Geriatric Medicine News

The Sharing and Talking About My Preferences intervention increased patient participation in advance care planning in ambulatory care settings, according to findings published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

The diagnostic criteria for chronic kidney disease that uses the standard estimated glomerular filtration rate threshold of 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 regardless of one’s age may lead to overdiagnosis, researchers wrote.

Older adults with Parkinson’s disease who used Nuplazid had increased risk for hospitalization and death at certain timepoints after initiation compared with nonusers, according to study results published in Neurology.

Results from a multicohort study of individuals in the U.S., U.K. and Europe revealed that people with high cognitively stimulating jobs were less likely to develop dementia in old age than those with low stimulating jobs.

Maternal grandmothers who were underweight before becoming pregnant were more likely to have a grandchild diagnosed with ADHD than women in other BMI categories, a cohort study showed.

The FDA approval of Aduhelm, which was based on beta amyloid as a surrogate endpoint, represented a “regulatory failure,” according to members of an advisory committee convened by the FDA in November 2020.

Amyloid load appeared to negatively influence the progression of self-esteem among people at risk for Alzheimer’s dementia, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Researchers are using natural language processing, mobile apps and telehealth to develop strategies that may someday assist primary care physicians with diagnosing cognitive decline and dementia.

Lower grip strength was associated with an increased odds of depression in middle-aged and older adults, according to results of a study published in Scientific Reports.

Metabolic rates appeared to be highest during infancy and stable through adulthood before declining after age 60 years, according to findings published in Science.