Whether it provides lasting protection remains to be seen by Katherine Kahn, Staff Writer, MedPage Today December 13, 2023A computer rendering of RSV viruses in the lungs. Moderna’s mRNA-based RSV vaccine was effective at preventing RSV-associated lower respiratory tract disease in adults ages 60 and older, according to results of the randomized ConquerRSVopens in a...
Neil Skolnik, MDDISCLOSURES November 08, 2023 I’m Dr Neil Skolnik. Today we are going to talk about the American Geriatrics Society 2023 updated Beers Criteria guidance for medication use in older adults. These criteria have been updated and revised approximately every 5 years since 1991 and serve to alert us to medications for which the risk-benefit ratio...
Karon Warren November 02, 2023 Patients age 65 and older who receive thyroid hormone therapy and experience low thyrotropin are at increased risk for dementia and other cognitive problems, according to new research published October 23 in JAMA Internal Medicine. The study found that these patients with thyrotoxicosis had a higher likelihood of incident cognitive disorder (adjusted...
HEBREW SENIORLIFE HINDA AND ARTHUR MARCUS INSTITUTE FOR AGING RESEARCH New research finds that sleep can be most efficient and restful for older adults when nighttime bedroom ambient temperature ranges between 68 to 77 °F. The authors observed an overall trend: a 5-10 % drop in sleep efficiency as the nighttime ambient temperature increases from...
Written by Jennifer Arnouville, DO, FAAFP | Reviewed by Katie E. Golden, MD Published on June 1, 2023 Key takeaways: Sudden confusion in older adults is most often due to a condition called delirium. It occurs when there is another underlying medical problem. Delirium can be caused by many different conditions, from infection to certain...
UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK Press release (11/7/23) Brand new research from University of Limerick in Ireland has revealed that even moderate daily physical activity can reduce the risk of depression. The new study, conducted by physical activity and mental health experts at University of Limerick and Trinity College Dublin, has shown that a physical activity dose...
Oriana González Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios The Centers for Disease and Prevention on Thursday recommended adults aged 60 and older get one of two respiratory syncytial virus vaccines this fall, making them the first shots against the disease to be authorized in the U.S. Driving the news: The vaccines from GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer shots have been...
Andrew Dunn Biopharma Correspondent The FDA approved Pfizer’s RSV vaccine called Abrysvo for older adults on Wednesday, placing another Big Pharma onto the commercial stage ahead of the next RSV season. Pfizer’s approval comes weeks after GSK won approval for its rival shot, Arexvy. Those two vaccines are both approved for use in adults 60...
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE IMAGE: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALFREDO FRANCO-OBREGÓN (STANDING, RIGHT), PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR AT NUS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY, AND MS SHARANYA VENUGOBAL (STANDING, LEFT), CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR AT QUANTUMTX, WITH 79-YEAR-OLD BIXEPS USER MR GEORGE TEO. CREDIT: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE A decline in functional mobility, loss of muscle strength and an...
By some estimates, hearing loss affects at least 50% of the population after 75 years of age. While congenital hearing impairment—usually presenting in childhood—results from rare mutations, hearing problems in adults are likely due to the cumulative effect of polygenic risk and environmental factors. Recent genome-wide association studies have uncovered several risk genes implicated in...
