Geriatrics News

Drinking tea regularly lowered the risk for cognitive impairment in older adults by 50%, according to a study published in the Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging.

Antioxidant supplements, including vitamin E, selenium and a combination of the two, did not effectively prevent Alzheimer disease in asymptomatic older men.

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago recently launched a free mobile app to increase knowledge and improve quality of life and well-being among individuals with dementia, their families and caregivers.

Prolonged sleep duration was associated with increased risk for dementia, according to recent findings.

Men with fractured hips performed worse on several mental assessment tests and had higher mortality rates than women with fractured hips, according to research recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Recent findings indicated single photon emission computed tomography distinguished between depression and cognitive disorders among older adults.

A collaborative care intervention reduced depressive symptoms among older adults receiving primary care, according to recent findings.

Neighborhood poverty and homicide were associated with depression in older adults, according to recent findings.

Postmenopausal hormone therapy was not associated with decreased risk for Alzheimer disease; however, long-term self-reported use was associated with reduced risk.

Despite harms associated with central nervous system polypharmacy, its occurrence more than doubled from 2004 to 2013 among older adults, particularly with anxiety, insomnia or depression, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.