Geriatrics News

Adolescent girls with lower memory for words and adolescent boys with lower mechanical reasoning had higher odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, according to findings recently published in JAMA Network Open.

A quarter of older adults who were newly prescribed a benzodiazepine went on to long-term use, with factors such as white race and poor sleep quality increasing the risk, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Behavioral activation that increased cognitive, physical, and social activity staved off cognitive decline in black patients with mild cognitive impairment better than social interaction, according to findings recently published in JAMA Neurology.

More than a quarter of the world’s adult population did not meet worldwide activity level standards in 2016, increasing their risk for type 2 diabetes, CVD, dementia and some cancers, according to findings recently published in The Lancet Global Health.

Cognitive decline is a distressing aspect of growing older for many people and it affects a large proportion of the aging population, according to a presentation by George Rebok, PhD, professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, at Johns Hopkins Science Writers’ Boot Camp.

A machine learning-based model using data routinely gathered in primary care identified patients with dementia in such settings, according to research recently published in BJGP Open.

Patients with more cardiovascular health metrics at optimal levels and higher cardiovascular health scores had lower rates of incident dementia and cognitive decline, according to findings published in JAMA.

A report by the AARP Public Policy Institute found that 70% of elderly patients with dementia prescribed dementia medications took them long-term despite a shortage of clinical evidence supporting their benefit beyond 1 year.

A glass of sugar water boosted older adults’ memory without increasing exertion, according to results recently published in Psychology and Aging.

Older black patients who were prescribed antihypertension medication incurred a significantly lower risk for dementia, according to findings published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.