Tag: Seniors
Sleep Deficiency, Disturbance Tied to Higher Dementia Risk
Older adults followed for five years with poor-quality sleep had higher risk for dementia, earlier death
Optimal Therapy for Esophageal Cancer Feasible in Fit Elderly
Those 70 years and older have similar postoperative complication scores and long-term survival
Many Older Adults Keep and Use Leftover Antibiotics
Authors say further education is needed on appropriate uses of antibiotics
Racial/Ethnic Minorities Underrepresented in Vaccine Trials
In adult trials, White patients and women are overrepresented; White patients account for 77.9 percent of participants
Aspirin Overused, Statins Underused for CVD Prevention in Seniors
56.4 percent aged 75 years and older using statin for secondary cardiovascular event prevention; 45.3 percent taking aspirin for primary prevention
Mammography Guidelines Developed for Older Breast Cancer Survivors
Discontinuation of routine mammography recommended for breast cancer survivors when life expectancy is less than five years
Few Older Adults With Prediabetes Show Disease Progression
Regression to normoglycemia, death more common than progression to diabetes
Nurse Navigators Boost Advance Care Planning
Findings based on randomized trial integrated into outpatient primary care practices
Afternoon Napping Tied to Better Cognition in Elderly
Cognitive benefits in orientation, language, and memory observed in napping versus non-napping older adults living in China
Perivascular Space Pathology Linked to Dementia in Seniors
Severe PVS pathology in both basal ganglia and centrum semiovale independently predicted dementia across eight years
