Starting Medicare not linked to major increases in chronic condition diagnoses
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 09, 2024
Receiving Medicare coverage at age 65 years gives more people access to care, but it doesn’t necessarily help more people receive diagnoses for chronic diseases when they age into the program, according...
Rising caregiver depression, care hours evident up to 10 years before a partner’s dementia diagnosis
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 08, 2022
An increase in caregiving hours and depressive symptoms are detectable in caregivers at least 10 years before their partner is diagnosed with cognitive impairment, a new study finds.
Persistent low wages linked to cognitive decline in first study of its kind
Aug 05, 2022
Having sustained low wages is linked to faster memory decline, according to new findings from researchers at Columbia University.
Poor swallowing tied to dementia risk
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 13, 2024
Poor swallowing function was associated with people developing dementia in the future, a study published on March 11 in Nature shows.
Air pollution, dementia linked in study
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 15, 2023
A new study shows that being exposed to particulate air pollution may be linked to dementia. The authors say that reducing air pollution could promote healthy aging.
Women have lower risk for falling when they are active, study shows
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 01, 2024
When older women engaged in leisure physical activity and stayed within recommended time parameters, they had a lower odds for falls, according to a new report.
Seniors drive impaired after smoking cannabis, small study reveals
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 19, 2024
Older drivers, even if they use cannabis regularly, had impaired driving as a result of consuming it, a new study finds.
Sleep disruptions in 30s, 40s tied to later cognitive decline
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 08, 2024
People who have sleep interruptions in their 30s and 40s are more than twice as likely to experience thinking and memory issues a decade later, a new study out Jan. 3 in Neurology finds.
Study of aggression in Parkinson’s disease finds unexpected triggers
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 09, 2022
Investigators studying aggressive outbursts toward caregivers pinpointed top triggers for these behaviors, and found caregivers ill-prepared to cope.
‘Unfair’ posting of disputed citations will tarnish operators: experts
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 19, 2023
The decision to post disputed nursing home citations on a government website for consumers riled providers and legal experts Wednesday.