The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) today announced a new partnership with CarePrepare™ to offer assisted living members access to state survey inspection data. NCAL is incorporating the data into the Association’s data tracking software, Long Term Care (LTC) Trend Tracker. “An assisted living community’s state survey is an important indicator of its overall […]
Category Archives: Health
Scientists Sent Mighty Mice To Space To Improve Treatments Back On Earth
In early December at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, two anxious scientists were about to send 20 years of research into orbit. “I feel like our heart and soul is going up in that thing,” Dr. Emily Germain-Lee told her husband, Dr. Se-Jin Lee, as they waited arm-in-arm for a SpaceX rocket to launch. A few seconds […]
Sticky situation inside blood vessels can worsen stroke damage
A stroke appears to create a sticky situation inside the blood vessels of the brain that can worsen damage days, even months later, scientists report. They have found that after stroke, exosomes — nanosized biological suitcases packed with an assortment of cargo that cells swap, like proteins and fats — traveling in the blood get […]
A Better MRI Test to Study Aging in the Brain
THE EXTERNAL PHENOMENA of aging are known to all of us. We can expect graying hair, bone loss, fatigue or memory difficulties. But what actually happens to our brain as we get older, and what goes wrong when aging develops into a neurological disease like Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s? This is a primary focus of neurological specialists […]
Senior Housing Occupancy Rises Nationwide in Fourth Quarter, 2019
Senior housing occupancy increased 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 to 88.0 percent, according to new data from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). San Jose (95.7%) and New York (91.3%) experienced the highest occupancy rates of the 31 metropolitan markets that comprise NIC’s Primary Markets. Atlanta (82.7%) and […]
A Lifetime of Fitness Helps Women’s Muscles in Old Age
Women who exercise throughout life may keep their muscle power as they age, a new study suggests. For the study, researchers from Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., examined muscle strength, power and the size and type of muscle fibers in the thighs of three groups of women. Seven women in one group were over […]
Tea drinkers live longer
Drinking tea at least three times a week is linked with a longer and healthier life, according to a study published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). “Habitual tea consumption is associated with lower risks of cardiovascular disease and all-cause death,” said first author Dr. […]
Having New Year’s Resolutions As You Age Might Just Save Your Life
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS might seem trite, especially as you age. But think again. When you look at them, resolutions are goals. And when you have goals, you have purpose. Studies in the past have hinted at the benefit of purpose for older adults. But a study published in 2019 actually shows that having purpose may extend your life. Data […]
Osteoporosis: Researchers find another possible risk factor
Osteoporosis affects millions of people around the world, and it is not possible to change some of the primary risk factors, such as aging. However, more and more environmental risk factors are coming to light, and air pollution appears to be one of them. Osteoporosis is a condition characterized by impaired bone density, which causes them […]
Chip Device Heals Injuries In Seconds
Picture this – you suffer a car accident and your leg is broken. Within moments a small chip-like silicone device is placed on the broken leg – it reprograms the skin cells beneath and treats the injury – in a matter of seconds. Sounds like the stuff of science fiction, right? Nope. This is real-life, […]