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Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) found that the medical costs are substantially higher among older adults who go untreated for obstructive sleep apnea (OTA).

Channels: Respiratory Diseases and Disorders, Sleep, Healthcare, Seniors, All Journal News,

Keywords: Sleep & Sleep Disorder

Overall, Swedish 70-year-olds' eyesight is good, but many could see even better. Six in ten can improve their vision by getting eyeglasses or changing the power of the glasses they already have, according to a new study from the University of Gothenburg.

Channels: Aging, Healthcare, Seniors, Vision, All Journal News,

Keywords: Gerontology, Aging, Opthalmology, Medicine & Health

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found the main characteristics of loneliness in a senior housing community and the strategies residents use to overcome it.

Channels: Aging, Mental Health, Psychology and Psychiatry, Public Health, Seniors, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Embargoed Feed - hidden, All Journal News, Staff Picks,

Keywords: Aging, Longevity, Loneliness, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Psychiatry, Mental Health, Wisdom, Aging Population, Seniors, Senior mental health, retirement community, senior living facilities

Research from the University of Chicago shows some data used by Nursing Home Compare, the go-to resource for many families researching nursing home options for their loved ones, may be highly inaccurate.

Channels: Aging, Healthcare, Nursing, Patient Safety, Seniors, Trauma, All Journal News,

Keywords: Prachi Sanghavi, Nursing Home Compare, Health Service Research, Nursing Homes, Patient Safety, falls in older adults , Falls In Seniors, elderly adults, Geriatrics

Novel research shows that a blood test can differentiate elderly concussion patients with brain tissue damage from those without it. This finding, published in the special brain health collection of AACC’s The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, could help ensure that elderly patients with severe concussions receive crucial treatment for their injuries.

Channels: Aging, Blood, Neuro, Seniors, Trauma, 71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo, All Journal News,

Keywords: The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, JALM, Aacc, american association for clinical chemistry, concussion testing, Concussion, traumatic brain injury (TBI), Elderly Patients

A sizable minority of adults over age 50 have looked at online reviews of physicians, a new poll finds, but few have written one. The poll looks at how they weigh the opinions of online strangers when choosing a doctor, compared with other factors.

Channels: Healthcare, Seniors, Technology, Embargoed Feed - hidden,

Keywords: Internet, online ratings, Physicians, Older Adults, Doctor Recommendation

A new study shows a tool developed by Rutgers University’s Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research is able to accurately predict whether older adults living in the community might be neglecting themselves.

Channels: Winter Holidays, All Journal News, Aging, Seniors, Technology, Staff Picks,

Keywords: Elder Abuse, self-neglect, Health Care, Aging, holidays and seniors, holidays and older adults, Families, Holidays, Health Care Workers, Older Adults, Seniors

Students in The University of Texas at El Paso's Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences program participated in a global service-learning program in which students receive $100 to create projects that generate sustainable changes in local communities.

Channels: Children's Health, Education, Family and Parenting, Seniors, Sex and Relationships, Sexual Harassment and #MeToo,

Keywords: Rehabilitation, quality of life issues, Special Education, senior citizens health

A new line of wearable robotics developed by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and The City University of New York, City College (CCNY) could keep seniors on their feet longer.

Channels: Aging, All Journal News, Healthcare, Seniors, Technology, National Institutes of Health (NIH),

Keywords: UTHealth

While older adults with hypothyroidism face an elevated risk of death, individuals with subclinical hypothyroidism, a milder form of underactive thyroid, did not face the same risk, according to new research published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Channels: Aging, All Journal News, Healthcare, Seniors, Women's Health, Embargoed Feed - hidden,

Keywords: Endocrine Society, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism , Endocrinology, Thyroid, Hypothyroidism, Aging, Mortality, Subclinical Hypothyroidism, University of Maryland Medical Center, Death