Topic: Geriatric Medicine

Researchers have warned people not to start taking vitamin B tablets immediately, after a study found the vitamin could prevent the effects of...
A new study identifies molecules that can be used to selectively reduce generation of the sticky, neuron-damaging plaques that are the hallmark of ...

SD seeks volunteers to help people with Medicare

South Dakota officials are seeking local volunteers to help senior citizens get answers to questions about Medicare. The volunteer counselors will ...

Youth movement

Fresh-faced and scrubbed, voice barely broken, Dr. Howser routinely shocked patients with his youth. A surgical resident at a Los Angeles hospital...

Vit B halves brain shrinkage in old

Daily tablets of large doses of B vitamins can halve the rate of brain shrinkage in elderly people with memory problems and may slow their...
Minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery to repair torn shoulder muscles in elderly people can reduce pain and improve function, a new study finds ...
UC Irvine researchers have discovered that markedly depleted amounts of an omega-3 fatty acid in brain tissue samples from Alzheimer's patients may...
An article just published in the journal Osteoporosis International introduces a validated new model that can be used to forecast the current and...

Eat Well, Stave Off The Aging Process

This column features weekly tips and advice from a revolving cast of industry leaders, on hand to discuss your beauty dilemmas, from blemishes to...
A new University of Georgia study published in the journal Nature has identified a critical enzyme that keeps traffic flowing in the right...