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Adults who walk less than 1 meter per second, at risk for sarcopenia
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Dr. Jentoft: "Just it is investigated on how to improve the situation of patients with Alzheimer"
Increasing forgetfulness is not the only sign that should alert us and make us go to specialists. Dr. Jentoft explained in this article what other failures are a sign that something is wrong.
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The "senile dementia" does not exist
Did you know that people who age well (mentally healthy) retain a normal mental capacity, even over a hundred years?
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Increase patients with more than one chronic disease
Multipathological patients are those who have two or more chronic diseases at once. Dr. Coll Rolduà, a geriatrics specialist, discusses the attention that these patients, who typically respond profile person senior al.
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Dementia:types, symptoms, causes and treatment
You know it is and how it affects dementia? 15% of the population over age 65 suffer, and this percentage increases with age. Discover what types exist, its causes and treatments.
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