Brain stimulation improves short-term memory in older adults for a month, study finds

Up for a little noninvasive brain stimulation to boost your aging memory for that next big project, work meeting or family get-together? One day science may be able to offer such treatments, new research suggests.

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Video chats improve cognition in at-risk older adults: study

Participation in regular video chats can help improve memory in isolated older adults, slow cognitive decline, delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and reduce the overall societal burden of dementia, according to the results of a new study.

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UF receives $3.6 million grant to prepare nurses to meet the growing demand

The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on health care has made it more important than ever for nursing schools to educate the next generation of front-line providers.

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New study says drinking milk can improve brain health in older adults

New research says dairy milk may help protect older adults from aging.

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Nearly 40% of older adult brains studied showed signs of Alzheimer’s-like LATE dementia

Nearly 40% of older adults may experience brain damage caused by Limbic-predominant Age-related TDP-43 Encephalopathy (LATE), a form of dementia that is often mistaken for Alzheimer’s disease, according to an NIA-supported study recently published in Acta Neuropathologica.

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The market’s biggest winners and losers in the Inflation Reduction Act

Want to know what the Inflation Reduction Act means for the market’s biggest companies, as well as for your wallet?

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Elder Index shows millions of American seniors can’t afford basic living costs

A recent report from researchers at the University of Massachusetts-Boston found that rising inflation has made it difficult for millions of elderly Americans to afford basic needs.

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As food prices soar, Alabama considering removing tax on groceries.

A family of four that spends about $10,000 in groceries this year while shopping in Mobile, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, and Montgomery, will also be doling out an extra $1,000 in taxes.

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Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee have stroke rates 10% higher than the national rate.

The stroke death rate has increased worldwide over the last two decades, remaining the second leading cause of death globally as of 2019 and the fifth in the U.S.

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Older Americans Go Back to Work in Next Frontier of Labor Force

Julie Diaz stepped down from her job as a legal secretary last spring. Her retirement ended up being short, and not so sweet.

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