Sentences with phrase «of elderly adults»

Testimony from the state also noted the higher - than - average population of elderly adults in Florida and their vulnerability to health problems spurred by heat exposure.

For a subgroup of elderly adults called «super agers,» key brain regions resemble those of much younger people, according to a new study.

He currently works as a research assistant on the HOPE study, which tracks the cognitive abilities of elderly adults to stimulate research into understanding both normal cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease.

The HOPE study tracks the memory and cognition abilities of elderly adults with varying degrees of cognitive decline to provide insight into the aging process and the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

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In 2014, Florida Statute 825.103 «Exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult» became effective, which makes it easier for authorities to prosecute persons who exploit elders and increases penalties for crimes committed against elders.

The complete wipeout of Novavax's elderly adult RSV vaccine hasn't deterred the company from pursing this multibillion - dollar indication in the least.

We were assigned to assist the nurses in all areas of the hospital, and we came in contact with children, adults and the elderly.

Murray Straus's studies suggest that marital violence occurs in one out of four marriages, not as a single event but as a pattern (Richard J. Gelles and Claire Pedrick Cornell, Intimate Violence in Families [Sage Publications, 1985], p. 69) The Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence estimates that one girl out of three and one boy out of seven are sexually abused by age 18, and that in half the cases their abusers are family members; that 1 million children are physically abused by parents or caretakers every year; and that 1 million elderly people are abused every year by their adult children.

This Commandment is a working principle designed to govern the obligation of adults to their elderly parents.

And these children are the same people who as adults will be called upon to make enormous sacrifices to support China's growing ranks of the elderly — for not only is China graying, it is doing it faster than any population in history.

We are delighted to announce the launch of our brand new online lottery scheme with funds raised going directly to the Leeds United Foundation, the grass roots sports charity who work tirelessly to deliver high level programmes across our region for children, young people, adults, disabled at - risk, the unemployed and the elderly.

Adult children are doing nearly half of the daily caregiving for their elderly parents, stepparents and in - laws, and — no surprise — the overwhelming majority of those caregivers are women.

In China, in addition to having laws that specify the rights of children, a law was recently passed that requires adult children to care for their elderly parents.

To get the hang of the serger I volunteered to make these adult bibs for a friend who cares for her elderly mother.

As many of you know we have been helping student moms in 7 schools, with also help to veterans, first response officers, special needs children, adults and elderly.

The focus is on the emotional and practical needs of elderly parents and adult children, with comparisons to other stages of parenting.

Democratic problems have no problem with the private sector or voluntary sector being sub-contracted to deliver public services, but are strongly against individual vouchers / budgets in almost every area of welfare, except for areas of luxury or where the individual is in control of the demand factors for the services (adult education, luxurious top - ups for social care for the elderly).

In reauthorizing SNAP (among other things), the GOP bill stiffens work requirements for so - called «Able - Bodied Adults without Dependents» - ABAWDs or, sometimes, ABODs - who are neither elderly, disabled nor the sole parent of young children.

In fact, of the 36 percent of Queens 50 + voters who have provided care to an adult relative, friend or spouse who is ill, frail, elderly or has a disability in the past five years, 58 percent said caregiving put a strain on the quality of life for themselves and their family, including financial hardship, emotional stress and stress at work.

A study for the Department of Agriculture, published in December, found that in fiscal year 2014 nearly two - thirds of SNAP participants nationwide were children (44 percent), elderly (10 percent), or disabled non-elderly adults (10 percent).

The recommendation by Bloomberg, under advice from aides to himself on Cuomo, that thousands of elderly, disabled and mentally ill residents remain in more than 40 nursing homes and adult homes in flood - prone areas of New York City had calamitous consequences.

The list of charities facing funding cuts includes 112 adult care charities, 142 elderly - related charities, 382 children's and young people - related charities and 151 disability - related charities.

She also noted that «millions of children» are affected by violence in the home and that three adult women are killed daily, and that even elderly females fall prey to abusers.

