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AARP Massachusetts Bestows ‘Andrus Award for Community Service' to Age-Friendly New Bedford Volunteer
George Smith has been selected by AARP, the nonprofit organization for people 50 and older, to receive the 2020 AARP Massachusetts Andrus Award for Community Service - the...
1 day ago - Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative
Community Care Corps 23 Grant Awards Include Berkshire-based organization
Community Care Corps is announcing the grantees of a new and unprecedented program to help older adults, persons with disabilities, and family caregivers. This momentous leap...
15 days ago - Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative
Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Helps Treat Autism
NAP, an experimental drug showed positive results on nerve cells in a model of ADNP syndrome. ADNP syndrome's hallmark features are intellectual disability and autism spectrum...
16 days ago - Medindia Health
Study provides insight into evolution of amyloid-β oligomer with temporary salt crystals
Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of dementia worldwide and a major cause of disability. Now, researchers at Osaka University and Hokkaido University have shown that...
17 days ago - News Medical
Ticagrelor linked to 29% lower risk for osteoarthritis than clopidogrel
Ticagrelor was associated with a 29% lower risk for osteoarthritis compared with another antiplatelet agent, clopidogrel, during a 5-year follow-up period, according to data...
24 days ago - Healio
Vitamin D supplementation may reduce foot pain in patients with knee OA
Vitamin D supplementation and the maintenance of sufficient vitamin D levels for 2 years successfully reduced disabling foot pain in patients with symptomatic knee...
24 days ago - Healio
MHAC's COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 7/10-7/16
In addition to an evolving COVID-19 resource page , MHAC is continuing to collect and share updates on COVID-19 from state government, federal agencies like the Centers for...
28 days ago - Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative - 2 articles
Nominations Open for the John A. Hartford Foundation 2020 Business Innovation Award
The John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation Award highlights the successes of community-based organizations that are partnering and contracting with health care...
29 days ago - Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative
Low back pain may resolve after THA
Symptomatic low back pain improved in 82% of patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty for unilateral hip osteoarthritis, according to a hip and knee surgeon at Hospital...
1 month ago - Healio
Geriatrics Models of Care: Bringing 'Best Practice' to an Aging America
This book describes geriatrics practice models that are used to guide the care of older adults, allowing seniors to remain at home, prevent functional disability and preserve...
1 month ago - Aurora Health Care
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Your diet and gut health can be modified to lower risk of Alzheimer's
It turns out, you can “hack” your diet to reduce your risk of getting Alzheimer's disease, says a recent study by Wake Forest School of Medicine in North Carolina. In the...
Smart Growth America, CDC Launch ‘Champions Institute' to Promote Complete...
Smart Growth America and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity are now accepting applications for the Champions...
Which Women Choose Hormones for Surgical Menopause?
Among women with BRCA mutations who underwent preventive oophorectomy, those who were younger, more educated, or had a prophylactic mastectomy were more likely to use hormone...
RCT highlights Milk thistle's potential menopause benefits
Supplements of milk thistle may help decrease the frequency and severity of hot flashes for menopausal women, says a new study.
Stroke: Researchers Identify Way to Predict Patients' Risk
Doctors can use free-scoring tool to assess risk, help patients avoid strokes
Tufts Health Plan Foundation Pledges $1 Million to Support Racial and Social...
Tufts Health Plan Foundation announced it has committed $1 million to support investments on issues facing diverse communities. The funds will go to the New Commonwealth Racial...
VJCRGS.com: Video-based surgical journal posts latest issue
The Video Journal of Cataract, Refractive and Glaucoma Surgery has posted its latest issue, “One-of-a-Kind Videos,” hosted by Robert H. Osher, MD. The table of contents for...
Same-day exams during wet AMD anti-VEGF therapy could save up to $7 billion
The Modifier-25 same-day exams during anti-VEGF therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration reduced treatment and travel costs at the patient and population...
Developing a blood test for prostate cancer
Professor Pockley among researchers from the John van Geest Cancer Research Centre have recently developed a blood test for the detection of prostate cancer.
Liberal committee asked to consider suspending Kennett over leadership comments
A senior Liberal has asked the party's influential administrative committee to consider action against Jeff Kennett over his criticism of the Opposition Leader's performance.