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Exercise Boosts Ventral Striatum Activity, Caudate Dopamine Release in PD
October 21, 2019
“Aerobic exercise alters the responsivity of the ventral striatum, likely related to changes to the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway, and increases evoked dopamine release in the caudate nucleus,”…
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Music Enhances Control in Adults With PD
October 16, 2019
Moving to music rather than metronomes better supported entrainment and control in adults with Parkinson disease, according to study findings.
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Hearing Aids Delay AD, Dementia Diagnosis Among OAs With Hearing Loss
October 15, 2019
Recent study findings published online in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggest that hearing aid use delays the diagnosis of…
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To Ease Dementia Agitation, Drugs May Not be Best Option
October 14, 2019
Researchers found that aggression and agitation symptoms in patients with dementia may respond better to non-drug therapies such as massage, touch…
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Subclinical Cardiovascular Damage Boosts Fall Risk in Older Adults
October 09, 2019
In a recent study, researchers measured markers of subclinical cardiovascular disease and found that older adults with certain markers are at an…
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Yoga Improves Balance, Eases Back Pain in Parkinson Disease
October 09, 2019
Yoga interventions for older adults with Parkinson disease improved both balance and low-back pain, according to recent study findings.
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Impaired Mobility a 'Geriatric Biomarker' for Decline After Heart Attack
October 08, 2019
For adults 65 years of age and older, mobility impairment measured during hospitalization was found to be a "geriatric biomarker" for functional…
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