Resveratrol increased cerebral blood vessel dilation in a small study of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus, suggesting a possible role for slowing ... More »
More U.S. adults over the age of 65 visited an emergency department because of an infectious disease than for myocardial infarction and congestive hea... More »
The longer a woman’s reproductive years last, the less she may be prone to postmenopausal depression, a large meta-analysis has determined.
The ris... More »
Older adults treated with high-dose vitamin D as part of a double-blind, randomized clinical trial achieved target 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels at 6 and... More »
Women with knee osteoarthritis who have low thigh muscle strength are more likely to need a knee replacement, finds new research that suggests there m... More »
Many patients with Alzheimer’s disease can still identify a trusted individual to make decisions about participation in research, even when their cognitive abilities have declined to the point that...
While 2015 might not have been the year of the blockbuster Alzheimer’s drug, it did lay a few more paving stones on the road to understanding the disease.
Federal funding boosts, new-generation...
The herpes zoster vaccine should be administered earlier rather than later in order to achieve optimal immune response, but an additional booster shot for individuals 70 years or older is also...
Patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) who performed poorly on early cognitive tests seemed to progress more rapidly than those with less baseline impairment, a study showed.
Age was also an...
SAN DIEGO – Compared with age-matched controls, patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy had a significantly increased incidence of falls, hip fractures, and other injuries, preliminary results...
