Geriatrics & Healthy Aging

10+ hour, 41+ min ago   (563+ words) Yet dementia specialists say people without symptoms also seek those tests even though they’re neither approved nor recommended for that population. For now, “the worried well should not be getting those tests” outside of a research study, stressed testing expert…...

11+ hour, 13+ min ago   (383+ words) Researchers found a smaller representation of the central visual field in deaf participants, which they suggest points towards a “redistribution of neural resources”, as the same group displayed a “significantly larger” representation of far-peripheral vision. This was found in both…...

12+ hour, 33+ min ago   (179+ words) sentinel-echo.com The celebrations for America's Semiquentinniel continues wit… Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that there will… LONDON — Kara Hawk, Walk Manager for the Alzheimer's Association's Southeast Kentucky Region, spoke to members of the London Rotary Club…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (292+ words) A new community support group has launched in South Wigston to provide a comforting sanctuary for individuals living with dementia and much-needed respite for their loved ones. Organised by the Rotary Club of Oadby, Memory Nook has been established to…...

1+ hour, 57+ min ago   (385+ words) Orihuela will host its fourth series of Alzheimer’s awareness and educational talks from September 22 to 24 at La Lonja Auditorium. The free event has been organised to mark World Alzheimer’s Day by the Miguel Hernández Association of Families of People with…...

7+ hour ago   (749+ words) We all mis­place keys, oc­ca­sion­al­ly walk in­to a room and for­get why we came, or for­get a name. The mem­o­ry lapse is part of be­ing hu­man. De­men…...

2+ hour, 41+ min ago   (325+ words) Hearing plays an important role in staying connected with family, friends and the community. For residents of Berwick and surrounding areas, a new family-owned audiology clinic is making access to personalised hearing care easier. Sense of Hearing Clinic, located at…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago   (267+ words) Alzheimer’s Early Signs: Memory Loss Symptoms Doctors Warn About Forgetting where you left your keys or struggling to recall someone’s name can happen to anyone, especially with age. But when memory loss begins interfering with everyday life, doctors say it…...

10+ hour, 18+ min ago   (274+ words) The Prescott Times Media Shots Fired Reported in Granville Community Chandler Man Evades Police, Crashes Vehicle; Charges Pending YCSO, PANT Seize Meth and Fentanyl in Prescott; Children Protected Former Prescott Habitat for Humanity Director Sentenced to 62.5 Years in $826,000 Embezzlement Case…...

4+ hour ago   (663+ words) Aussies are being urged to take up popular hobbies to reduce the risk of developing dementia. The brain illness overtook heart diseases in 2024 to become Australia's leading cause of death, with an estimated 446,500 people currently living with the disease. But…...