Although heart and lung disease can take their toll on seniors, the depression that accompanies them can affect their quality of life the most, University of Texas researchers found. The Study Study author Polly Hitchcock Noel, an assistant professor of medicine at...
Older adults seem better able to cope with chronic pain than younger adults, say researchers at the University of Michigan and the...
Daily aches and discomfort may become more common with age, but seniors do not have to increase their dosage of narcotic pain...
If you are an older adult, the New York Presbyterian Hospital offers these suggestions on how you can stay safe and healthy....
It's insomnia, not sleeping pills, that increases the risk of falls among sleep-deprived seniors, a new study suggests. The Study...
One of every three women and one of every six men who live to be 90 will sustain a hip fracture. Of...
Vitamin D supplements can prevent fractures in elderly people, according to research that contradicts two recent British studies. Problems with British Studies?...
Previously, research had shown that vitamin D and calcium supplements reduce the risk of bone fractures in seniors who have osteoporosis. But...
According to researchers at Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, and the University of Leicester, both in England, senior are the fastest growing segment...
A new study finds little evidence that multivitamin and mineral supplements protect older people from infection. The Study The authors of the...
Young blood can help revive damaged older muscles, according to a study that found the blood of aged mice somehow hinders a...
Researchers say an over-the-counter hormone supplement, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), might help seniors shed stubborn belly fat. Preliminary evidence also suggests that increased levels...