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Pets help older adults manage health issues

Pets help older adults manage health issues

Older adults with a pet, whether it was a dog, cat, bird or fish, reported that their pet helped them get active, cope with mental health issues and connect with others, according to results from the National Poll on Healthy Aging.

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April 02, 2019
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Amyloid PET scans improve dementia diagnosis, management

Amyloid PET scans improve dementia diagnosis, management

Amyloid positron emission tomography, or PET, changed the clinical management in most patients with mild cognitive impairment and most patients with dementia of uncertain cause after 90 days, according to findings published in JAMA.

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March 27, 2019
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Antipsychotics may be ineffective for delirium, may increase severity

Antipsychotics may be ineffective for delirium, may increase severity

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The data behind prescribing antipsychotics to treat patients with delirium may not be “as strong as we thought,” according to a speaker at Hospital Medicine 2019.

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March 11, 2019
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High systolic BP associated with less cognitive decline

High systolic BP associated with less cognitive decline

Patients aged 75 years and older who underwent treatment for systolic BP of 130 mm Hg or higher showed less cognitive impairment vs. those with systolic BP of 130 mm Hg or lower, according to findings recently published in Annals of Family Medicine.

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March 11, 2019
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Cholinergic treatment shows promise in primary progressive aphasia

Cholinesterase inhibitors, the most frequently used therapeutic agent to treat Alzheimer’s disease, appeared to help patients with primary progressive aphasia, or PPA, who have positive Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers, according to study findings.

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March 07, 2019
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Depression associated with increased mortality regardless of CVD

Increased risk for all-cause mortality was associated with the presence of depressive symptoms in adults aged 65 years or older, regardless of whether they developed incident CVD, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

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March 06, 2019
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Heart-healthy diets associated with better cognitive function

Heart-healthy diets associated with better cognitive function

Heart-healthy diets, such as the Mediterranean diet, that are rich in fruits and vegetables, moderate in nuts, fish and alcohol and low in meat and full-fat dairy in early adulthood were linked to better brain function in middle age, according to data published in Neurology.

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February 28, 2019
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Medical marijuana relieves symptoms of chronic disease in older adults

Medical marijuana relieves symptoms of chronic disease in older adults

Medical marijuana was safe and effective for improving symptoms such as pain, sleep disorders and anxiety due to chronic diseases in older adults, according to data that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting.

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February 11, 2019
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FDA issues warnings to companies selling unapproved products for Alzheimer’s disease

FDA issues warnings to companies selling unapproved products for Alzheimer’s disease

The FDA issued several warning letters and online advisory letters to domestic and foreign companies for illegally selling more than 58 products that have not been approved and/or are misbranded claiming to prevent, treat or cure Alzheimer’s disease, as well as many other serious diseases and health conditions, according to a press release by the agency.

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February 11, 2019
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Higher level of education may not protect against dementia

Although prior research has shown that having a higher level of education may protect the brain against dementia, new evidence published in Neurology showed that education was not associated with onset or rate of accelerated decline in older adults who developed dementia.

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