Geriatrics News

SAN FRANCISCO — Data presented here suggest that adhering to a Mediterranean diet may protect against the development of depressive symptoms in older age.

Wellness education appeared to be the most effective intervention for managing patients with mild cognitive impairment, according to findings recently published in JAMA Network Open.

WHO has released its first guidelines on reducing the risk for cognitive decline and dementia for health care providers, governments, policy-makers and other stakeholders, according to a press release.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Estrogen therapy in women ages 50 to 63 has been shown to affect the metabolic processes associated with later development of Alzheimer’s disease and may offer an opportunity to prevent or delay the disease, according to a presenter at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting.

Researchers have proposed new terminology for a recently recognized late-onset form of dementia that “mimics” Alzheimer’s type dementia, according to a report published in Brain.

Dementia may be more preventable in in Asia and Latin America than in high-income countries, according to cross-sectional survey data published in Lancet Global Health.

High-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, targeting the hippocampus can engage behavioral and neural characteristics of age-related memory impairment in older adults, according to a pilot study published in Neurology.

Almost a quarter of older adult survey respondents from Washington stored their guns unlocked and loaded, regardless of whether they had memory loss or suicide risk factors, according to a brief research report published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

A new measure designed to assess knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease in rural, underserved populations, known as the Basic Knowledge of Alzheimer's Disease Survey, showed utility in a study published in Aging & Mental Health.

Older patients with obstructive sleep apnea who used continuous positive airway pressure therapy for at least 4 hours nightly for 1 year had improved cognitive function, according to findings recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.