What factors predict when older adults will stop driving?
"What factors lead older adults to stop driving? A new study followed older adults who had no memory or thinking problems to examine this question. The study is published in the May 22, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology."
Heat's toll on aging populations: Projections and policy implications
"Up to an additional 246 million older adults around the world are projected to be exposed to dangerous acute heat by the year 2050, compared to current levels — with those living in Asia and Africa experiencing the most severe effects — suggests a Nature Communications paper. The findings of the research can help inform regional heat risk assessments and public health decision-making. An interactive visualization dashboard displays the current and projected demographic changes and heat-related hazards across world countries."
Turning to Artificial Intelligence to disentangle the exposome
"How AI can help analyze a lifetime of environmental exposures"
A Mediterranean diet can ease symptoms of stress and anxiety
"It’s no secret that the Mediterranean diet is good for your health. Already recommended to reduce the risks of bowel cancer, heart disease, and dementia, new research from the University of South Australia shows that the Mediterranean diet can also reduce symptoms of stress and anxiety."
‘MUSIC map’ reveals some brain cells age faster and are more prevalent in Alzheimer’s
"Engineers at the University of California San Diego have discovered that some brain cells age more rapidly than others, and they are disproportionately abundant in individuals afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. Additionally, researchers observed sex-specific differences in the aging process of certain brain cells, with the female cortex exhibiting a higher ratio of “old” oligodendrocytes to “old” neurons compared to the male cortex."
National Center to Reframe Aging to collaborate with University of Minnesota, Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging
"The National Center to Reframe Aging — the leading organization for proven communication strategies and tools to effectively frame aging issues — is partnering with the University of Minnesota School of Public Health's Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation and the Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging to advance effective communication strategies from the National Center to Reframe Aging throughout the state."
Why do we move slower the older we get? New study delivers answers
"It’s one of the inescapable realities of aging: The older we get, the slower we tend to move—whether we’re walking around the block or just reaching for the remote control."
What we can learn from a Supercentenarian
"Physicians Contemplate What They Can Learn From the Late Pearl Berg, Once Cedars-Sinai’s Oldest Patient"
Using health records to predict patients’ risk of falling
"Patients’ risk of falling in the next 12 months could be predicted from their NHS data using a newly developed calculator. "
Understaffed nursing homes in disadvantaged neighborhoods more likely to overuse antipsychotics
"Boosting staffing may help limit use of “chemical restraints,” study finds"
Type of surgery and its risk level has significant impact on complications and death in elderly patients
"Study using American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data shows both frailty and type of surgical procedure impact postoperative outcomes among elderly patients, but procedure type and its risk level has a greater effect"
Tembo Health announces partnership with Springwell Senior Living to provide telemedicine support for residents
"Tembo Health, a senior-focused telemedicine provider, has announced a partnership with Springwell Senior Living, a 250-resident senior living facility in northwest Baltimore offering independent living, assisted living and memory care services. "
Team studies factors related to a sense of economic insecurity in older adults
"The people of Japan have the highest life expectancy in the world. Yet older adults who struggle economically may refrain from seeking medical help or using long-term care insurance. These choices may increase the occurrence of frailty and its progression in people’s lives. A team of scientists undertook a study of older adults to examine the connection between a sense of economic insecurity and a person’s participation in social activities."
SHINE trial sheds light on deadly stroke complication
"An ambitious, nationwide clinical trial led by UVA Health’s Karen Johnston, MD, has provided doctors with long-needed insights into the importance of managing stroke patients’ blood sugar after treatment with clot-busting therapy. The findings will help improve stroke care and save lives."
Scotia Wealth Management teams up with Gordie Howe CARES to support Canadian caregivers and their families
"Scotia Wealth Management has teamed up with Gordie Howe CARES to support clients and the caregiver community while raising awareness of the importance of dementia research, education, and care."
OrthoInfo.org offers Osteoporosis awareness and prevention resources for patients
"Orthopaedic surgeons share how to take action to keep bones healthy and slow down bone loss"
Older Singaporeans who volunteer perceive a better quality of life, finds study from NTU Singapore and Duke-NUS
"A new study by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) has found that compared to non-volunteers, older adults who volunteer feel more supported by their social networks, which in turn leads to an improvement in their quality of life. This is even though social networks from which older adults receive actual help do not expand as a result of volunteering."
New clinical practice guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for Age-related Hearing Loss (ARHL)
"April 30, 2024, ALEXANDRIA, Virginia —The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) published the Clinical Practice Guideline: Age-Related Hearing Loss today in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. This clinical practice guideline (CPG) sheds lights on a global public health problem affecting approximately 466 million people worldwide and identifies quality improvement opportunities and provide clinicians trustworthy, evidence-based recommendations regarding the identification and management of age-related hearing loss (ARHL) in patients 50 years and older."
National Center to Reframe Aging teams up with Longevity Ready Maryland Initiative
"The National Center to Reframe Aging — the leading organization for proven communication strategies and tools to effectively frame aging issues — is partnering with the Maryland Department of Aging in development of its multisector plan on aging, the Longevity Ready Maryland Initiative."
