Tag: Seniors
Burden of Anticholinergic Meds in Older Adults Must Be Considered
Often prescribed to older adults; measures developed for quantifying anticholinergic burden
Chair Yoga Helps Older Adults Manage Osteoarthritis Pain
Benefits include lasting reduction in pain interference and short-term decreases in pain and fatigue
Post-Lunch Napping Tied to Better Cognition in Elderly
Moderate nappers scored higher than non-nappers, short nappers, extended nappers
Is Dementia in Older Women Tied to 20-Year Rate of Weight Loss?
Rate of loss over 20 years linked to development of MCI/dementia in women surviving past 80
Impact of Complex Medication Regimen in Elderly Unclear
Mixed evidence found between regimen complexity and nonadherence, hospitalization
Dysglycemia Affects Brain Structure, Cognition in Seniors
Brain infarcts, white matter hyperintensities volume up; total white matter down
AARP: Medication Costs for Seniors Continue to Soar
Cost of brand-name drugs for chronic conditions rose nearly 130 times faster than inflation rate
Higher NT-proBNP Tied to Lower Brain Volume in Older Adults
Higher NT-proBNP levels linked to volumetric and microstructural markers of subclinical brain damage
Heart Rate Recovery Could Predict Mortality in Older Adults
In study, people with slower heart rate recovery had higher odds of dying within four years
Cannabis Use Up in Americans Aged 50 and Up
Americans 65-plus more than doubled their use of cannabis over eight years
