Age Related Diseases

Exercise for brain health: Decline in brain health can be spotted by change in gait. Read here to know how this one commonly ignored symptom can be a precursor of Alzheimer's, dementia and Parkinson's disease in the future.

Older adults who sleep poorly or have less slow-wave sleep, deep sleep needed to consolidate memories and wake up feeling refreshed, have higher levels of tau -- a toxic brain protein.

According to a recent study, lung disease in middle age could be a risk factor for dementia or cognitive impairment later in life.

PCOD affects more than one in ten women of childbearing age and is characterized by high levels of male hormones in the blood.

This deadly disease kills millions across the globe each year.

The incidence of Parkinson's increases with age, therefore may people may often confuse the early symptoms of the disease with age related problems.

A total of 3.7 million people in India are suffering from Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, and related disorders, and the figure is likely to double by 2030, according to health experts on Tuesday.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday announced a slate of proposals to battle Alzheimer's disease and seek a cure by 2025, including an increase in funding for research on the disease and related disorders.

Jonah Lomu died unexpectedly at his Auckland home on November 18 aged just 40 from cardiac arrest related to the chronic kidney disease that cut short his playing career.

Noted foreign affairs expert, political thinker and theologian, Ninan Koshy died today due to age related disease at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, family sources said.

Older adults who eat oily fish at least once a week have a lower risk of serious vision loss from age-related macular degeneration.

Consumption of fatty acids found in fish helps in preventing age-related maculopathy, a deterioration of the retina that leads to blindness.

A direct dose-response relation exists between alcohol consumption and risk of death in women aged 16-54

Exercise for brain health: Decline in brain health can be spotted by change in gait. Read here to know how this one commonly ignored symptom can be a precursor of Alzheimer's, dementia and Parkinson's disease in the future.

Older adults who sleep poorly or have less slow-wave sleep, deep sleep needed to consolidate memories and wake up feeling refreshed, have higher levels of tau -- a toxic brain protein.

According to a recent study, lung disease in middle age could be a risk factor for dementia or cognitive impairment later in life.

PCOD affects more than one in ten women of childbearing age and is characterized by high levels of male hormones in the blood.

This deadly disease kills millions across the globe each year.

The incidence of Parkinson's increases with age, therefore may people may often confuse the early symptoms of the disease with age related problems.

A total of 3.7 million people in India are suffering from Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, and related disorders, and the figure is likely to double by 2030, according to health experts on Tuesday.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday announced a slate of proposals to battle Alzheimer's disease and seek a cure by 2025, including an increase in funding for research on the disease and related disorders.

Jonah Lomu died unexpectedly at his Auckland home on November 18 aged just 40 from cardiac arrest related to the chronic kidney disease that cut short his playing career.

Noted foreign affairs expert, political thinker and theologian, Ninan Koshy died today due to age related disease at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, family sources said.

Older adults who eat oily fish at least once a week have a lower risk of serious vision loss from age-related macular degeneration.

Consumption of fatty acids found in fish helps in preventing age-related maculopathy, a deterioration of the retina that leads to blindness.

A direct dose-response relation exists between alcohol consumption and risk of death in women aged 16-54