Geriatric Medicine News

Adding a motivational interviewing component to a community-based exercise intervention increased the efficacy of the workout, data published in Health and Social Care in the Community showed.

Health care visits may serve as important opportunities for detecting older adults at risk for mistreatment, according to results of a longitudinal, population-based cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Recent data revealed an increase in medication use among nursing home residents in Ontario, Canada, “with the potential for adverse effects” during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers.

A modified Mediterranean-ketogenic diet appeared to lower the amount of cognitive decline in adults who were at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, a small pilot study showed.

In a recent study, the age that women reached menopause and the type of menopause experienced appeared to impact their cognition as they grew older.

Medicare eligibility was associated with sharp reductions in racial and ethnic disparities in health insurance coverage, access to care and self-reported health, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Unmet need was high among patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to study results presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Physical activity may reduce age-associated risk for all-cause dementia among older adults, according to results of a population-based cohort study presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Depression appeared to adversely affect cognitive performance but not cognitive change among a cohort of individuals aged 90 years or older, according to study results presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Individuals with late-onset epilepsy experienced an increased risk for death compared with individuals without epilepsy, even after adjustment for comorbidities, according to findings published in Neurology.