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For Veterans Receiving Dialysis, Unstable Housing Linked to Mortality

In age-stratified analyses, veterans aged 75 to 85 years had higher mortality in association with unstable housing

One in Four Older Transgender Adults Contemplated Suicide in Last Year

Facing more adverse conditions has additive effect on risk for contemplating suicide

Hippocampal Atrophy Linked to Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

Association was independent of Aβ and tau, and accounted for 10 percent of the variance in cognitive decline

AHA: Sodium Reduction in Diet Lowers Blood Pressure in Seniors

Decline in BP from high- to low-sodium diet was independent of hypertension status; generally consistent across subgroups

Bleeding Higher With Standard-Dose DOACs in Nonvalvular A-Fib

Higher rate of bleeding seen with standard- versus reduced-dose DOACs in patients 65 years and older

Neighborhood Greenspace, Income Linked to White Matter Grade

Combination of lower neighborhood income and lower greenspace may be risk factor for worsening white matter grade on MRI

Cognitively Enriched Tai Ji Quan Training Good for Seniors With MCI

Cognitively enhanced tai ji quan therapy superior to standard tai ji quan, stretching exercise for improving global cognition

High BP Visit-to-Visit Variability Linked to Dementia Risk in Late Life

Higher blood pressure variability not associated with higher lifetime dementia risk at age 60, 70, or 80 years

Mobility in Older Adults Tied to Higher Income, More Working Years

Interventions like exercise may have enhanced return on investment

Black Seniors More Likely to Receive Low-Value Acute Diagnostic Tests

White patients have higher rate of low-value screening tests and treatment, including preoperative lab tests, PSA tests