University Medical Center opens Frailty Clinic and Lifestyle Clinic to enhance overall well-being and safety for older adults
"The Center for Healthy Senior Living at Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center is opening a Lifestyle and a Frailty Program to enhance the overall well-being and safety of older adults. "
Rutgers Health researchers find disparities in outcomes of hospice discharges
"Often, the transition to a different care setting is burdensome for the health of the patient"
Rutgers Health researchers find disparities in outcomes of hospice discharges
"Often, the transition to a different care setting is burdensome for the health of the patient"
NUS linguists make breakthrough discovery on detecting early linguistic signs of dementia by studying the natural speech of seniors
"The novel study revealed that participants with memory-related mild cognitive impairment spoke less and used fewer, but more abstract, nouns that is consistent with the speech pattern of Alzheimer’s patients"
New study: Cedars-Sinai investigators create AI tool to analyze medical data for specific conditions like Alzheimer’s disease
"AI Tool’s Software Is Free, Publicly Available"
Depressive symptoms in young adults linked to thinking, memory problems in midlife
"Black Adults Experienced Symptoms More Often Than White Adults"
Confronting trauma alleviates chronic pain among older veterans
"UCLA Health study finds newer psychotherapy provides greater pain reduction compared to cognitive behavioral therapy"
[GET MOVING] USPSTF recommends exercise to prevent falls
"The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently published a systematic review that evaluated the effectiveness and harms of interventions to prevent falls and fall-related morbidity and mortality in community-dwelling adults 65 years or older."
[SAD ACTS] Self-harm ED visits increased most among adults 65
"A study estimating national annual trends and characteristics of emergency department (ED) visits for suicide attempts and intentional self-harm in the United States from 2011 to 2020 found that while ED visits for these behaviors were most common among adolescents, adults ages 65 or older showed the largest increase, with an average annual percent change of 30.2%."
[SELL IT] AI can boost marketing performance
"Three-quarters of marketing organizations are either experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) or have fully implemented it into their workflows, according to a recent report from Salesforce. "
[SCAM BUSTER ] New resources target online fraud
"The National Council on Aging, with funding from Zelle®, has created content and graphics aimed at helping older adults take action against online scams. The US national campaign launched on June 15, World Elder Abuse Day."
[GET ONLINE] Internet use tied to well-being, sense of purpose
"A survey of people in 168 countries found that Internet use might boost measures of well-being, such as life satisfaction and sense of purpose. Researchers examined associations between internet use and access and a broad variety of well-being indicators in a representative sample of close to 2,500,000 individuals within an age range that spanned from late adolescence to older adults."
More women report hip fractures earlier in life
"Older women with low bone density are more likely to experience their first hip fracture in their 60s compared to older ages, according to research being presented Sunday at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Boston, Mass."
5-Minute test leads to better care for people with dementia in the primary care setting
"The underdiagnosis of dementia, especially among Black and Hispanic patients, is a long-standing challenge in medicine. A new study, published today in Nature Medicine, finds that an easy, five-minute assessment paired with recommendations built into the electronic medical record system led to a three-fold improvement in diagnosis and treatment for patients in a primary care setting compared to a control group. The “5-Cog paradigm,” which was developed by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System, dramatically enhances the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and dementia, and represents a new, better way to guide initial treatment."
First hints of memory problems associated with changes in the brain
"First hints of memory problems associated with changes in the brain"
Dementia fighter: Orienteering helps brain and body alike, with greater benefits for those who move quickest
"The sport of orienteering, which simultaneously combines exercise with challenging navigation, may be better for the brain than exercise alone, according to new research from kinesiologists at McMaster University."
New AI tool may help detect early signs of dementia
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Endocrine Society Guideline recommends healthy adults under the age of 75 take the recommended daily allowance of vitamin D
"Guideline recommends vitamin D higher than the recommended daily allowance for children, pregnant people, adults over 75 and adults with prediabetes"
Traumatic brain injury strikes 1 in 8 older Americans
"Study finds that among Medicare enrollees, being healthier, wealthier, white and female may be associated with higher risk."
Study reveals decline in reported medicare outpatient procedures by family physicians amid an aging population
"Background and goal: Family physicians perform a wide range of procedures outside the hospital and tend to be office based. Examples may include surgical procedures such as excisions, suturing, and joint injections. Since the training can vary substantially, the Council of Academic Family Medicine (CAFM) issued a statement on which procedures they recommend physicians be able to perform competently upon completion of a family medicine residency. The aim of this study was to determine the extent to which family physicians perform CAFM-recommended procedures for Medicare Part B, the outpatient portion of Medicare. By documenting the procedural clinical activity of family physicians, the researchers set out to better understand their impact on U.S. primary care. "
Heart healthy behaviors may help reverse rapid cell aging
"The benefits gained with higher lifestyle scores may be associated with the positive influence of heart disease risk factors on the aging of the body and its cells, finds a new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association"
Food for thought: Study links key nutrients with slower brain aging
"Participants with slower brain aging had nutrient profile similar to Mediterranean diet"
The number of people experiencing poor health and early death caused by metabolism-related risk factors such as high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high BMI has increased by 50% since 2000, reveals new global study
"Global burden of disease "
Climbing the social ladder slows dementia, Japanese study reveals
"Research from Osaka University uncovers that socioeconomic status transition considerably extends years lived without dementia, offering new insights into preventive strategies"
[THE REJUVENATOR] Heart-healthy behaviors tied to younger biological age
"The benefit of better heart health may be associated with the positive impact of heart- healthy lifestyle factors on biological aging (the age of the body and its cells), according to new research "
[LEARNING CURVE] Student loan debt harms financial security for older workers
"A recent report from the New School's Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis found that older workers and those who are unemployed are concerned that their student loans will hinder their ability to retire comfortably. Of those who have taken out student loans for college degrees, nearly 5% between ages 55 and 64 and more than 17% of those 65 and older have not completed their degrees, which means they are not only in debt, but also lack the enhanced earnings to repay what they borrowed."
[BEWARE BIG BANGS] Healthier, wealthier older women at higher risk for TBI
"Among Medicare enrollees, being healthier, wealthier, white and female may be associated with a higher risk of traumatic brain injury (TBI), a recent study by nonfathers. Study UC San Francisco and the San Francisco VA Health Care System researchers suggests. About 13% of older adults were diagnosed with traumatic brain injury TBI (TBI) -- injuries that are typically caused by falls from ground level."
[DAD BODY, DAD HEART] Cardiovascular health worse for fathers in older age
"Heart disease is the leading cause of death among men, and being a father may put men at an even greater risk of poor heart health later in life, according to a study from Northwestern University and the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago."
[SHOW ME THE MONEY] Lending, borrowing for senior living "low" in 4Q 2023
"NIC Analytics has released its 4Q 2023 NIC Lending Trends Report. The complimentary quarterly report includes data trends over seven years for senior housing and nursing care construction loans, mini-perm/bridge loans, and permanent loans from 3Q 2016 through 4Q 2023, and reflects contributions from 17 lenders."
