‘BGS Healthier for Longer’, a new report published by the British Geriatrics Society, examines how messages of prevention and healthy ageing apply to an older population group that may already be ill and frail, and to the healthcare professionals who care for them. The prevention agenda, which has been highlighted as a priority for the […]
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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Frailty may still be primarily viewed only in terms of physical health – and not all physical, social, mental and environmental domains of frailty may be routinely assessed, according to a recent study published in BMC Geriatrics. The findings come from a study which used an online survey to ascertain the ‘assessments for frailty’ used […]
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Research recently published in The Journal of Physiology has found that elderly people walk at a slower speed and tire more quickly because of loss of strength and mass in leg muscles. Using computer simulations they found that these physiological changes explain the slower walking speed preferred by the elderly, and that a focus on […]
Older people who are inactive or sedentary for any period of time can rapidly lose muscle mass and mobility. According to a recent study published in The Journal of Physiology, researchers have been able to document for the first time how the same period of inactivity has a greater and more severe impact on the muscle […]
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What’s in a smile? ‘Smiling uses between 12 and 26 different muscles in the face which pull the skin into a variety of furrow and folds,’ says Dr Nisith Sheth, a consultant dermatologist based in Harley Street and a spokesman for the British Skin Foundation. ‘Many studies have tried to establish exactly which muscles are […]
https://youtu.be/aLsVS0lrRD0 The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in currently taking place in London. Learn more about the facts and figures relating to this disease here in this video. […]
Today three million woman in the UK are diagnosed with so-called brittle bone disease, but back in the 1960s, it was poorly understood. Old ladies were told they had widow’s hump which was considered a normal part of ageing. Few hospital consultants had a good knowledge of osteoporosis and a recognised definition was not produced […]
Danielle Collins has developed a range of Face Yoga techniques to help smooth wrinkles and lines. To help smile creases around the eyes: Circle the Eyes Massage First place your middle fingers at the beginning of your eyebrows. Start to gently tap around your eyes following the top of your eyebrow and then continue under […]