“Millions of older people who take drugs for high blood pressure or heart problems can more than halve their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia,”
Aneurysm screening is "set to save thousands of lives”, The Guardian has reported. The newspaper says that nearly 2,000 lives could be saved each year by a new screening programme for elderly...
News article about the first trials of a test based on anti-Müllerian hormone to predict onset of menopause
"It might be possible to treat the main cause of permanent blindness before people notice any loss of vision," BBC News report. A proof of concept study of early testing for glaucoma – the most common cause of sight loss – had promising results…
A number of elderly people are being let down by home care services, an enquiry by the Equality and Human Rights Commission has found. The commission reported that around half of the older people...
"Taking antidepressants like Prozac to counter mood changes in menopause 'raises risk of broken bones'," the Daily Mail reports. A new study suggests that using SSRIs during the menopause may significantly increase the risk of bone fracture…
“People who take a daily dose of aspirin are twice as likely to suffer blindness in later life,” The Daily Telegraph has reported. The newspaper said that an international study of over 4,000 elderly people has found that daily aspirin users...
Treatment with a new type of eye drop “cures blindness in early tests”, according to The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper said that research...
“'Liquid cosh' treatment kills dementia patients” reports The Independent. The paper is referring to antipsychotic drugs to control aggressive or violent behaviour