AAN: Sleep Apnea Tied to Higher Cortical Tau Levels in Seniors
Estimated 0.049 elevation seen in the entorhinal cortex tau standardized uptake value ratio.
Geriatric Illnesses
Statins May Prevent Bone Loss in Elderly Women With Coronary Artery Disease
Statin use in elderly women with coronary artery disease may prevent bone loss.
Health Literacy and the Older Adult
Every day, low health literacy results in patients’ misunderstanding the instructions of their clinicians, sometimes with very serious consequences.
Physical Frailty Associated With Symptoms of Dementia, Caregiver Burden in Alzheimer Disease
Per study data published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, investigators hypothesized that the correlation between higher Frailty Index scores and increased caregiver burden was partially mediated by increased behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
High Symptom Burden in Elderly Linked to Adverse Outcomes
Higher symptom count seen with increasing age and for women vs men.
Fall Risk Factors Vary by Gender in Older Adults
Factors may ID older men and women at short- and long-term risk for injurious falls.
Medication Errors Resulting in Death Most Common in Elderly
Most common medication error category was omitted medicine or ingredient.
Climate Change Ups Heat Deaths, Especially Among Elderly
More people vulnerable to heat exposure, potentially causing heat stress, heart and kidney disease.
Pharmacist-Led Effort Cuts Inappropriate Prescriptions in Older Adults
Intervention included educational deprescribing information to patients, physicians.
Incident Contrast Sensitivity Common in Middle-Aged Adults
Factors linked to elevated risk include cadmium level in highest quintile, older age, more plaque sites.
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