Study spots brain clusters linked to subjective memory complaints
By
Kristen Fischer
May 23, 2024
People with subjective memory complaints include two subgroups, and being in the lower performance cluster increased the risk for cognitive impairment, according to a study published Thursday in Alzheimer’s...
End-of-life talks, planning benefit all racial groups, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
May 20, 2024
Goals-of-care conversations and advance directives don’t necessarily benefit certain racial groups more than others in terms of achieving individuals’ end-of-life goals, a new study showed. Having...
Study: Nursing home residents benefit from expanded nurse practitioner role
By
Donna Shryer
May 12, 2024
Nurse practitioners (NPs) increasingly are providing more primary care to nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), and a recent study examined the potential impact...
Superagers’ brains reveal how white matter helps repel age-related decline: study
By
Kristen Fischer
May 10, 2024
A new study potentially shows how the brains of superagers — people with outstanding cognitive performance despite their age — resist age-related decline.
Study: Remote physiologic monitoring among Medicaid users skyrocketed from 2019 to 2021
By
Kristen Fischer
May 07, 2024
Between 2019 and 2021, remote physiologic monitoring via wearables and mobile apps soared by more than 1,300% among Medicaid users, a new study shows.