Consuming too much sugar is linked to dementia, according to a new study.
Nursing workplace issues improved in 2023 over 2022, but problems remain
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 18, 2024
Nurses said workplace conditions improved in 2023 compared to 2022, but planned departure rates, abusive or violent events, and unsafe conditions were still high, a new survey finds. Additionally, understaffing...
Group lays out plan for empowered long-term care workers
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 18, 2024
The Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable (AADCPR) — a group that aims to solve issues in the long-term care, home care and community-based services workforce — came up with...
Clinical briefs for Friday, July 19
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 18, 2024
Exercise linked with less depression in people with osteoarthritis, study finds … Group publishes antimicrobial stewardship guidelines for emergency rooms … NanoViricides eyes phase 2 study for RSV,...
Team ranks disease patterns in older adults starting long-term care
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 17, 2024
A team of researchers used artificial intelligence to glean more insights into different disease categories and the prognosis for older adults who have them who entered long-term care. The authors said...
Consider social supports as a frailty fighter: report
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 17, 2024
Social supports need to be considered to prevent frailty in older adults, according to a study published Tuesday in Frontiers in Public Health.
Study highlights new type of memory loss often mistaken for Alzhemer’s in older adults
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 17, 2024
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have defined criteria for a memory-loss syndrome in older adults that affects the brain’s limbic system and often is mistaken for Alzheimer’s disease.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, July 18
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 17, 2024
GLP-1s don’t increase suicidal thoughts, behaviors in older adults with type 2 diabetes, study finds … Report: Education improves clinical performance at retail clinics serving older adults … Electronic...
Ischemic stroke survival rate improving, but racial disparities exist
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 16, 2024
Americans are more likely to survive strokes today compared to the past, but Blacks are more likely than whites to die within five years after a particular stroke event, according to a new report based...
High-intensity exercise enhances brain function in older adults
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 16, 2024
High-intensity interval exercise can significantly enhance brain function in older adults for up to five years, a new study finds. Though the study evaluated exercises with less intensity such as walking...