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Diet helps reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease
A diet high in olive oil, nuts, fish, poultry and lots of vegetables may have a strong effect on reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
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Early detection of age-related vision impairment
Vision loss due to age and often seeing black spots are the main cause of blindness in the elderly, but the disease does not show symptoms.
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5 ways to improve memory
According to research results of many scientists, 5 ways below help the brain work well, applicable to both young people and the elderly.
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Taking many drugs at the same time is dangerous
The President of the German Society of Internal Medicine (BDI) - Dr. Wolfgang Wesiack warned that elderly people with many diseases use drugs at the same time to easily…
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Drinking green tea to stay happy
Japanese scientists have found that green tea can help older people get rid of melancholy.
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Seaweed can help treat Alzheimer's disease
According to Italian scientists, a substance that exists in seaweed can help brain cells fight the negative effects of alzheimer's disease.
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Vitamin B12 is good for the memory of the elderly
People with high levels of vitamin B12 in the blood are much better at recognizing than people of the same age who lack vitamin B12.
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Depression can increase the risk of urinary incontinence
According to recent research results, depressed elderly women have a higher risk of urinary incontinence than those without depression.
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Elderly people are at risk of dying from cardiovascular disease if Vitamin D is lacking
A new study by scientists from the University of Colorado Denver and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) shows that vitamin D plays an important role in reducing the ri…
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'Antiviral drugs may be wasteful for the elderly'
A model for treatment and infection of influenza shows that if the current swine flu epidemic is as fluent as the 1918 flu, antiviral treatments should be reserved for y…
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Priority for anti-H1N1 drugs for young people?
According to an Italian research group, providing antiviral drugs to the elderly to protect them from infection will not save many people, but the effort to treat younge…
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Laser light prevents disease due to retinal degeneration
Experts believe that a breakthrough laser treatment can prevent millions of older people from blindness.
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Does the elderly need more sleep?
Older people need the same amount of sleep as young adults, ie 7 to 9 hours a night.
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Practicing at age 70 - should it?
Question this week: Some people advise me to exercise more but I'm worried that there will be some bad effects because I'm already 73 this year.
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Eating lots of fruits helps prevent vision loss
Elderly people who have a diet rich in fruits such as citrus, leafy green vegetables are less likely to develop symptoms of age-related macular degeneration.