News : ageing

Scientists have discovered a new component of mitochondria that plays a key part in their function. The discovery, which is presented in the journal Cell Metabolism, is of potential significance to our understanding of both inherited and age-related diseases.
 Mitochondria are normally called the cell’s power plants since they convert the energy in our food into a form that the body can use. To work properly,...

High levels of several vitamin E components in the blood are associated with a decreased risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) in advanced age, suggesting that vitamin E may help prevent cognitive deterioration in elderly people. This is the conclusion reached in a Swedish study published in the July 2010 issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
“Vitamin E is a family of eight natural components, but most...

The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) is today launching a manifesto which calls on the next Government to increase the involvement of clinicians in the development of healthcare policy to ensure the design, commissioning and delivery of health services appropriate to the needs of all segments of the older population, including those in residential care.

Older people make up the largest single group of patients...

AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT – PUBLIC OPEN MORNING – HAVE YOUR SAY ON 24 APRIL 2010

25 February 2010



Should assisted dying be legalised? Should there be dedicated hospital wards for older patients? What do carers really want? To debate these and other topical issues related to healthcare in old age, Edinburgh residents are invited to attend a public open morning on Saturday 24 April, to share their views and concerns...

The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has launched a contemporary, easy to search, new website - www.bgs.org.uk - which provides access to comprehensive information relating to the specialist care of older people.

Older people are the main users of health and social care services and their high morbidity rates, different patterns of disease presentation, slower response to treatment and requirements for social...