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Older adults who see the same primary care physician have fewer preventable hospitalizations - EurekAlert!

Metabolism, not just weight, improved when older adults reduced ultra-processed food intake - EurekAlert!

Cheap Daily Supplement Appears to Boost Brain Function in Older Adults

Why Eating Alone Could Be Surprisingly Dangerous for Older Adults

Discovering America’s ‘epilepsy belt’: First-of-its-kind national study reveals US regions with high epilepsy rates among older adults - EurekAlert!

Developing dehydration and other age-related conditions following major surgery linked to dramatically worse outcomes for older adults - EurekAlert!

Duke-NUS study: Over 90% of older adults with dementia undergo burdensome interventions in their final year - EurekAlert!

Even modest amounts of physical activity may slow Alzheimer’s disease among at-risk older adults - EurekAlert!

UT Health San Antonio study finds amino acid supplement may boost exercise benefits for older adults - EurekAlert!

Less pain, same results? Researchers explore drill-free treatments for cavities in older adults - EurekAlert!

Stiff arteries may amplify early memory decline in older adults - EurekAlert!

Obesity-related cancer rising among both younger and older adults worldwide, study finds. Cancer in younger adults was defined as diagnoses at ages 20 to 49 years and in older adults as diagnoses at age 50 years or older.

Targeted immunotherapy combination offers hope to older adults with leukemia - EurekAlert!

Supplement that supports the glycocalyx in blood vessels may reduce frailty in older adults - EurekAlert!

How 1 in 4 older adults regain happiness after struggling

Housing type linked to cardiovascular death risk in older adults in Japan - EurekAlert!

Adherence to UK Physical Activity Guidelines benefits heart and builds muscles of older adults - EurekAlert!

Physical exercise can 'train' the immune system. The finding comes from a study of older adults with a history of endurance training, which involves prolonged physical activity such as long-distance running, cycling, swimming, rowing, and walking.

Pain and antidepressant drug combo linked to increased seizure risk in older adults - EurekAlert!

Federal housing assistance linked to earlier cancer diagnosis in older adults - EurekAlert!