Recreational Activities Are More Than Fun, It's Therapeutic For Elderly - Check Key Benefits
Recreational and therapeutic activities add vibrancy and joy to the lives of the elderly, positively impacting their physical, mental, and social well-being in a multitude of way.
Jan 04, 2024, 14:41 PM IST
Mental Health: How To Beat Loneliness And Social Isolation In Old Age - Expert Shares Tips
While physical health issues like aches and pains, declining cognition, and challenges to mobility are key problems in old age, what often gets overlooked is mental health. An acute sense of loneliness can be debilitating for the elderly and it's essential to take steps to combat the issue.
Nov 30, 2023, 10:49 AM IST
What Is 'Duck Walk' In Old Age? Expert Shares Tips On Maintaining Normal Mobility
With ageing comes a lot of weakness and deterioration of bone, muscle and other organs as well. Elderly people who are diagnosed with conditions like osteoarthritis can often end up walking the 'duck-walk. Here are expert tips on how to prevent it and more.
Jul 25, 2023, 19:37 PM IST
Social Isolation Linked With Lower Brain Volume: Study
The study reveals people with the lowest amount of social contact had overall brain volume that was significantly lower than those with the most social contact.
Jul 14, 2023, 15:12 PM IST
Slowing Down In Old Age May Be Warning Sign Of Dementia: Study
An Edith Cowan University (ECU) research showed that slowing down as we age can also be an early warning sign late-life dementia.
May 02, 2023, 13:11 PM IST
Want to take good care of your aging parents? Hear them out!
Our parents aren't getting younger now and we understand that ageing is not an easy process. Let's understand how as young kids we can care better for our old parents.
Nov 22, 2022, 20:11 PM IST
Know how to stay happy and healthy in old age
Over 80, but not 'over the hill'. These seniors are in smashing shape. By continuing to play, they're maintaining more than their physical health.
Aug 30, 2021, 19:52 PM IST
Your cardiovascular health also impacts your brain metabolism: Study
“Although everybody knows about the importance of caring for ourselves and controlling cardiovascular risk factors in order to avoid a heart attack, the association of these same risk factors with cognitive decline may increase awareness of the need to acquire healthy habits from the earliest stages of life,” says Dr Valentín Fuster, the lead author of the study.
Feb 17, 2021, 16:52 PM IST
Researchers identify unique signatures in supercentenarians that could characterise healthy ageing
They are also found to maintain a relatively high cognitive function and physical independence even after hitting the century. Demographers in Canada estimated that the chance of living more than 110 years is as low as 1 in 100,000. Meanwhile, according to the population census in Japan in 2015, the number of centenarians was estimated to be 61,763, of which only 146 were supercentenarians.
Nov 13, 2019, 13:14 PM IST
Abandoned by his children, 89-year-old man finds solace in nude modelling
"There is no shame in what I do. I don't rob. I don't steal. My children never come but that is fine."
Jul 07, 2018, 21:37 PM IST
Want to stay attentive in your old age? Start doing this
Do you want to stay attentive in your old age? If yes, then start doing meditation. A new study has found that regular and intensive sessions of meditation may help you stay focused and attentive even in advanced years.
Mar 30, 2018, 10:02 AM IST
Muscle wasting in old age may be reversed: Study
The research, published in the Journal of Physiology, suggests that muscle wasting follows on from changes in the nervous system.
Mar 12, 2018, 15:50 PM IST
Stem cells may help to stay strong in old age
The study was performed using single stem cells cultivated to provide sufficient DNA for whole genome sequencing.
Feb 25, 2018, 15:55 PM IST
Here’s why you should take good care of oral health even at old age
Taking care of your mouth, teeth and gums is a worthy goal even at the old age. This is because oral health problems are linked to greater risks of developing frailty in older adults.
Dec 23, 2017, 12:57 PM IST
Slow pace in old age may indicate heart diseases
Heart disease risk factors such as smoking, living with diabetes, obesity or being physically inactive were linked to having a slower walking speed.
Nov 21, 2017, 19:21 PM IST
Healthy lifestyle key to smarter brain in old age: Study
Increase in levels of blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar can cause impairment of the large and smaller blood vessels, making them narrowed or blocked.
Sep 08, 2017, 17:11 PM IST
Exercise now to keep bones healthy in old age, say experts
Muscle-strengthening exercises are any activity that requires your muscles to work harder than normal.
May 02, 2017, 00:40 AM IST
Going to university may help prevent dementia: Study
The research team analysed whether a healthy lifestyle was associated with better performance on a mental ability test.
Apr 24, 2017, 23:58 PM IST
Brain stimulation in early age may help you stay mentally fit in older years
People with higher levels of reserve are more likely to stay mentally fit for longer.
Apr 22, 2017, 17:13 PM IST
60% people mistake Parkinson's Disease symptoms for old age problem, says neurologists
As people lack awareness on Parkinson's Disease, 60 per cent of them mistake its symptoms to be old age problems, causing a causing a delay in diagnosis and leads to irreversible position of the disease, dosctors said on Wednesday.
Apr 13, 2017, 00:55 AM IST
