Tag: old age
Frailty is a medical condition, not just a function of ageing
Research shows that frailty is a medical condition, not just something that happens with old age
Frailty is not simply an adjective associated with old...
Memory loss in old age; it may really be about loss...
Hearing loss in older people is associated with restriction of outdoor activities, anxiety, and memory loss, finds new study
Hearing loss is the world's fourth-leading...
Social media reduces pain related depression risk in old age
Chronic pain often leads to social isolation and loneliness; social media prevents that
With a few finger strokes or swipes on a computer or cell...
Older people are less apt to recognise their own errors
Study offers new insights into things like how the elderly view their driving skills, or prescription compliance
If dealing with a parent sometimes leaves you...
![blindness. Photo:Michal Huniewicz [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://medibulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Beggar_panoramio-324x160.jpg "UK scientists devise eye drops for age related blindness")
UK scientists devise eye drops for age related blindness
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the commonest cause of blindness in the world
Age-related blindness, one of the commonest causes in the world of loss...
Muscle loss in aged caused by defunct nerve connections, could be...
Healthier muscles can send out new nerve branches to rescue some of the detached muscle fibres
Muscle loss is thought to be an inevitable consequence...