Past psychological autopsy studies implicate depression in the majority of late - life suicides; however, when study participants were asked by psychiatrists about thoughts of death and suicide using a standard depression screening tool, elderly adults blamed factors other than depression 75 % of the time.

They have secured funding from the German government, and after clearing regulatory hurdles, they will begin testing the effects of THC in elderly adults with mild cognitive impairments.

Deaths were 4 % more common among adults and the elderly in areas with daytime road traffic noise of more than 60dB compared to areas with less than 55dB.

A total of 400,494 adults were admitted to hospital for cardiovascular problems during the same period, of which 179,163 were elderly.

During 2003 - 10 a total of 442,560 adults died from all causes, of which and 291,139 were elderly.

They looked at levels of road traffic noise during the day (7am - 11 pm) and at night (11pm - 7 am) across different postcodes, comparing this to deaths and hospital admissions in each area for adults (aged 25 and over) and the elderly (aged 75 and over).

Five skeletons were found; two adult males, two adult females and an elderly female — with researchers postulating that they could be the remains of three generations of the same family, who all owned the villa.

They are a common group of conditions affecting up to 20 % of adults.1, 3 Their prevalence increases considerably with age making them the main cause of disability among the elderly.

In elderly and middle - aged people, the spots have been associated with a slight cognitive decline, but the Finnish researchers don't know what the long - term consequences are for these players, all of whom were young adults.

Incorrect inhaler use is common among elderly patients, but an asthma educator can teach more than 90 percent of older adults how to properly use one.

The second article states that «elderly adults had more trouble than those aged 18 to 25 keeping an experience out of consciousness when reminded of it... [and] may have particular problems recovering from unpleasantness in life.»

The high prevalence of OSA the study found in these cognitively normal elderly participants and the link between OSA and amyloid burden in these very early stages of AD pathology, the researchers believe, suggest the CPAP, dental appliances, positional therapy and other treatments for sleep apnea could delay cognitive impairment and dementia in many older adults.

The impact of the deaths of young adults, on dependent families and the economy, will be much greater than that of the deaths among the elderly.

A lack of vitamin D may put elderly people at increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a study of 1658 US adults concludes (Neurology, doi.org/t6g).

In a study reported in the journal Nutritional Neuroscience, the researchers looked for relationships between several omega - 3 fatty acids in the blood, the relative size of structures in the frontal and parietal cortices of the brain, and performance on tests of fluid intelligence in healthy elderly adults.

Michael Diamond, from Washington University in Saint Louis, USA, and colleagues analyzed and compared the immune response to WNV infection in four - month - old (the equivalent of young adults) and 18 - month - old (elderly) mice.

Such an expansion would particularly benefit residents of medically underserved urban and rural communities who otherwise lack ready access to primary care services, especially adults with serious and chronic health conditions that can be cared for in primary care settings, women of childbearing age, children and the low - income elderly.

The implication, of course, is that elderly men and women are not as mentally agile as middle - aged adults or even teenagers.

Falls are the major cause of accidental death and nonfatal injuries in elderly US adults.

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), identified a common mechanism in two forms of neurodegeneration that affect young adults or the elderly.

Most human cases of tick paralysis in the United States have been reported in children or elderly adults.

For elderly adults, practicing gratitude was shown to improve their overall sense of well - being and quality of life.

In a controlled study among elderly adults, taking an extract of American ginseng, 200 milligrams twice a day, for three months, decreased acquisition of influenza virus infection by 84 %.

The study evaluated total cholesterol levels, levels of HDL and LDL in a group of 74 elderly adults.

In fact, I did my Master's thesis on elderly parents» expectations of their adult children.

There are, however, two exceptions: babies who are exclusively breast - fed should receive 400 IU a day of supplemental vitamin D, because it isn't contained in human milk and because they don't get out into the sun much; and elderly adults over sixty - five years old should receive 800 IU daily because it's been shown to reduce the high risk of bone fractures.

The recommended daily intake of vitamin D is 400 IU for infants, 600 IU for children and adults, and 800 IU for elderly (over 70) and pregnant or lactating women.