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A new study published in the European Journal of Nutrition shows that women who eat enough protein are less likely to be frail.
Having a hip fracture is never good news. Research shows that up to half of adults have trouble with daily functioning and mobility for months to years after fracturing a hip. About 20% have to live in long-term care facilities. The worst news, however, is about 18% to 33% of older adults who have a hip fracture die within one year.
The 2016 National Survey of Drug Use and Health showed that cannabis use is growing faster in older adults than in any other age group. In fact, the survey found that there has been a ten-fold increase.
Many studies have linked air pollution to chronic disease, but usually particulate matter in the air is implicated. Now, researchers from the University of Buffalo have discovered that ozone may cause and/or speed up damage to arteries that can eventually lead to heart disease and stroke.
Significant efforts have been made to control the spread of so-called superbugs in hospitals over the past couple of decades. Simple but thorough handwashing and the use of hand sanitizers by hospital staff have been found to significantly reduce infection rates among patients.
Cannabis has been legal in Colorado for several years, but some negative effects of the edible form of the drug appear to be more common than originally anticipated.
A form of positron emission tomography (PET) scan has been shown to influence how physicians manage patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
Results of a new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggest that older adults, especially people with diabetes, may have a good reason to use acetaminophen with caution.
Hate any type of exercise? Good news—according to a new study, doing resistance training only once weekly can improve your health. Like aerobic exercise, every little bit counts.
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