Hip fracture surgery extended life in people with dementia, study shows
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Kristen Fischer
May 30, 2024
People living with dementia who had hip fractures treated with surgery lived longer than those who didn’t have surgery, a new study finds.
High-dose flu shots reduce hospitalizations in older adults, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
May 28, 2024
High-dose flu vaccines given to older adults lower pneumonia- and influenza-related (P&I) hospitalization, but there isn’t a difference in death rates between people who received the high-dose and standard-dose...
Summer book release explores AI as a companion to offset loneliness
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Donna Shryer
May 27, 2024
With an international epidemic of loneliness, artificial Intelligence, or AI, may offer technology-based social interaction and companionship. That’s according to robotics expert Tony Prescott, a professor...
End-of-life talks, planning benefit all racial groups, study finds
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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...
Report: AI tool could boost communication for older adults with cancer
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Kristen Fischer
May 20, 2024
Artificial intelligence may be a useful communication tool to help older adults with cancer communicate with their doctors and have more of a say in their treatment, according to a new report published...
Bill would create federal Parkinson’s disease council
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Kristen Fischer
May 28, 2024
The US Senate and House of Representatives have approved the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act, which is expected to receive presidential approval next. The initiative ultimately would create a federal...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, May 16
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Kristen Fischer
May 15, 2024
Study: Sleep apnea severity linked to verbal memory decline … Test ties mobility to cognitive function … Spotting osteosarcopenia in heart valve operation patients could predict post-surgical death...
Superagers’ brains reveal how white matter helps repel age-related decline: study
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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: Nursing home residents benefit from expanded nurse practitioner role
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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...
Study: Treating heart rate over rhythm in Afib linked to greater cognitive decline rates
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Kristen Fischer
May 20, 2024
A new study examined how treatments for atrial fibrillation (Afib) affected cognitive decline and frailty. Treating heart rate compared to rhythm was linked to a greater rate of cognitive decline, the...