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Seniors with a higher resting heart rate and lower heart rate variability are less able to care for themselves

Resting Heart Rate, HR Variability May Help ID Functional Disability

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Researchers eye earlier detection of decline
Many elderly oncology patients use complementary and alternative medications

Many Elderly Oncology Patients Taking Alternative Medicines

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Associated with polypharmacy, vision impairment, and urologic comorbidities
Neither exercise nor supplements such as omega-3 fatty acids seem to preserve cognitive function in the elderly

Exercise, Supplements Don’t Help Preserve Cognition in Elderly

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Two trials cast doubt on these widely touted strategies
High serum uric acid levels are associated with greater risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality

High Uric Acid Levels Linked to Greater Mortality

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Association strongest with cardiovascular mortality in the elderly
Delivering vitamin D supplements to homebound seniors might help lower their risk of falls

Vitamin D Tied to Fewer Falls in Homebound Seniors

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Homebound elderly might benefit from supplementation, research suggests
Two-thirds of acute abdominal aortic aneurysm events occur in those aged ≥75 years

Two-Thirds of Acute AAA Occur in Those Aged 75 Years and Older

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Overall, 96.4 percent of events in men aged younger than 75 years occur in ever smokers
Evening and morning cortisol levels in older people may be differentially associated with tissue volume in gray and white matter structures and cognitive function

AM, PM Cortisol Tied to Brain, Cognitive Variances in Later Life

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Higher evening salivary cortisol levels tied to lower brain volume, worse cognitive function
Lumbar spine bone mineral density increases fracture risk among women with lower lumbar spine T-score than femoral neck T-score

Lumbar Spine BMD Ups Fx Risk in Women With Discordant T-Scores

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Lower T-score for lumbar spine than femoral neck increases fracture risk, particularly in older women
The prevalence of osteoporosis and low bone density has been examined among adults aged 65 years and older. The findings were published online Aug. 13 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.

CDC Determines Prevalence of Osteoporosis in Older Adults

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Prevalence of osteoporosis 16.2 percent in adults aged 65 years and older; higher among women
Seniors with dementia newly prescribed cholinesterase inhibitors are at risk for significant weight loss

Cholinesterase Inhibitors Pose Weight-Loss Risk

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Findings in seniors given drugs for dementia versus those taking other meds