linked to greater risks of developing frailty in older adults.

21 Nov 2017

Slow pace in old age may indicate heart diseases

Heart disease risk factors such as smoking, living with diabetes, obesity or being physically inactive were linked to having a slower walking speed.

Healthy Lifestyle

08 Sep 2017

Healthy lifestyle key to smarter brain in old age: Study

Increase in levels of blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar can cause impairment of the large and smaller blood vessels, making them narrowed or blocked.

01 May 2017

Exercise now to keep bones healthy in old age, say experts

Muscle-strengthening exercises are any activity that requires your muscles to work harder than normal.

24 Apr 2017

Going to university may help prevent dementia: Study

The research team analysed whether a healthy lifestyle was associated with better performance on a mental ability test.

22 Apr 2017

Brain stimulation in early age may help you stay mentally fit in older years

People with higher levels of reserve are more likely to stay mentally fit for longer.

Parkinson's disease

12 Apr 2017

60% people mistake Parkinson's Disease symptoms for old age problem, says neurologists

As people lack awareness on Parkinson's Disease, 60 per cent of them mistake its symptoms to be old age problems, causing a causing a delay in diagnosis and leads to irreversible position of the disease, dosctors said on Wednesday.

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