Senior: video games to treat heavy depression
© BananaStockWhen the drugs no longer work, the video games may be effective in fighting depression in older people. This ...
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Flu vaccine: high dose for seniors
A high-dose vaccine can prevent one in four more cases of influenza in people over 65, according to a recently ...
Read moreUnited States: more than one in two seniors affected by malnutrition
An American study reveals more than half of seniors present a risk of malnutrition and, in most cases, the diagnosis ...
Read moreWith age, hearing and vision loss affect social life
People over the age of 50 who have sight or hearing impairments tend to cut themselves off from the outside ...
Read moreVideo games to treat depression in the elderly
To fight resistant depression in the elderly, an American team has developed a computer game. It reduced the depressive symptoms ...
Read moreOld age: what scares the French
According to a survey published by Le Figaro santé on Tuesday, July 8, 2 out of 3 French people fear ...
Read moreSeniors: physical activity to ward off addiction
While the bill to adapt society to aging has just been presented, Pourquoidocteur takes stock of the benefits of physical ...
Read moreSeniors: 2h30 of physical exercise per week improves autonomy
Doing 150 minutes of physical exercise per week would reduce the risk of loss of mobility in the elderly. The ...
Read moreHead trauma: more and more children and the elderly
The number of emergency room visits for head trauma has jumped 30% in the United States. Most of the time, ...
Read moreSleeping moderately and reading intensely prevents dementia
Sleeping between 6 and 8 hours per night would slow cognitive disorders in seniors 65 years and over according to ...
Read moreSenior: social life prevents depression
Nothing beats human contact to reduce the risk of depression. Lunch with the family, picnic with friends, outings with the ...
Read moreWeight loss: physical activity even more effective after menopause
It is generally accepted that postmenopausal women are at greater risk of gaining weight. But a study shows that even ...
Read moreMedicines: why seniors do not follow their treatment
According to a meta-analysis, a majority of older people do not take their treatments correctly. Among the reasons, a poor ...
Read moreSeniors driving: 8 out of 10 French people for a medical examination
Seniors who drive must undergo a medical examination. This is the opinion of 77% of French people, according to an ...
Read moreSenior: the first warning signs of loss of autonomy
© iStockMore often linked to an illness than to old age, the loss of autonomy in seniors is often gradual ...
Read moreSport boosts the over 90s
It's never too late to start weight training. Sport has many health benefits for people over 90.Sport is good for ...
Read moreSenior: compulsory medical examination for drivers?
© FuseSeniors who drive should have a medical examination: this is what 77% of French people surveyed by the Ifop ...
Read moreKidney transplant: senior donors recover faster
A Dutch experiment shows that living kidney donors over the age of 60 quickly regain their quality of life. They ...
Read moreSeniors: 1 in 5 prescriptions contain more than 5 drugs
The overuse of drugs carries dangers, especially for the elderly. 340,000 of them consume more than 10 different per month.Palme ...
Read moreWhy sport reduces dependency among seniors
Physical activity is beneficial at any age, even in an already dependent person. The government is looking for solutions to ...
Read moreWhat vaccines for seniors?
Contrary to popular belief, vaccinations are not just for children and young adults. Seniors should be concerned about this too, ...
Read moreThe benefits of smoking cessation after 70 years
Between the ages of 70 and 79, weaning reduces the risk of death by 27%. Meeting in congress in Paris, ...
Read moreTest: the best senior mobile
An easy-to-use mobile phone that allows you to call and text, but not use the internet. This is how researchers ...
Read moreAge becomes a selection criterion in intensive care
With a stagnant number of beds, a growing elderly population, intensive care units are forced to make admission choices based ...
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