Shrinking brains but healthy memory - does brain matter matter?
...ngs are good news for the large proportion of baby boomers out there - and probably better news for the baby boomer women who show no evidence of brain shrinkage over this short period of time". The ANU researchers conducted a combination of MRI scans and surveys of 446 people in their 60's in Canberra and ...Case finds oral health of residents in nursing homes needs more attention
...ople reside in long-term care facilities. As baby boomers age that number should dramatically increase. What sets baby boomers apart from their parents' generation is that they have grown old with their teeth due to healthier l...Look to the future: Preparing for baby boomer dementia epidemic
...s expected to engulf us in 2010, the year the baby boomers begin to reach 65? Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research begin to answer this difficult question in a study published in the July issue of the ...Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine and Microsoft to present innovations for healthy workforce
...turning from a tour of duty in Iraq, or aging baby boomers trying to stay competitive in today's work force. But this challenge can be overcome through the use of accessible technologies designed to help people with disabilities. Who: Matthew H. M. Lee, M.D., Howard A. Rusk Professor of Rehabilitation Me...Accessible technology and rehab medicine help Americans with disabilities in today's work force
...turning from a tour of duty in Iraq, or aging baby boomers trying to stay competitive in today's work force. In each case, the challenge can be overcome through the use of accessible technologies designed to help people with disabilities. "As a blind physician, I can relate to the importance of continuing to...Experts report dental X-rays effectively identify stroke risk factors
... that same study, nearly half (49 percent) of baby boomers indicated that they do not visit the dentist every six months and almost one-third (31 percent) never go to the dentist or only go in an emergency. This demographic's failure to recognize that oral health holds valuable clues that could negatively i...Largest survey on depression suggests higher prevalence in U.S., reports Mailman school
... MDD. "Elevated rates of major depression in baby boomers and in Native Americans were among the most striking findings to emerge from the study," said Deborah Hasin, PhD, professor of clinical Epidemiology at the Mailman School and lead author of the paper. The latest data also indicates that Asian, Hispan...Youth obsession and reality of ageing set to collide
...t, and understand their bodies indicated that baby boomers were at the forefront of the anti-ageing movement....e themselves. There was some indication that baby boomers will age differently. Participants in the study used hair-dye, cosmetics, and more extreme measures ...Hormone aldosterone is promising target for stroke treatment
... stroke incidence is not declining and aging baby boomers likely will cause rates to spike, says Dr. Dorrance. She is among an increasing number of scientists who think the hormone, aldosterone, is part of the problem and blocking it may be part of the solution. Scientific momentum surrounding the hormone s...Book looks at improving health-care access for disabled
... a disability, and the numbers are growing as baby boomers age. A new book says that despite a multitude of barriers that prevent people with disabilities from obtaining optimal and efficient health care, many can be overcome. "More Than Ramps: A Guide to Improving Health Care Quality and Access for People ...Jefferson scientists discover mechanism tying obesity to Alzheimer's disease
...spose to Alzheimer's later on," he says. "The baby boomers today should pay attention to this. Their medical risk factors today will play a role 30 years later. Think about weight, cholesterol, blood pressure, which could affect you long-term. In terms of Alzheimer's, another risk factor is maintaining an ac...Obesity in middle age raises heart disease, diabetes risk in older age
...r of older adults resulting from aging of the baby boomers and from dramatic improvements in life expectancy for the entire population," said Yan. "The study findings also strongly support the need for population-wide, multifaceted, primary prevention at young age of all risk factors, including overweight a...Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging study launched nationwide by National Institutes of Health
...ause of dementia, and the number is rising as baby boomers enter their older years. The NIA leads the Federal effort in research on AD and age-related cognitive change. For more information on participation in a number of clinical studies on AD, visit http://www.clinicaltrials.gov (search for "Alzheimer's ...Efficiency, not more doctors, is the prescription for aging population
...pected to increase as the population ages and baby boomers acquire a growing number of ailments such as Type II diabetes, congestive heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Prior studies by CECS, published in the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, have demonstrated that in some parts of the co...ACP: Residency match results show need for reforms
...five years, the first of a wave of 76 million baby boomers will begin to be eligible for Medicare. The population age 85 and over, which is most likely to require chronic care services for multiple conditions, will increase 50% from 2000 to 2010. It will more than double by 2030, and more than quadruple by 2...Mayo Clinic leaders offer health reform vision, prescriptions
...rror. And five years from now, when the first baby boomers qualify for Medicare, we will be on the cusp of a crisis if changes are not made." Smoldt says if the goal is cost-effective, quality health care, then current financial incentives are seriously misdirected. "Medicare's payment model creates a built...Different options produce similar results
...erest in cosmetics and improved appearance by baby boomers and Generation Xers," says Henry Finger, DDS, FAGD, AGD spokesperson. "Teens especially want to improve their appearance because of peer pressure, publications they read, and their role models." "Whitening is popular to teenagers merely because they...University of Kentucky Gill Heart researchers study abdominal aortic aneurysms
...nited States there are currently 78.8 million baby boomers people born between 1946 and 1964. More than half of baby boomers will be age 50 or older by next May, and this January will mark the 60th birthdays of the oldest boo...UT Southwestern orthopaedic surgeons first in area to use knee replacements designed for women
...surgeons is increasing due, in part, to aging baby boomers and an increasingly overweight population. In the 1950s, the first artificial knees were little more than crude hinges; now there are a variety of knee-replacement designs that take into account age, weight, activity level and overall health. Accor...Flavanol-rich cocoa improves blood vessel function in aging baby boomer study participants
...iovascular benefits for the nearly 78 million baby boomers in the United States today, suggests a new study published in the August issue of the Journal of Hypertension. Researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found that drinking a standardized flavanol-rich co...