Geriatrics News

The NIH launched a new data-sharing portal for the Alzheimer’s research this week, according to a press release.

In a study of older adults with dementia and mild cognitive impairment, low daytime systolic BP was associated with cognitive decline in those treated with antihypertensive drugs.

Suicide rates among adults aged between 40 to 64 years has increased 40% since 1999, new study data suggest. The economic decline between 2007 and 2009 may account for this increase, according to researchers.

Sleep behaviors like taking naps, consuming caffeinated beverages, watching television or reading or physical exercise before bedtime were not associated with mental illness among the elderly, according to data.

Long-term meditation may protect the brain by reducing age-related brain tissue degeneration, according to a recently published study in Frontiers of Psychology.

The complex nature of dementia emphasizes the relevance of how care is delivered in a multifactorial approach. One speaker addressed six goals to close the research gap at the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Summit 2015.

Tremendous progress has been made in applying technology to the basic biology of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, according to speakers at the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Summit 2015.

Superagers are less susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease and higher von Economo neuron density in the anterior cingulate cortex may protect memories, according to a study.

Multicomponent nonpharmacological delirium prevention interventions reduced delirium and falls among elderly patients during hospitalization, according to recently published data.

The Harry T. Mangurian Jr. Foundation in Palm Beach, Fla., awarded the Mayo Clinic campus in Jacksonville $5.75 million to further study of Lewy body dementia, a disease that often includes psychiatric complications, according to a press release.