Drivers aged 70 and older who receive classroom and behind-the-wheel training can significantly improve their driving performance in tests of knowledge and on-road skills, according to a study in the Journal of Gerontology by researchers at Yale School of Medicine. [continue reading…]
October 2007
If you feel good, do you need the therapist? Or does the therapist need you?
New York Times
By RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN, M.D.
Published: October 30, 2007
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A new analysis suggests that about 3.4 million Americans age 71 and older—one in seven people in that age group—have dementia, and 2.4 million of them have Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The study, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is the latest in a series of analyses attempting to assess the prevalence of dementia and AD, the most common form of dementia. Published online this week in Neuroepidemiology, the study is the first to estimate rates of dementia and AD using a nationally representative sample of older adults across the United States. [continue reading…]
CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on a study inspired by the Dalai Lama that suggests meditation may fight depression.
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