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22-Jul-2022 1:05 PM EDT
Study Examines Older Adults’ Quality of Life Before and After Starting Dialysis
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

Among older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease, mental and physical health-related quality of life worsened in the year before they started dialysis treatment, but their quality of life stabilized after dialysis was initiated.

Released: 27-Jul-2022 6:05 PM EDT
House Panel Advances Prior Authorization Relief Bill
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

The House Ways and Means Committee today voted unanimously to advance the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022 (H.R. 8487), positioning the bill for passage in Congress possibly this fall.

Released: 26-Jul-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Moderna vaccines better protect long-term care home residents
McMaster University

Moderna vaccines are better than Pfizer in protecting residents of long-term care (LTC) homes from COVID-19 Omicron infections, say McMaster University researchers.

Newswise: Poll: Many older adults look beyond conventional medicine for help, but few talk to their doctors about it
22-Jul-2022 4:30 PM EDT
Poll: Many older adults look beyond conventional medicine for help, but few talk to their doctors about it
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Nearly 40% of older adults currently use at least one integrative medicine strategy to try to ease symptoms of a physical or mental health issue, or to help them relax, a new poll finds. But only 18% of them have actually talked about it with a health care provider.

Released: 19-Jul-2022 1:25 PM EDT
Tracking Daily Movement Patterns May One Day Help Predict Dementia
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Researchers found significant differences in movement patterns between participants with normal cognition and those with mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease.

Newswise: Aging | Epigenetic clocks and their association with perceived discrimination and depressive symptoms
Released: 18-Jul-2022 5:05 PM EDT
Aging | Epigenetic clocks and their association with perceived discrimination and depressive symptoms
Impact Journals LLC

A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US / Albany NY) on the cover of Volume 14, Issue 13, entitled, “Epigenetic clocks and their association with trajectories in perceived discrimination and depressive symptoms among US middle-aged and older adults.”

Newswise: Did Gonorrhea Give Us Grandparents?
Released: 18-Jul-2022 3:25 PM EDT
Did Gonorrhea Give Us Grandparents?
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego researchers tracked the evolution of a gene variant that supports cognitive health in older humans, but may have first emerged to protect against bacteria.

Released: 15-Jul-2022 12:50 PM EDT
Alcohol Consumption Carries Significant Health Risks and No Benefits for Young People; Some Older Adults May Benefit From Drinking a Small Amount of Alcohol
Lancet

The new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease estimates that 1.34 billion people consumed harmful amounts of alcohol (1.03 billion males and 0.312 billion females) in 2020.

Released: 6-Jul-2022 4:45 PM EDT
How Older Adults and Their Caregivers View Pain, Depression and Other Patient Symptoms
Regenstrief Institute

Adults, especially older adults, may be in pain or depressed but not able to convey details of their symptoms and quality of life to their doctors for various reasons including cognitive impairment.

Newswise: Pineapple Jelly Probiotics Health Drink for Elderly Adults that Can Help Fix Farmers’ Problems
Released: 6-Jul-2022 8:55 AM EDT
Pineapple Jelly Probiotics Health Drink for Elderly Adults that Can Help Fix Farmers’ Problems
Chulalongkorn University

A team of researchers from Chula Faculty of Science in cooperation with the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University has developed the “Jelly Nata Probiotics” jelly drink made from pineapple to benefit the mental wellbeing of the elderly, add value to pineapple while also solving the oversupply of pineapples.

   
Released: 5-Jul-2022 4:40 PM EDT
Uso de vapor para o tratamento da hiperplasia prostática
Mayo Clinic

O aumento da glândula da próstata pode causar sintomas urinários desconfortáveis para os homens. E, à medida que envelhecem, o risco aumenta. Aproximadamente 30 % dos homens apresentam sintomas aos 60 anos e 50 % deles aos 80 anos.

Released: 5-Jul-2022 4:05 PM EDT
前列腺肿大的蒸汽疗法
Mayo Clinic

前列腺肿大可导致男性出现排尿不适的症状。随着年龄的增长,男性群体罹患此病的风险会日渐上升。约30%的男性会在60岁前出现相关症状,而约50%的男性会在80岁前出现相关症状。

Released: 5-Jul-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Tratar la próstata agrandada con vapor de agua
Mayo Clinic

El agrandamiento de la glándula prostática provoca síntomas urinarios desagradables en los hombres. El riesgo aumenta a medida que envejecen y, aproximadamente, el 30 por ciento de los hombres presenta síntomas hacia los 60 años y el 50 por ciento hacia los 80 años.

Released: 28-Jun-2022 4:35 PM EDT
Many Pain Medications Can Be Used for Spine-Related Pain in Older Adults
Boston University School of Medicine

Medications should be coupled with physical therapy, exercise programs and treatment of the underlying degenerative disease process and medical illness.

21-Jun-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Text Messaging Can Help Reduce Hazardous Drinking Among Older Adults
Research Society on Alcoholism

Older adults – those more than 50 years of age – who consume alcohol beyond healthy drinking guidelines are a growing public health concern. A new study has found that using text messaging can help reduce drinking among this population. These findings will be shared at the 45th annual scientific meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) in Orlando, Florida.

Released: 27-Jun-2022 1:45 PM EDT
The latest expert commentary on SCOTUS decisions, including the overturn of Roe v. Wade
Newswise

The latest expert commentary and research on SCOTUS decisions, including the overturn of Roe v. Wade

       
Released: 23-Jun-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Telehealth flexibilities didn’t send Medicare visits soaring, despite worries
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Older Americans and their health care providers have settled into a steady pattern of using telehealth technology for nearly 1 in 10 outpatient appointments, a new analysis of Medicare data, published as a preprint, shows.

Released: 22-Jun-2022 12:45 PM EDT
Light During Sleep in Older Adults Linked to Obesity, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure
Northwestern University

In a sample of older men and women ages 63 to 84, those who were exposed to any amount of light while sleeping at night were significantly more likely to be obese, and have high blood pressure and diabetes compared to adults who were not exposed to any light during the night, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.



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