Month: January 2013

01/menopausia-dificulta-tareas-mujeres many women have complained that arriving at the menopause begin to forget small details of daily life, these symptoms were signs for a study at the University of Rochester. study indicates that these problems exist and become more apparent in women in the first year after your last period menstrual ” noted the Neuropsychologist Miriam Weber responsible for the research. in the study were divided to 117 women in 3 different of menopause, the pre-menopause stage: when beginning to see changes in your period, the early stage: begin when symptoms such as the sofoconoes and depression, and postmenopause. results indicators noted that in the postmenopausal women have greater cognitive as verbal memory, motor skills and learning difficulties verbal. another data found in the research published by the journal Menopause, is that symptoms such as trouble sleeping, anxiety and depression have nothing to do with the problems of memory. these conclusions indicate that during the transitional period cognitive impairment is a separate process rather than a consequence of the loss of sleep or depression , added Weber. much has been attributed these problems to the female hormone estrogen and the fact that during the menopause its levels change constantly. in the study did not find any link with some cognitive function but not discarded it. is very frustrating going through these symptoms, but have to take into account that...

Seniors organizations are demanding new channels of social participation. 2012: year of active ageing and intergenerational solidarity. -Is leveraging the capabilities and resources of this group through new formulas for volunteer -according to Eurostat, in Spain seniors organizations (5.7%) are the institutions most valued by older persons to represent their interests, above the nuns (3.9%), local authorities (0.7%) and European institutions (0.1%) Madrid. January of 2013- but increases year after year, the participation of older persons in organized entities is below the overall mean. According to data of the CIS, 22.6% of elders aged 65 States belong or have belonged to an Association of any kind, compared to 34.7% of average. According to Eurostat, in Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Iceland with about 9%, Slovenia, Slovakia and Cyprus (around 8%), Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom and the Netherlands (with more than 7%) is where believe that larger organizations are that best represent their interests, above the 5.9% of the European Union. In Spain with a 5.7%, larger organizations are most valued by top institutions of religious (3.9%), local authorities (0.7%) and European institutions (0.1%). The rest, central Government, companies and media would gain a negative rating on his role for the promotion of active ageing. Beyond their membership in an organization or another type, the social activism of the elderly is minority: 76% claims to not have been said never (compared...