Review: Vitamin D supplements fail to change bone density
Almost half of older adults take vitamin D with or without calcium. Researchers at the University of Tasmania, Hobart, in...
Ginkgo biloba fails to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers in France participating in the GuidAge Study Group assessed the long-term use of standardized ginkgo biloba extract in elderly...
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Reducing the rate and risk of falling
Approximately 30% of people over 65 years of age living in the community fall each year. This Cochrane review updates...
Review of art therapies in dementia care
There’s lots of interest, but nobody ever reviewed the evidence before this. Researchers at the College of the Holy Cross,...
Support for exercise to preserve cognitive function
Researchers at the Foundation of Public Health, Mutuelle Generale de l’Education Nationale, in Paris, reanalyzed data from the Women’s Antioxidant...
Does Pilates improved balance?
Researchers at the University of Tasmania, in Launceston, evaluated the effects of a Pilates on balance and function in community-dwelling...
Does losing weight reduce your risk of early death?
Despite the reported benefits, weight loss isn’t always advised for older adults because some studies have associated weight loss with...
Demographics and the risk for high mercury levels?
Using data from a study of pregnant women from an inland area in the US South, researchers at Duke University,...
Exergaming for older adults
At first, I was skeptical, but research suggests there are benefits. Researchers at Skidmore College, at Saratoga Springs, New York,...
Does yoga improve fitness in older adults?
Researchers at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, reviewed the evidence to determine whether physical fitness and function benefits are...
CAM options to treat chronic constipation
Chronic constipation is common among the elderly and women. Doctors prescribe various treatments, and patients often use over-the-counter remedies. Researchers...
First study of Yerba Mate for osteoporosis
Drinking Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) tea is popular in Argentina and other South American countries. Researchers at the National University...
CAM use among older Americans
In October 2010 the American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)...
Nonpharmacological strategies for breathlessness
Breathlessness (aka dyspnea) is difficult to manage in palliative care. Researchers in the UK reviewed and ranked the most effective...
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Reviewing the reviews of tai chi
Prof. Ernst and a colleague critically evaluated the systematic reviews of tai chi for any improvement of medical conditions or...
Vitamin D and the risk of falls in the elderly
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota, reviewed the evidence.
Effect of smoking cessation on age-related macular degeneration in older women
The results reported by researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, in Los Angeles, California reinforce the...
Alcohol consumption and its effect on “successful aging”
Studies have documented an association between moderate alcohol consumption and longevity. Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health and the...
Caffeine and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease
One hundred years ago, German physician Alois Alzheimer described “eine eigenartige Erkrankung der Hirnrinde” (a peculiar disease of the cerebral...
Adding tai chi improves antidepressant drug therapy
During the New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit Meeting, researchers at David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California,...