Intranasal Insulin, Empagliflozin Have Promising Effects on Cognition
Intranasal insulin increased mPACC-5, modulated fractional anisotropy and cerebral blood flow
Health Outcomes in Older Women Improved With 4,000 Steps Per Day a Couple Days...
4,000 steps tied to lower mortality and cardiovascular disease risk, while more steps were tied to even better outcomes
Delirium Risk Increased for Seniors Prescribed First-Generation Antihistamines
Odds of delirium up 41 percent for patients admitted to physicians in the highest versus lowest quartile of first-generation antihistamine prescribing
Quitting Smoking Helps Maintain Better Long-Term Cognitive Health
Findings seen regardless of age at time of quitting
Two-Dose Recombinant Zoster Vaccine Effective in Older Adults, Regardless of Prior Vaccination
Second dose conferred additional 67.9 percent effectiveness against any herpes zoster outcome
Pickleball-Related Eye Injuries Increased During 2021 to 2024
Authors call for establishing standardized guidelines for eye protection
ASA: Deaths From Fentanyl + Stimulants Rising in Older Adults
Gap sharply narrowed between older and younger adults from 2015 to 2023
FDA Clears New Blood Test to Help Rule Out Alzheimer’s Disease
The Elecsys pTau181 blood test correctly identified people without Alzheimer’s in 97.9% of cases
Seizure Risk Up for Seniors in Nursing Homes Prescribed Tramadol and Antidepressants
Risk for seizures increased with concomitant use of tramadol with CYP2D6-inhibiting versus neutral antidepressants
Hearing Aid Use Lowest in Countries With Highest Reported Hearing Loss Levels
In nearly all countries, men were more likely than women to report hearing loss