Money on their minds: Health-related costs top older adults’ concerns for people their age, poll finds
"Costs of different types of care, and of prescription drugs and insurance, rated as topics of highest concern among people over 50, no matter what their background"
Loneliness grows as we age
"International study finds consistent patterns and factors associated with loneliness"
Living with Stage 3 lung cancer in your 80s and 90s
"The average age for a lung cancer diagnosis is 70, according to the American Cancer Society. With age, it can be harder for a person’s body to tolerate cancer treatments like surgery and chemotherapy."
Landmark study finds financial and mental health supports among most pressing needs for caregivers in Canada
" Demand for care is growing, the number of senior caregivers is on the rise, fewer people providing care, and care needs are becoming more complex with an aging population and rising rates of disability and mental health conditions. These are findings from Caring in Canada, a new study released by the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence (CCCE). The study provides an analysis of results from a survey completed more than 3,000 caregivers and care providers from across Canada. "
Government of Canada Supports Lakehead University's project to assist underserved populations in receiving palliative care services
"Palliative care improves the quality of life and comfort of seriously ill patients and their families. Some people experience more challenges than others when accessing palliative care, including people aged 85 and over, those with dementia, mental illness, intellectual or developmental disabilities, those from linguistic minority groups, those living in rural and remote areas, and those experiencing homelessness."
Essential tremor triples dementia risk, UTSW study shows
"Largest study of cognitive decline in patients with common neurodegenerative condition could improve counseling, treatment"
Columbia nursing study gauges effectiveness of COVID-19 burden mitigation policies
"In a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers created a dataset and data visualization dashboard to evaluate the effectiveness of state and territory-level policies enacted to reduce the severity of COVID-19's impact on older people served by home health care agencies and nursing homes. "
A revolution in gene therapy is unfolding, bringing hope for vision loss
"Not all gene therapies are alike. Two treatments for retinal diseases, invented by Neena Haider, PhD, that currently are in clinical trials run by Ocugen, represent a conceptually broad, new approach that could herald a sea change in preserving sight for millions of people, and could lay the groundwork for gene therapies for other diseases as well. "
1 million seniors can now access services under the Canadian Dental Care Plan
"Starting today, the first one million seniors who successfully applied to the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) and have a May coverage start date in their welcome package, can now receive the dental care they need."
[UP, DOWN, UP] Loneliness in adulthood follows a U-shaped curve
"Loneliness in adulthood follows a U-shaped pattern: it’s higher in younger and older adulthood, and lowest during middle adulthood, according to researchers who analyzed nine longitudinal studies from around the world. Their study also identified several risk factors for heightened loneliness across the whole lifespan, including social isolation, sex, education and physical impairment."
[FEMME NON-FATALE] Fewer deaths, hospitalizations with a female physician
"People treated by female physicians may experience lower mortality and hospital readmission rates compared to those treated by male physicians. The effects were particularly strong for female patients treated by female physicians, a new study suggests. "
[THRIVE!] Strategies to boost senior living, life plan communities
"Love and Company's latest “Senior Housing Trends” white paper includes insights from senior living providers, specialists and thought leaders on subjects surrounding the not-for-profit field’s ability to grow, adapt and thrive. "
[DOCTOR CAN SEE YOU NOW] More older adults using urgent care/retail clinics
"In the past two years, 60% of people ages 50 to 80 have visited an urgent care clinic or a clinic based in a retail store, workplace or vehicle, according to findings from the latest University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging. Urgent care clinics were the most common alternative source of care, with 47% of adults ages 50-80 visiting one at least once, and 23% going more than once."
[NO CHOPPED LIVER] A single meatless meal can benefit those with cirrhosis
"Just one meal without meat can lower levels of harmful ammonia in people with advanced liver disease, researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Medicine and Richmond VA Medical Center report."
[AU NATUREL] Physical activity in nature prevents chronic diseases, saves costs
"Physical activity in natural environments prevents almost 13,000 cases of non-communicable (i.e., chronic) diseases a year in England and saves treatment costs of more than £100m ($125 million), a new study shows."
[CRAZY!] Warning letters curbed overprescribing of antipsychotics for dementia
"Warning letters from Medicare can safely cut overprescribing of powerful but risky antipsychotics, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. "
[HOME IMPROVEMENT?] FDA launches healthcare at home initiative
"On April 23, the US Food and Drug Administration announced the launch of a new initiative, “Home as a Health Care Hub,” to help reimagine the home environment as an integral part of the healthcare system. The goal is to advance health equity for all people in the US--particularly those from various racial and ethnic minority populations and those who live in rural communities and lower-income neighborhoods. "
[UNCARING] Healthcare ageism manifesto reveals global inequities
"The first global manifesto against ageism in healthcare was released on April 9 at the Anti-ageism Alliance congress, organized under the auspices of the Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics, the International Association of Gerontology & Geriatrics, and the European Geriatric Medicine Society."
[WOMEN’S WOES] Women at standstill in, outside the workplace
"Deloitte's fourth annual survey of 5,000 women in workplaces across 10 countries, explored some of the critical workplace and societal factors impacting women's careers. "
