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Group urges Ottawa to allow dementia patients to request assisted death in advance
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More Americans making it to their 100th birthday and beyond
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Complex issue of when to stop mammograms
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Drugs that slow or stop Alzheimer’s could be ready in a decade
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Age no longer an automatic barrier to aggressive treatments
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MDs should screen for cognitive impairment in seniors only if symptoms: task force
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A pill that will take you to 120 and cure Alzheimer’s? Yes, that was too ...
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Knee replacement surgery gives more pain relief, but riskier: study
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Calcium supplements do not boost bones or reduce fractures, studies find
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ICU hallucinations haunt a staggering number of patients
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Dad’s last days weren’t easy
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Text messages with healthy 411 may reduce risks for heart patients, Australian study suggests
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Study finds common supplement may halt progression of Alzheimer’s
UN: Life expectancy worldwide has increased by 5 years
Life expectancy worldwide has increased by about five years in the last 15 years according to a report issued Thursday by the World Health Organization in the fastest gain since ...
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Loneliness hurts: Senior health about more than disease
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As dad's health proxy, I didn't do a very good job
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Brain scans find protein a marker of Alzheimer's decline
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Are pharma companies giving up on finding Alzheimer’s treatments?
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Alzheimer’s ‘lost memories’ may one day be recoverable, researchers say
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Can Alzheimer's be transmitted person to person? Preserved Canadian brains studied for answer
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Wishes program an effort to humanize death in hospital ICUs
One couple renewed their wedding vows. Another had a date night. A group of family and friends gathered for one last sing-along.
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Scientists question whether lifespan explains why more women have Alzheimer's
Nearly two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer's disease are women, and now some scientists are questioning the long-held assumption that it's just because they tend to live longer than men. -
Blood test raises hope for possibility of early Alzheimer’s detection
A blood test could identify the first signs of Alzheimer's disease and dementia 10 years before symptoms develop, scientists believe.
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Robot teaches exercise classes in Dutch retirement home
When the residents of Vughterstede -- average age 87 -- gather for a physical therapy class, they follow instructions from a 22-inch humanoid robot that can move, speak and dance. -
Families make videos to calm, reassure dementia patients
For 94-year-old Louise Irving, who suffers from dementia, waking up every day to a video with a familiar face and a familiar voice seems to spark a flicker of recognition. -
Senior moment? It's pretty normal for an aging brain
Those lost car keys that were an annoyance in your 30s can spark major anxiety in your 60s. Turns out it's pretty normal: The brain ages just like the rest ... -
Painting can help the brain to fight early dementia signs
Painting, drawing and sculpting in old age lowers the risk of developing the first signs of dementia by 73 per cent, an American study has shown. -
Living wills avert extraordinary measures in end-of-life care
If you watch TV medical dramas, you may have only a partial picture of the decisions you could face should your loved one become unable to direct his or her ... -
New push for straight talk between doctors, patients about end-of-life care
Dr. Angelo Volandes remembers performing rib-cracking CPR on a frail elderly man dying of lung cancer, a vivid example of an end-of-life dilemma: Because his patient never said if he ... -
If a senior you know is taking 'retirement' literally
Miriam Schottland, 79, can bench press 90 pounds, putting women half her age, including the one writing this story, to shame. -
For the inventive mind, aging may help
What makes an inventor? And does that creative spark change or diminish with age?