Occupational Therapy Co-Designing Post-Diagnostic Support for People Living with Dementia.

[ad_1] Journeying through Dementia 2020-2023 Part 1 The developing evidence on the benefits of AHP early interventions, the value of supported self-management and rehabilitation in enabling people to live well with dementia is overwhelming. It is therefore imperative that AHPs develop and/or adopt models of practice based on the evidence. This evidence increasingly emphasises greater … Read more

How Long Does Metformin Stay in Your System?

[ad_1] People who take metformin for diabetes management will often take the medication once or twice per day.  In some cases, however, people may take slow-release metformin tablets (also known as extended-release, ER, or XR), which can be taken less often.  This is normally straightforward. However, it is important to know how long metformin stays … Read more

An Aging Clock Derived from Images of the Lens of the Eye – Fight Aging!

[ad_1] Recent years have made it clear that any sufficiently large set of data derived from biochemistry or physiology can be fed into a machine learning process to develop an weighted combination of measures that reflects biological age. These aging clocks have been derived from many forms of omics data, from frequently measured blood … Read more

Tips for Checking on Aging Loved Ones during Holidays

[ad_1] Whether you live down the block or across the country, holiday visits are a great opportunity to take a closer look at your aging loved one and their surroundings. Take time to observe any changes in an aging family member’s behaviors or lifestyle during dinners, gift exchanges, parties, etc. Changes may vary widely – … Read more

Further Evidence for Reduced Blood Pressure to Lower Risk of Dementia – Fight Aging!

[ad_1] The raised blood pressure of hypertension causes a great deal of downstream damage. It is a way for low-level biochemical damage associated with aging to become actual physical damage to the body. Pressure damage can occur in delicate tissues throughout the body, and raised blood pressure increases the pace at which capillaries and … Read more

The New Role of Blood Tests in Helping to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease

[ad_1] The New Role of Blood Tests in Helping to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease November 20, 2023 by Alzheimer’s Speaks Lori La Bey talks with Dr. Joel Braunstein is the CEO and president of C₂N Diagnostics, a specialty diagnostics company with a vision to bring Clarity Through Innovation®. The company’s Precivity™ tests are innovative new blood tests … Read more