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Is sense of smell unique in predicting frailty among older adults? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Frailty is a condition that develops among older adults characterized by weight loss, inactivity, weakness, slow walking speed and exhaustion. Now a Johns Hopkins study shows that declining ability to smell may predict the development of frailty. Otolaryngologist Nicholas Rowan, …
Your sense of smell is more complicated than you might think, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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As you age, losses in your ability to smell may predict the development of frailty and increased risk for death, a Johns Hopkins study has shown. Nicholas Rowan, an otolaryngologist at Hopkins and one of the study’s authors, says a …
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Loss of smell may be an important predictor of frailty, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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One day soon, your doctor may be assessing your ability to smell as well as vision and hearing, if data from a Johns Hopkins study led by Nicholas Rowan, an otolaryngologist, and colleagues, is confirmed. The study examined data from …
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Has your physician asked about your social connections? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Keeping engaged with others is an important part of a healthy living plan, with a recent Johns Hopkins study finding that social isolation increased older adults’ risk for developing dementia by 27%. Thomas Cudjoe, a geriatrics expert at Hopkins and …
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How can we help people maintain social connections to improve health? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Older adults who are socially isolated experience a 27% higher risk of developing dementia compared with those who maintain their social connections, a study of 6000 older adults reveals. Geriatrics expert Thomas Cudjoe at Johns Hopkins, one of the study’s …
How important are social connections when it comes to developing dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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As you age it’s important to tend your relationships, since becoming socially isolated impacts health, including your risk to develop dementia. That’s according to research by Thomas Cudjoe, a geriatrics expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues. Cudjoe: Social connections really …