Fitter Seniors, Healthier Brains

Good heart and lung fitness can benefit older adults' brains

Thursday, January 26, 2017 Follow Us         Featured Fitter Seniors May Have Healthier Brains Good heart and lung fitness can benefit older adults' brains, researchers report. They assessed the heart/lung fitness of healthy young adults (aged 18 to 31) and older adults... Read more ...  News Majority of Primary Care Docs Oppose Repeal of Obamacare: Survey A majority of primary care doctors oppose full repeal of the Affordable Care Act, according to a new survey published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers polled 426... Read more ... 'Ablation' Procedure Helps 3 out of 4 Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Just how successful is the procedure called catheter ablation at fixing irregular heartbeats that can be potentially fatal? Pretty successful, a new study found, but there are caveats... Read more ... Fate of Lesser-Known Obamacare Benefits Not Known As President Donald Trump takes the first steps toward his promised 'repeal and replace' of the Affordable Care Act, it's not clear what benefits -- if any -- will remain in a new law... Read more ... Senior Health Center MedicineNet's Senior Health Center gives you all of the tools necessary to maintain a healthy body and mind as you age. Get access to various senior health topics, slideshows, quizzes and medications for reference. This important topic area guides seniors through the stages of their life, as well as learning the conditions and diseases that may occur. Educating yourself for transitions into different phases of life is key to a healthy, happy, and productive life. Read more ... Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Health & Living   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   More Newsletters   Diseases and Conditions   Medical Picture of the Day   MedicineNet Home ADVERTISEMENT