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Why elderly can ‘give up on life’ in care homes Going into a care home can make elderly residents give up on life. A lack of mental stimulation often causes apathy which can lead to premature death. The charity Age UK says some care homes do not provide engaging activities, leaving frail pensioners ‘withdrawn and unmotivated’. The warnings follow a Read More.

Videogames among risk factors for Alzheimer’s Playing violent "shooter" video games can damage the brain and might even increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, researchers claim. A study by the University of Montréal has shown habitual players of action games have fewer neurons in their hippocampus, a key memory centre in the brain. The discovery challenges previous Read More.

A belt that helps people with Parkinson’s not to fall A belt that helps people with Parkinson’s in balancing their movements. This is the latest innovation by researchers at the University of Houston. They have created a wearable belt lined with vibrating actuators that creates a personalized, in-home rehabilitation program with “touch guidance” based on a patient’s individual range of Read More.

Free pizza for all elderly citizens living alone Pizza for everyone. In Bagno a Ripoli, near Florence, the local administration and the Red Cross created a project that provides free pizza door-to-door for the elderly. The target are old people who social services are already following. The idea to assist this population (primarly those who are alone) in Read More.