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Time eventually catches up to everyone. Aging is a fact of life, and it is never too early to start preparing.

Susan Farr, PhD, professor of geriatrics at St. Louis University School of Medicine, presented her preliminary findings regarding herbs that can reduce cognitive decline at a Society for Neuroscience conference, Neuroscience 2013.

MARCH 18: Day guest Helga Zoehn crossed the room in the geriatric day care facility of the German Red Cross at Villa Albrecht on March 18, 2013 in Berlin, Germany.

Engineering students at Ngee Ann Polytechnic and healthcare professionals at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital have jointly developed intelligent systems which will benefit patients who have dementia and are prone to falls.

Unlike their predecessors, baby boomers will remain as physically and mentally active as ever, even as they retire from their day jobs.

Arthroscopy is defined as the visualization of the internal structure of a joint conducted with the help of imaging equipments such as endoscopes.

Project ADAPT tested a multifaceted intervention to improve the diagnosis and treatment of depression in older adults in rural sites.

Our special report on caring for your elderly parents was literally a labor of love for our staff.

From the School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Alzheimer Centre Limburg, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands ; and Department of Geriatrics, Radboud Alzheimer Centre, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands .

About ten years ago, when Donna Braley was 79, her family started to notice that she was having trouble doing the things that she had always loved to do -- crocheting, cooking, doing crossword puzzles.

Robert Daniels, the psychiatrist who led the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine through the growth era of the 1970s and 1980s, died Oct. 28 at the Villas at Sunny Acres in Denver after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.

The Garvin Center for Geriatric Psychiatry, scheduled to open Monday, includes 16 beds, group activity and dining spaces and a sensory-therapy room.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society , Vol. 60, No. 8. , pp. 1564-1570, doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04055.x Hypoglycemia is a significant problem in elderly adults with diabetes mellitus.

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They are the low-paid workers who perform the most intimate, most personal tasks for our frail, elderly parents and grandparents.

The Garvin Center for Geriatric Psychiatry, scheduled to open Dec. 2, includes 16 beds, group activity and dining spaces and a sensory-therapy room.

Pickleball games will be 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Chapel Hill Community Center, 120 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill.

As we age, we experience a progressive decline in many of our bodily functions. This decline can vary greatly from individual to individual.

Caprio is an assistant professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center , where he directs the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship program.