Geriatrics & Healthy Aging

1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (494+ words) Reading for pleasure – from tucking into a Jane Austen classic to devouring a Heartstopper graphic novel – is linked to better mental health, greater empathy and a lower risk of dementia, say researchers. Scientists at the University of Cambridge have joined…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago   (887+ words) Salk Institute scientists create first microprotein atlas of human frontal cortex with and without Alzheimer’s disease, then find link between a microprotein and brain immune cell dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease Brendan Miller (left) and Alan Saghatelian (right) created the first…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago   (724+ words) Andy Burnham with his dad Roy and Mum Eileen in 2016(Image: Peter Byrne/PA Wire) Following the death of Prime Minister Andy Burnham's dad, Roy Burnham, who suffered with Alzheimer's disease, the early signs of the most common form of…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago   (164+ words) ST. JOHNSBURY — Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia is the OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) presentation on September 24, 2026 at Catamount Arts on Eastern Ave from 1:30-3 p.m. Presenter, Barbara Edelman has been a volunteer with the Alzheimer’s Association Vermont…...

6+ hour, 35+ min ago   (207+ words) The Western NY Alzheimer’s Association invite you to attend a FREE class: "Know the 10 Warning Signs". This course helps people recognize common signs of the disease in themselves and others and identify next steps to take, including how to talk…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago   (371+ words) ASAP Act Could Boost Early Detection of Alzheimer’s, Reduce Costs in Long Term National Taxpayers Union The Honorable Morgan Griffith The Honorable Diana DeGette Dear Chairman Griffith, Ranking Member DeGette, and Members of the Subcommittee, On behalf of National Taxpayers…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (679+ words) Jeanie Buss contests Josh Kushner and Bob Iger’s $12.5B purchase of Lakers Crocodile that ate Dinosaurs reappears Mamdani announces plan to open new city-owned grocery stores Menopause is often associated with hot flashes, sleep problems and changes in mood, but its…...

3+ hour, 43+ min ago   (270+ words) PEP Therapeutic Centre (Provided by morepep.ca) Caregivers spend so much time looking after someone else that their own needs can quickly slip down the priority list. PEP Seniors Therapeutic Centre in Perth is trying to change that through its…...

6+ hour, 56+ min ago   (581+ words) Yet dementia specialists say people without symptoms also seek those tests even though they’re neither approved nor recommended for that population. For now, “the worried well should not be getting those tests” outside of a research study, stressed testing expert…...

5+ hour, 53+ min ago   (131+ words) DeKalb Public Library pictured on Thursday, May 13, 2021, in DeKalb. (Mark Black for Shaw Local) The DeKalb Public Library will host a workshop for community members to learn how to maintain cognitive health in the digital age as part of its…...