Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Having at least three servings of vegetables and two servings of fruit a day could help prevent dementia in older adults, new research suggests.
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While older people with a higher level of education have better memory function, this does not protect them from declines in memory and thinking as they age, say researchers fro
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Older people who experience a hip fracture have an increased risk of dying both immediately after the fracture and in the longer term, say researchers.
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Older people who see the same GP over time have fewer avoidable hospital admissions for certain conditions, latest study results suggests.
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Systematic review concludes that rather than screening for high risk it would be better to invest in prevention measures that would help the whole population.
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Older people are vulnerable road users with a disproportionate number of pedestrian deaths in the over 65s.
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Study assesses how effective an app could be in screening older people for heaing loss.
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People who speak two or more languages cope better with the symptoms of dementia, new study results suggest.
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Identifying the ways the NHS can use self-management to improve services
Older people who follow a Mediterranean diet retain more brain volume than those who do not follow the diet as closely, new study results suggest.
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Sustained enjoyment of life over several years in older age is associated with lower mortality, and the longer a person reports enjoying life, the lower their risk of death, say
The prescription of psychotropic drugs is associated with a strongly increased risk of falling among nursing home residents, say researchers in the Netherlands.
Antipsychotic drug use is associated with a 60% increased risk of mortality among people with Alzheimer’s disease, new study results suggest.
The serious impact of medication errors on nursing home residents is ‘surprisingly low’, despite these errors being common, say Australian researchers.
Combining omega-3 supplements with a resistance exercise training programme can improve muscle function in older women, say researchers from the Universities of Glasgow and Aberdeen.
Lonely people have an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease because they have high levels of the protein amyloid in the brain, suggest researchers in the US.
