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For older adults, participating in social activities can protect against physical and mental signs of aging, but it may also pose risks, especially for.
For older adults, participating in social activities can protect against physical and mental signs of aging, but it may also pose risks, especially for women.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggests that survival rates after heart transplant surgery are similar in adults ages 18 to 69 and adults ages 70 and older.
Researchers examined a large U.S. database of patients who were listed as candidates for surgery to replace their failing hearts with healthier donor hearts. The researchers found that:
Only 1 in 50 people who are considered for heart transplant surgery and 1 in 50 people who receive a heart transplant are ages 70 or older.
For older adults in the study, the likelihood of surviving one or five years after a heart transplant was about the same as for younger adults.
Older adults with more natural teeth are better able to carry out simple everyday tasks like cooking and cleaning compared to those who have lost their teeth, a new study reports. Researchers found a causal link between tooth loss and functional capacity in older adults. Tooth loss was also associated with a decline in social activity.