Written by Cherilyn Cecchini, MD | Reviewed by Katie E. Golden, MD Updated on March 16, 2023 Key takeaways: Falls become more common and more dangerous as people age. It’s important for older adults to know what things can increase the risk of falls. Research shows that some medications increase the risk of falls in...
by University of Michigan Key findings from the National Poll on Healthy Aging about the use of prescription medications by people age 50 to 80, and their attitudes and experiences toward deprescribing at least one prescription medicine they’ve been taking for a year or more. Credit: Emily Smith – University of Michigan As the movement toward...
by J. D. Warren, University of California – Riverside Cognitive composite scores from Study 1 and Study 2. The dotted lines represent the means of cross-sectional convenience samples of younger (n = 28, Mage = 19.07 years, SDage = 1.05, range: 18–22), middle-aged (n = 22, Mage = 42.36 years, SDage = 5.79, range: 35–51), and older adults (n = 43, Mage = 70.17 years, SDage = 9.34, range: 53–89). The...
Written by Tracy Norfleet, MD, MBA, FACP, ABOM | Reviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH Published on March 20, 2023 Key takeaways: You’re more likely to develop a urinary tract infection (UTI) as you get older. UTIs are common in older adults who are over the age of 65. UTIs typically cause pain and burning...
by Impact Journals LLC Hypothetical interaction between telomere shortening and inflammation induced by IL-6 leading to early subjective depressive symptoms and cognitive complaints in relatively healthy elderly. Credit: 2023 Han et al. A new research paper titled “Relationship between telomere shortening and early subjective depressive symptoms and cognitive complaints in older adults” has been published in Aging. Telomere...
by The Ohio State University The authors analyzed data from 7,068 Americans who were part of a larger study that regularly measured their cognitive function from 1996 to 2016. Credit: mohamed_hassan, Pixabay, CC0 (creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) The risk factors linked to cognitive decline in older adults explain a surprisingly modest amount about the large variation in mental...
by Kim Krieger, University of Connecticut Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Depression can drain a person’s energy. In the elderly, there may be a very good reason for that: depression has been linked with the deterioration of the tiny power plants in our cells. These power plants are the mitochondria, tiny structures within our cells that handle several...
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY IMAGE: FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN IN SPAIN, EXAMINED WHETHER AN EIGHT-WEEK RESISTANCE TRAINING PROGRAM WOULD MODULATE THE OXIDATIVE STATUS, THE UPR ACTIVATION AND KEY INFLAMMATORY PATHWAYS IN OLDER ADULTS. CREDIT: FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Aging involves a balance between oxidants and antioxidants, low-grade inflammation and a...
Mauricio Wajngarten, MD December 23, 2022 The relevance of oral anticoagulants (OACs) for older adults with atrial fibrillation (AF) does not need to be reiterated. It has been posited that the availability of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) would substantially increase the prevention of thromboembolic events in older adults with AF, given the superior safety profile of these agents and...
by University of Michigan Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research shows that 28% of people over the age of 71 have a visual impairment, even while wearing their regular glasses, contact lenses, or other visual aids. “These findings are important to address, as poor vision is associated with several adverse outcomes for older adults, including depression,...
