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Topic- Physical health
Stats: Sitting less curbs blood pressure by 3.5 points
A recent study found that a health coaching intervention successfully reduced sitting time for a group of older adults by just over 30 minutes a day. Study participants also showed meaningful improvements in blood pressure, comparable to the effect of other interventions focused on physical activity. The intervention, called I-STAND, could be implemented easily in various active-aging settings.
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Bad injuries more likely from falls than motor vehicle accidents among 50+
Researchers have found that the number of pedestrians injured from a fall – severe or otherwise - is significantly higher compared to the number of pedestrians injured by a motor vehicle collision, particularly among individuals 50 years of age or older.
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Personalized intervention boosts health, cognition
Personalized health and lifestyle changes can delay or even prevent memory loss in adults at higher risk of cognitive decline, researchers say. Their two-year study compared cognitive scores, risk factors and quality of life among 172 participants, of whom half had received personalized coaching to improve their health and lifestyle in areas believed to raise the risk of Alzheimer's, such as uncontrolled diabetes and physical inactivity. These participants experienced a boost in cognitive testing, amounting to a 74% improvement over the non-intervention group.
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Tech Talk: AI may predict risk of dying after hip fracture
An artificial intelligence (AI)--based model trained on basic blood and lab test data as well as basic demographic data may predict a patient's risk of death within 1-, 5-, and 10-years of experiencing a hip fracture, according to recent research.
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Canadians continue to support medically assisted dying: Poll
A recent national survey conducted by Ipsos Reid on behalf of Dying With Dignity Canada (DWDC), showed that Canadians continue to support access to medical assistance in dying (MAID).
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Gout ups risk of dementia, Parkinson's disease
Gout is associated with less brain reserve and vulnerability to neurodegenerative diseases, according to a recent study. Therefore, active-aging organizations may want to help ensure that constituents with gout are being properly treated, since gout treatment might also reduce the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases in the future.
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