Slowed gait and reaction speed in elders may signal imminent depression, anxiety
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 05, 2021
Older adults who experience both slower gait and psychomotor speed are twice as likely to experience new onset depression and anxiety, investigators say.
Parkinson’s symptoms may be eased by inner ear stimulation, study shows
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 24, 2019
Stimulation of the balance organs in the inner ear may help improve Parkinson’s disease symptoms, investigators have found.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 3
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 03, 2023
WHO: Switch back to trivalent flu shots … Vascular cells needed to form long-term memories … Radiation could treat inoperable kidney tumors … “Expired” COVID-19 tests may still be OK, feds say...
Poll: Only half of older adults have heard of new RSV vaccine
Aug 28, 2023
About half of older adults (52%) have heard of the new vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to the National Poll on Healthy Aging released online on Aug. 22.
Nursing home COVID-19 infections quadruple as booster rate slows
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 21, 2022
An AARP analysis shows a sharp uptick in infections between mid-April and mid-May, while residents’ booster shots have slowed to a trickle.
Grip strength can help to identify early diabetes
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 07, 2020
Investigators have pinpointed levels of handgrip strength that correlate with type 2 diabetes in at-risk but otherwise healthy patients.
Art appreciation may add years to your life
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 13, 2020
Does art appreciation help you live longer? 14-year study finds that it does.
Residents with stable heart disease should not fear exercise
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 22, 2019
Adults with stable coronary artery disease have better cardiac health when they are vigorously active one to two days a week, say researchers.
One quarter of Americans will experience ‘severe need’ for long-term care services: report
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 02, 2021
About one fifth will require no services at all, a new analysis shows. But a sizable number will “experience the type of severe needs that most people dread,” the investigators say.
Six-year study links hearing loss to dementia risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 04, 2021
A study of older Australians has revealed a strong link between self-reported hearing loss and cognition, along with increased risk for mild cognitive impairment or dementia.