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Moving Long-Distance Shows Where You Live Affects Longevity
Posted on 16 October 2021.
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Older Adults Say Health Care Workers Should Get Vaccinated
Posted on 10 October 2021.
A new poll finds strong support among older Americans for requiring health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Using Internet In Retirement Boosts Cognitive Function
Posted on 23 September 2021.
Results found that, on average, people who used the Internet after they retired were able to recall 1.22 extra words in the recall test compared to non-Internet users.
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Older Adults Rarely Discuss Alcohol Use With Doctors
Posted on 10 August 2021.
Over one quarter of U.S. adults age 65 and older who used alcohol and had a healthcare visit in the past year were not asked about their alcohol use with their healthcare providers.
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65+ and Lonely? You Don’t Need Another Prescription
Posted on 31 July 2021.
Lonely, older adults are nearly twice as likely to use opioids to ease pain and two-and-a-half times more likely to use sedatives and anti-anxiety medications.
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How To Delay Alzheimer’s Dementia Up To 5 Years
Posted on 15 July 2021.
Keeping your brain active in old age has always been a smart idea, but a new study suggests that reading, writing letters and playing card games or puzzles in later life may delay the onset of Alzheimer’s dementia by up to five years.
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