Geriatrics News

Results from a meta-analysis revealed that current or recent benzodiazepine use was linked to an increased risk for pneumonia.

People with early cognitive dysfunction developed brain capillary damage and blood-brain barrier breakdown in the hippocampus independent of Alzheimer’s disease amyloid-beta and/or tau, according to data published in Nature Medicine.

Study findings published in The Lancet Neurology indicated that frailty makes older adults more susceptible to Alzheimer’s dementia and moderates the effects of Alzheimer’s disease-related brain changes on dementia symptoms.

Supplementing the Mediterranean diet with dairy foods improved mood and processing speed in Australian adults aged 45 years or older who were also at risk for CVD and dementia, according to a study published in Nutritional Neuroscience.

Older adults with higher levels of physical activity and movement had better memory and thinking skills regardless of whether they had dementia, according to findings published in Neurology.

Researchers observed an inverse relationship between decreased slow-wave sleep and more tau protein in older adults who were either cognitively normal or very mildly impaired.

Patients enrolled in a comprehensive dementia care program were less likely to be admitted to a long-term care facility, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

In a nationwide cohort study of Swedish older adults, researchers observed a link between antidepressant use and hip fracture in the year before and year after treatment initiation.

As 2018 draws to a close, Healio Psychiatry has compiled a list of the top stories of the year for psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.

The prevalence of benzodiazepine use among adults in the United States was higher than previously reported, according to a study analyzing data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.