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To date, the reality is sobering: physicians, patients, and families have little in their arsenal to combat cognitive decline once a dementia or Alzheimer’s diagnosis has been made. Drug development continues to be disappointing and few medications currently on the market show real benefit. As we’ve previously said in agebuzz,…

New year, new diet? For many, this is the time of year to give some thought to previous bad habits and contemplate some changes for healthier living. Fortunately, it’s also the time that publications come out with their rankings of the various popular diets, to help spur on your strategizing….

It may not come as a surprise, but the statistics are nonetheless distressing. In a new national poll of adults ages 50-80 from the University of Michigan, one in three respondents admitted they feel a lack of companionship and many also conveyed a feeling of social isolation. Women were especially prone…

It may not come as a surprise, but the statistics are nonetheless distressing. In a new national poll of adults ages 50-80 from the University of Michigan, one in three respondents admitted they feel a lack of companionship and many also conveyed a feeling of social isolation. Women were especially prone…

There’s no denying it- the numbers are just too stark. Americans are not getting any taller, but we’re definitely getting heavier, and this has serious implications for our health, especially as we get older. In 1976 approximately 15% of Americans were categorized as obese– that figure is now close to…

If you’re a regular reader of agebuzz, you know that we have urged you to consider getting inoculated against shingles, an affliction that’s not only painful but could have long term implications for nerve damage, vision or hearing loss and even higher risk of stroke or heart attack. Those are serious…