In the Middle: Why Elderly Couples Fight by Susan Seliger December 17, 2012 New York Times Degenerative relationships are not uncommon among the elderly in even the happiest marriages. Both mental and physical changes feed the discord, marriage therapists and geriatricians say.
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When Lapses Are Not Just Signs of Aging
When Lapses Are Not Just Signs of Aging by Jane E. Brody NY Times, September 5, 2011 … for millions of Americans with a neurological condition called mild cognitive impairment, lapses in word-finding and name recall are often common, along with other challenges like remembering appointments, difficulty paying bills or losing one’s train of thought […]
Insights Give Hope for New Attack on Alzheimer’s
Insights Give Hope for New Attack on Alzheimer’s by Gina Kolata, December 13, 2010 New York Times But now, a surprising new study has found that that …most people with Alzheimer’s seem to make perfectly normal amounts of amyloid. They just can’t get rid of it. It’s like an overflowing sink caused by a clogged […]
Risks: Smokers Found More Prone to Dementia
Risks: Smokers Found More Prone to Dementia By Roni Caryn Rabin, October 29, 2010, NY Times Middle-aged smokers are far more likely than nonsmokers to develop dementia later in life, and heavy smokers — those who go through more than two packs a day — are at more than double the risk, a new study […]