Elderly Health
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How low-cal diets lengthen life
Scientists are uncovering the secrets of using low-calorie diets to increase lifespan. Read more
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Anaemia link to dementia
Elderly people who suffer from anaemia face a hugely increased risk of developing dementia, researchers warned last night. Read more
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Healthy habits vital for the elderly
A healthy lifestyle plays a key role in avoiding future disability, researchers say today. Read more
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Drop in UK dementia rates
There has been a clear fall in rates of dementia in the UK over the last two decades, researchers say today. Read more
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How reading stimulates mind
Reading and other mental activities all help to preserve the memory in old age, researchers have found. Read more
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Knee ops vary among neighbours
Rates of knee operation vary massively in the world’s wealthiest countries, a conference heard yesterday. Read more
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Mediterranean diet ‘boosts ageing brain’
Elderly people can boost their brain power by following a Mediterranean diet with either added extra virgin olive oil or mixed nuts – rather than a low-fat diet, researchers say today. Read more
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Vaccines programme extended
A major new programme of vaccinations is to be established in England, it was announced yesterday. Read more
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Indecisive elderly may need L-dopa
Dopamine drugs for Parkinson’s disease can also help elderly people who are unable to make decisions, British researchers have reported. Read more
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Red wine drugs could stem ageing
Drugs based on a red wine chemical are set to provide radical new anti-ageing treatments, helping to prevent diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, researchers have revealed. Read more