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According to Alzheimer’s Research UK, 1 million people in the UK will have dementia by 2025 and this will increase to 2 million by 2050. This increase is a real concern, especially as the care system is already under strain. As dementia progresses, memory and thinking are increasingly affected. This means patients have to adjust […]
Biomaterials are substances, natural or manmade, that are used in medicine to interact with the human body for various purposes, such as wound healing and tissue regeneration. Previous work on biomaterials has shown that they can affect cells in many ways, including how they grow, move, and the type of cell they develop into. Scientists […]
Statins: How the drug prevents heart attacks and strokes Millions of people are prescribed statins to help lower their cholesterol. It has been widely reported that statin use does affect the muscles. Bearing this in mind, could a person’s mobility be a side effect from statin use? “Muscle aches are common, but often are just […]
At Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, clinicians were moving in many directions, balancing multiple alarms with competing priorities. THE PROBLEM The provider organization had built a new facility and at the time its call center was using a product that no longer met the organization’s needs. That vendor was not interested in going in […]
The combination of excess weight/obesity and an inactive lifestyle represents a powerful joint risk factor for developing mobility loss after age 60, according to a new study. Millions of Americans age 65 and older have difficulty walking, a disability that puts them at high risk of falls and a loss of independence. Other studies had […]