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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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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