Alcohol

Nearly half of older adults with chronic conditions reported they engaged in hazardous drinking during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study.

Last time out here, I gave long-term care professionals official permission to swear, making the case, with strong scientific support, that an occasional obscenity is actually healthy. I assume for most...

Drinking alcohol, even in moderate amounts, may increase the risk for early Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related disorders, according to new research.

Drinking alcohol is a valued pastime for some long-term care residents, but purposeful policies can keep the practice from becoming a moral, logistical and legal quagmire for facility operators, say forensic...

Older adults who drank one to 13 standard drinks a week over many years had a 66% lower rate of beta amyloid deposits, as shown in brain scans.

Harvard researchers find that healthy lifestyle habits may extend the number of years one lives free of chronic disease.

Boosting gut health improves stroke recovery in mice … A break from alcohol may ease symptoms of atrial fibrillation, study finds …  Long-term androgen deprivation in prostate cancer treatment tied...

Seniors who drink alcohol and take drugs that act on the central nervous system are vulnerable to falls, say researchers.

Diagnostic tool may help treat Parkinson’s disease … Heart patients have best outcomes with once-to-twice weekly exercise … Study examines alcohol consumption, risk of dementia in seniors …...

Telemed decreases emergency department use by seniors … Prostate cancer treatment may increase risk of fatal heart condition … A little less alcohol can bring big drops in heart disease risk