And of those who do believe retirement is on the cards, one in 10 reckon they’ll be aged 70 or older when the time comes. However, not all employees WANT to hang up their hat, as 37 per cent say they wouldn’t be able to afford to stop working and 27 per cent claim they […]
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An international team of researchers have put forward a position statement, published in Science, which lays out a new healthcare framework to help aging populations stay healthier for longer. The statement is a ‘call to action’ to governments, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the scientific and medical community to come together and develop the […]
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Early symptoms of frontotemporal dementia are often confused with symptoms occurring in psychiatric disorders. Reporting their findings in Journal of Neurology, Finnish researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Oulu show that serum neurofilament levels can be used as a diagnostic tool to differentiate between these conditions. Frontotemporal dementia is the […]
A study carried out with a new human stem cell-derived model reveals that the most prevalent genetic risk factor of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4), impairs the function of human brain immune cells, microglia. These findings pave the way for new, effective treatment approaches for AD. The results were published in Stem Cell Reports. […]
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Scientists have visualised for the first time protein tangles associated with dementia in the brains of patients who have suffered a single head injury. This is the finding of a new study led by scientists from Imperial College London, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. In the early-stage study, researchers studied 21 patients who […]
In a relay race members of a team take turns completing parts of a course, with relay being defined as the act and consequence of replacing an athlete, regardless of the type of activity being performed. Relays can occur in running, swimming, cross-country skiing, skating and, I suggest, in care home nursing. Whilst speed is […]
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Our population is ageing as the health care workforce is ever more stretched; is mouth care being sacrificed on the altar of busyness? The scale of the problem Health journalist Mary Otto describes a “silent epidemic” of oral disease in her book entitled “Teeth”. Rotting stumps, food caked between stained, cracked and loosened teeth and […]
Opioid analgesics were associated with a 30% increase in the risk of pneumonia in persons with Alzheimer’s disease, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The risk was most pronounced in the first two months of use. This is the first study to investigate the association between opioids and pneumonia in this […]
Denmark, 22nd May 2019 – A new survey[i] conducted in ten countries, specifically designed to study the habits of people with hearing loss, reveals how people around the world feel about their hearing condition and how addressing hearing loss with treatment can significantly improve quality of life. Commissioned by The International Campaign for Better Hearing […]
A new exhibition ‘Aspects of Age’ opening this week at the Royal College of Nursing reflects how the way we care for older people has changed, over two centuries, shifting from institutional to home care, from the workhouse and asylums of the Victorian era to the hospital and care home and beyond. Dawne Garrett, RCN […]