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No routine screening for cognitive impairment for adults 65+
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against routine screening for cognitive impairment in adults ages 65 and over. The is important to providers because many different brief tests are available that assess one or more domains of cognitive function - i.e., complex attention, executive function, learning and memory, language, perceptual motor function, and social cognition. While some of these tests can be important as part of an evaluation for a diagnosis of cognitive impairment for people with symptoms, the potential benefits don't outweigh the risks in people without symptoms living in the community.
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Stats: After age 47, life gets brighter
Economist David Blanchflower, PhD, of Dartmouth University, Hanover, New Hampshire has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles on happiness, wellbeing and life satisfaction, typically combining economics with areas of psychology and sociology. His most recent work, published by the US National Bureau of Economic Research, documents a U-shaped curve of happiness over the lifespan that is relevant globally, reaching a nadir at age 48 in developed countries and 47 in less-developed countries. To define the curve, Blanchflower used various measure of well-being - in particular, happiness and life satisfaction - as well as other measures such as an individual's life experience, living standards, and where they live.
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Aging is a risk factor, not a disease, geroscientists say
Human life expectancy worldwide rose dramatically over the past century, but people's health spans - the period of life spent free from chronic, age-related disease or disability - have not increased accordingly. An introduction and six articles in the latest issue of Public Policy and Aging Report explore this phenomenon, and reading them may change your thinking about aging and its impact.
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Healthy longevity grand challenge launches
Recognizing that "unprecedented extensions of the lifespan" across the world bring both challenges and opportunities, the US National Academy of Medicine has launched a Healthy Longevity Global Grand Challenge - a worldwide initiative to improve physical, mental and social wellbeing for people as they age. Active-aging organizations and clinicians may want to apply to one part of the grand challenge: the Healthy Longevity Global Competition.
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No need to skip red meat for good health, new guidelines say
The American College of Physicians provides a staggering five reviews and an editorial in the latest issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine to bolster what is bound to be a controversial new guideline on red and processed meat consumption that you will want to discuss in your organization.
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Tech Talk: Can consumer wearables detect cognitive decline?
While it's well known that consumer-grade wearables generally are not as reliable as their research-grade counterparts when it comes to counting steps and monitoring vital signs, a new feasibility study by Apple, Eli Lilly and Evidation Health suggests that the sensors on devices such as iPhones, Apple watches and Beddit sleep monitors may capture enough data to spot mild cognitive impairment or dementia.
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