Tag: Aging: Misc.
Age, Frailty Independently Linked to COVID-19 Mortality
Frailty also associated with increased risk for higher care needs on discharge and increased likelihood of adverse outcomes
Women More Likely to Suffer Nighttime Sudden Cardiac Death
Other independent risk factors include central nervous system-affecting drugs and COPD or asthma
Greater Levels of Exercise May Protect Brain in Later Life
Greater levels of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity linked to more intact white matter integrity in late life, lower odds of lacunar infarcts
Ongoing Exposure to Stressors Harms Health
So-called allostatic load increases with age but increases more sharply among Black, Latino populations
Hypertension at Middle Age Associated With Cognitive Decline
Among treated individuals, blood pressure control at baseline inversely linked to global cognitive, memory test scores
Air Pollution May Affect Mood, Memory in Oldest-Old Women
Indirect effect of remote NO2 and PM2.5 exposure on declines in episodic memory mediated by depressive symptoms
Sedentary Time Increases With Retirement
Abrupt increase in sedentary time seen for women, with more gradual increase for men
Loneliness Tied to Depression in Adults Older Than 50 Years
Between 11 and 18 percent of depression cases could potentially be prevented by eliminating loneliness
Cannabis Use Common in Older Adults
