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Five mental health disorders seen in the elderly are depression, dementia, affective disorder, paraphrenia and psychosis. The biggest challenge is getting patients to an institute for the problem to be identified. Often, those who live alone are dependent on caretakers or family members to attend to their needs.

The declining health of an ageing brain

Mental health issues among the elderly are largely written off as signs of old age.

22 July 2018 6:46 PM GMT

Global increase was driven in part by economic growth and access to antibiotics (Photo: Pixabay)

Drug-resistant sepsis causes deaths of 57000 infants every year in...

The study highlights the need for better enforcement of laws in the global fight against superbugs.

22 July 2018 2:06 PM GMT

He underwent a three-hour-long surgery to get the bolt removed (Photo: AFP)

Boy ends up harpooning himself through the eye while loading the...

The steel bolt shattered the mask and hit the boy's eye after which the boat was rushed back to the beach.

22 July 2018 11:20 AM GMT

Only 14 percent across both age groups were comfortable talking to their manager about stress levels (Photo: AFP)

Sticky patch with sweat sensor can monitor stress levels

The stretchy, rectangular sensor around a membrane specifically binds only to cortisol.

22 July 2018 9:11 AM GMT

The baby was diagnosed with pygopagus parasiticus, a birth condition observed in one in a million pregnancies (Photo: AFP)

Hypogonadism - A lesser known cause of female infertility

Sex hormones also control the sex characteristics like breast development in women, testicular development in men, and...

22 July 2018 9:04 AM GMT

Genes linked with problem solving powers were associated with the process by which neurons carry signals in the brain. (Photo: Pixabay)

Genes don't affect consumption of calories?

There exist no indications that certain genetic factors are associated with the total intake of calories, carbohydrates,...

22 July 2018 8:31 AM GMT

It can result in hardening and thickening of the heart arteries, leading to their narrowing and causing the heart to receive less blood supply. (Photo: Pixabay)

Frailty may be more deadly in younger heart patients

Effective preoperative optimization programs like cardiac rehabilitation may improve outcomes especially in younger...

22 July 2018 8:15 AM GMT

Even after excluding diabetics from the study, diet soda consumption was still associated with the risk of dementia (Photo: AFP)

Diabetic women at greater risk of cancer

Diabetes affects more than 415 million people worldwide, with five million deaths every year.

22 July 2018 3:10 AM GMT

Eating out will get cheaper from Wednesday as the GST Council has slashed rates on food served in AC and non AC restaurants to 5 per cent. (Photo: Pexel)

Revealed! Why some people just can't resist eating

We know very little about the mechanisms that contribute to overeating.

22 July 2018 2:51 AM GMT

Video gaming addiction is hypothesized to be an excessive or compulsive use of computer games or video games, which interferes with a persons everyday life. (Photo: Pixabay)

Can video games help obese children lose weight?

When you don't intervene with kids who are overweight, often their health risk factors and health behaviors worsen over...

21 July 2018 1:44 PM GMT

The exercise was designed to help train their mind to pivot from detailed attention to a more broad awareness. (Photo: Pixabay)

Daily exercise may cut heart attack risk even in polluted areas: Study

Moderate cycling for four or more hours per week cut risk for recurrent heart attack by 31 per cent.

21 July 2018 1:00 PM GMT

The blood test measures a specific peptide to inform if a patient has the very earliest stages of Alzheimers. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Invisible' stool blood tied to increased risk of premature death'

Having blood in stool may be an early warning for a number of diseases, and could indicate the need for lifestyle...

21 July 2018 9:45 AM GMT