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Geriatrics & Healthy Aging
Falls, cognition, polypharmacy, frailty, and independence strategies.
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I retired in my early 50s to care for my husband with dementia. We've exhausted his 401(k) and had to sell our house.
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (814+ words) This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Wendy Rowland, 53, who lives in Mississippi. Rowland, who was a stay-at-home mom, returned to work in her 50s to help pay for her husband's long-term care, as he suffers from early-onset dementia....
A new centre asks: Why can’t seniors and toddlers be friends?
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (828+ words) Roly Lalonde, a resident at Perley Health in Ottawa, enjoys playtime with toddler Daa-Sha at the centre's daycare on Sept. 24.Jess Deeks/The Globe and Mail Roly Lalonde sits in a walker while a toddler named Daa-Sha listens to his…...
Walk to End Alzheimer's in Grand Island
41+ min ago (54+ words) KSNB Walk to End Alzheimer's in Grand Island Stormtroopers and superheroes take over at Lincoln Nerd Fest 17-year-old teen dies after motorcycle crash in Alliance Nerd Fest takes over Sandhills Global Event Center - 5:30 p.m. Omaha Farmer’s Market vendor official retires after…...
S$25 million Healthy Longevity Institute and global brain health collaboration to advance healthy ageing
41+ min ago (82+ words) Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), NHG Health and the Geriatric Education and Research Institute (GERI) launched the Healthy Longevity Institute (HELI) today. Singapore has an opportunity to redefine responsible reclamation: Opinion AI platform and benchmark database predict phase-separating proteins…...
Carolina’s Ronit Freeman to lead project to stop ‘undruggable’ diseases
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (621+ words) Alzheimer’s disease and pulmonary fibrosis are the primary targets of the research funded by Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health and conducted with industry partner Siemens Healthineers. UNC-Chapel Hill will lead a consortium receiving up to $24.8 million to detect and…...
Can EHR-note AI help distinguish epilepsy from PNES?
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (435+ words) EpiScreen separated epilepsy from psychogenic non-epileptic seizures across 13,633 records from two US datasets and improved accuracy in an eight-clinician simulation. It remains retrospective decision support, not a substitute for neurological assessment or video-EEG. Editorial responsibility: The Impact of AI Editorial…...
Aging for Amateurs: Putting humanity and dignity into science and medicine
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (516+ words) The Acropolis in Athens, Greece, was inspired by ancient thinkers who wanted to create a culture that incorporated philosophy and art into its education. Decades ago, leaders at Medical University of South Carolina decided to pursue a similar goal with…...
Is retirement living ready for 30,000 residents with dementia?
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (376+ words) DCM Group's recent Living with Dementia Leadership Forum, delivered in partnership with eevi.life, HammondCare, ClarkeHopkinsClarke and Videri, examined this reality through the lens of dementia. Around 250,000 Australians live in retirement communities. The average resident is 81. At that age, AIHW…...
Program: Calls for formal carer recognition for all ages of carers
8+ hour, 6+ min ago (119+ words) Almost two thirds of Australia's young carers feel they have missed out on some of their childhood because of their caring role, a new survey has found. The data from Carers Australia's annual Wellbeing Survey found that only 18 per cent…...
Suffolk charity helps link reading to children's wellbeing
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (354+ words) Suffolk Mind has helped uncover a clear link between reading and high mental wellbeing in children and young people, as part of a national study of more than 52,000 eight to 18-year-olds. The details: Suffolk Mind joined forces with the National…...