Geriatric Medicine News

Patients who had sustained hypertension in midlife to late life and those with midlife hypertension and late-life hypotension had an increased risk for dementia later in life compared with patients with normal BP in midlife and late life, according to a study published in JAMA.

Study findings published in PLOS Medicine showed that more frequent social contact with friends at age 60 years was linked to lower risk of developing dementia over a 28-year follow-up and higher subsequent cognitive performance over a 15-year follow-up.

Patients who underwent nutrition-focused care that consisted of malnutrition risk screening and at-home use of oral nutritional supplements reduced their risk for hospitalization by almost 25%, according to findings recently published in the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.

Individuals aged 85 years and older underwent cancer screening at “unexpectedly high” rates even though it is generally not recommended for this age group, according to a report published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

Altered liver function markers appeared associated with Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and impaired memory and executive function, as well as amyloid-, tau and neurodegenerative biomarkers of Alzheimer’s pathophysiology, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

In patients aged 75 years of age or older taking statins for primary CVD prevention, discontinuing statin therapy was associated with a 33% increased risk for hospital admission for a CV event, researchers reported.

One in 10 older adults in the United States are current binge drinkers, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society.

Educational interventions provided several ways for clinicians to enhance the care they provide to their patients with cognitive decline and dementia, according to the results of systematic review presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Older adults aged 45 to 74 years who followed the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, or DASH, diet were less likely to develop heart failure, according to findings recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Approximately 64% of vitamin B12 injections in adults aged 65 and older may be inappropriate, resulting in millions in unnecessary health care costs, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.