Elderly Health
-
Gardening good for over-60s
Over-60s who keep up gardening and do-it-yourself activities massively cut their risk of heart disease and stroke, researchers report today. Read more
-
Medicine should aim to beat age – study
Beating age would be a better objective for medicine than tackling individual diseases such as cancer and heart disease, according to a controversial new theory. Read more
-
Eye disease gene found
British researchers are celebrating pin-pointing a gene for a common cause of blindness that afflicts elderly people. Read more
-
Blow for fish-brain theories
Fish may not be as good for the brain as has been thought, researchers warned last night. Read more
-
Fitness speeds up brain but not memory
Being physically fit may speed up the brain – but it does not enhance the memory, a major conference was told yesterday. Read more
-
Portable test for osteoporosis
A handheld device that can diagnose the early signs of the bone condition osteoporosis could be available for use within five years, researchers hope. Read more
-
Lifestyle changes ‘reverse ageing’
Positive lifestyle changes could help to reverse ageing at a cellular level, according to a new US study. Read more
-
Elderly face dementia over-diagnosis – summit
Thousands of elderly people could end up wrongly "labelled" as having dementia because of global drives to develop screening for the condition, experts warn today. Read more
-
Hot choc hope for elderly brains
Some elderly people may benefit mentally from drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day, researchers reported last night. Read more
-
Probiotics fail to counter antibiotics – study
Many benefits have been claimed for so-called "probiotic" yoghurts – but a new study says they are not effective at counteracting some of the side-effects of antibiotics. Read more