Geriatrics News

Dementia was misclassified in 35.7% of cases in primary care, despite the use of at least one of the most frequently recommended tests to assess for dementia, according to findings recently published in Neurology: Clinical Practice.

The incidence of dementia increased by 117% between 1990 and 2016, according to data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2016.

Researchers identified quantifiable differences between older adults who developed Alzheimer’s disease and those who did not using diffusion weighted MRI.

Clinical trial participants receiving concomitant medications for dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease — particularly memantine added to cholinesterase inhibitors —showed faster rate of cognitive decline, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Study data revealed a connection between pastyear prescription opioid and benzodiazepine misuse and pastyear suicidal ideation in adults aged 50 years and older in the United States.

In the first year after self-harm, only about 12% of older adults were referred by a primary care physician to mental health services, according to data published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

Study findings revealed a beneficial effect of physical activity on cognition and Alzheimer’s disease pathology in people with genetically driven autosomal dominant Alzheimer’s disease.

The burden of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in the U.S. will nearly double by 2060, according to a CDC press release.

A study published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry reported that arthritis was highly prevalent among older adults with varying degrees of depression.

A daily 100-mg dose of aspirin had no impact on disability-free survival among healthy elderly patients, and was linked to a higher rate of major hemorrhage, according to findings recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine.