Geriatrics News

Tamoxifen and steroidal aromatase inhibitor use among women with breast cancer was associated with a significantly lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease, a retrospective cohort study showed.

Onset of type 2 diabetes at younger ages appeared to play a role in the risk for dementia, according to results from a longitudinal cohort study published in JAMA.

Children with family history of two depression-affected generations had significant risk for depressive and other psychiatric disorders, according to results of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Benzoate treatment appeared to improve cognitive function among women with later-phase dementia, according to results of a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open.

Frailty may help identify older individuals with late-life depression who are at increased risk for adverse negative health outcomes, according to results of a prospective clinical cohort study published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Rural primary care physicians reported comfortability with remote consultation for older patients with depression but wanted more collegial communication with these consultants, according to study findings.

Older adults recently diagnosed with dementia or mild cognitive impairment were at increased risk for suicide attempt, according to results of a nationwide cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Low socioeconomic status, worse physical health and less resiliency predicted loneliness among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a cross-sectional national survey.

About one of four patients with breast cancer experienced cognitive impairment, and it was “not exclusively related” to the patient’s therapy, researchers wrote in Psycho-Oncology.

Women appear to have greater cognitive reserve but faster cognitive decline vs. men, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.