Tag: Seniors
Physical Activity Programs Beneficial for Hospitalized Older Adults
Meta-analysis shows improvement in functional capacity for acutely hospitalized older adults
Living in Warm Average Temperatures Tied to Vision Impairment in Older Adults
Findings seen for those living in counties with average temperature ≥60 degrees Fahrenheit over their lifetime
Half of Global Population May Have a Mental Disorder by Age 75 Years
Gender differences seen in prevalence, timing, and most common mental disorders
Drop in LDL Cholesterol Greater With Low-, Moderate-Intensity Statins for Seniors
Initiators of statins aged 75 years or older had higher mean percentage reduction than those younger than 50 years
Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Seniors Increases With Age
65.3 percent of adults aged 71 years and older have at least some degree of hearing loss, reaching 96.2 percent by age 90 years or older
Low-Dose Aspirin Does Not Cut Incidence of Ischemic Stroke in Seniors
But significant increase in intracranial bleeding seen for those receiving aspirin versus placebo
New Opioid Rx Common, Harmful in Older Adults With Dementia
New prescription tied to 11-fold higher mortality in first 14 days versus no opioid use
No Cognitive Benefits Seen for Meditation, Nonnative Language Training
No interaction effects observed for Preclinical Alzheimer Cognitive Composite 5, episodic memory, executive function, attention
Decline in Cognitive Functioning After Retirement Varies by Race, Sex
Study finds declines steeper for White versus Black retirees and for men versus and women
Superagers Have Faster Movement Speed Than Typical Older Adults
Superagers exhibit higher grey matter volume cross-sectionally in the medial temporal lobe, cholinergic forebrain, motor thalamus
