Geriatrics News

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.

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.

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.

Massachusetts General Hospital has been named the number one hospital for psychiatric care in America for 2019 to 2020, according to the U.S. News & World Report.

Greater engagement in physical activity and lower vascular risk appeared to have protective effects on delaying the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, according to data presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference and published in JAMA Neurology.

Higher rates of subjective cognitive decline were found among the LGBT vs. cisgender heterosexual counterparts, according to study results presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

A healthy lifestyle was associated with a lower risk for dementia, even among older adults with a high genetic risk, according to data simultaneously published in JAMA and presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Compared to nonsmokers, quitters and minimal stable smokers did not have an increased risk. for cognitive decline, according to study results presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Patients who had a fusion of difficulties seeing, hearing and smelling were at increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, according to study findings presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. A separate study also presented indicated that impaired sense of smell on particular odors may predict risk for dementia later in life.

Multimorbidity using a validated index weighted to physical functioning was linked to faster decline in global cognition and verbal memory over time among U.S. middle-aged and older adults, according to data from a large nationally representative cohort study.