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Glucosamine may help prevent cardiovascular disease
Dietary supplement glucosamine may help prevent cardiovascular disease and reduce mortality
Blood tests offer clue to dementia risk
Blood tests using biomarkers could be used to predict dementia risk
Exercise counters functional decline of older people in hospital
Older people in hospital need an exercise programme to avoid discharge with a new disability
Give antibiotics for UTI to lessen sepsis risk
Antibiotics for suspected urinary tract infection in older people lessen the risk of sepsis
Thyroid function changes and cardiovascular health in older people
Studies suggest a higher threshold for treating thyroid problems in older people
Exercise can reduce falls by one quarter
Balance and functional training exercise can reduce falls in older people, a review shows
Obesity could raise risk of dementia
A combination of greater BMI and waist-hip ratio may be a risk factor for brain atrophy
Bioelectronics provides options in treatment of chronic pain
Bioelectrical medicine gives practitioners a fresh outlook on the treatment of chronic pain
Health risks of fried food highlighted
Fried food can pose health risks, especially heart problems, according to a study of US women
Apomorphine infusion could reduce immobility in people with Parkinson’s disease
Study assesses use of infusion to reduce ‘off time’ in patients
Opioid use could increase risk of hip fracture in people with Alzheimer’s disease
Moderate or strong opioids linked with increased risk of falls and therefore hip fractures
Problem-solving games can boost mental ability over a lifetime
Study examines the truth of the ‘use it or lose it’ conjecture on cognitive ability