SITTING for too long may increase a middle-aged person’s risk of dementia no matter how much they exercise, scientists have warned.
Tag: MiddleAged
Dementia news: Sitting too long may increase a middle-aged person's risk
A study of over 45s found a link between the amount of time they spent watching TV or carrying out other sedentary tasks and changes in a brain area vital for memory. Those with couch potato lifestyles had less grey matter in the medial temporal lobe (MTL) – even if they went for regular brisk […]
Dementia news: Middle-aged women who do THIS are at less risk in later life
MIDDLE-aged women who keep physically fit could be nearly 90 per cent less likely to develop dementia in later life, according to a new study.
REVEALED: One in 10 middle-aged men have an ‘old heart’
ONE in 10 middle-aged men have hearts that would be more at home in their counterparts 10 years older. Daily Express :: Health Feed
REVEALED: One in 10 middle-aged men have an 'old heart'
Those found to have an “old” heart are at significantly greater risk of coronaries and strokes as well as conditions like dementia, chronic kidney disease and diabetes. Some 1.2 million people have been tested online with 11 per cent of 50-year-old men having a heart age of a 60-year-old. Associate Professor Jamie Waterall, of Public […]
Life over 40: Middle-aged Brits are in better health than previous generations
OLDER women have never been as healthy and are confident about the future. It’s time to celebrate your middle years. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Majority of middle-aged Canadians not using condoms, survey suggests
When it comes to safe sex, a new study suggests middle-aged Canadians have something to learn from the younger generation. CBC | Health News
Is Economic Despair What’s Killing Middle-Aged White Americans?
Two years ago, the Princeton economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton published an alarming revelation: Middle-aged white Americans without a college degree were dying in greater numbers, even as people in other developed countries were living longer. The husband-and-wife team argued, in a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, that these […]
