Higher drug burden score tied to poorer cognition, processing speed among older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 16, 2024
Sedatives and anticholinergic medicines affect the cognition of older adult users. A new study looked at the link between the drug burden index from taking the medicines along with the effects on cognition....
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, April 16
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 16, 2024
Study: Exercise lowers stress-related brain activity to reduce cardiovascular disease risk … Antibiotics don’t work on lower respiratory infections, study finds … Larger space in brain could be imaging...
Clinical briefs for Friday, April 12
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 12, 2024
Study questions home health star ratings … Longer sleep duration linked to lower Alzheimer’s disease odds … Parkinson’s origins point to brain, gut … Hospital sinks a hotbed for multidrug-resistant...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, April 11
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 11, 2024
Olezarsen may cut triglycerides by about half … Beta blockers may not help some heart attack survivors … D-mannose doesn’t reduce recurrent UTIs, trial finds … Anxiety tied to Parkinson’s, lower...
Study: Parkinson’s disease raises risk for in-hospital delirium — and related need for long-term...
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 09, 2024
People with Parkinson’s disease are almost twice as likely to have delirium during hospital stays compared to others who are hospitalized but don’t have the disease, according to a study published...
Clinical briefs for Friday, April 5
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 05, 2024
Popular diabetes drugs could help with Parkinson’s disease … RSV was as severe as COVID-19, flu in unvaccinated before vaccine rollout … Why older adults don’t respond to vaccines as strongly...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, April 4
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 04, 2024
Standards needed for treating asymptomatic high blood pressure … Fecal transplant may help with Parkinson’s symptoms … Finding cancer higher in surveillance colonoscopies in older adults with previous...
Clinical briefs for Friday, March 29
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 29, 2024
Unclear if CDC plan lowered C. difficile … Scientists transfer Alzheimer’s between mice bone marrow … Simple combo reduces surgical infections … Researchers question MRI brain imaging signal...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, March 20
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 20, 2024
Parkinson’s therapy can include video games, study finds … Spotting biomarkers in middle age can predict older age brain health … No higher stroke risk in days right after COVID-19 shot among older...
Clinical briefs for Monday, March 18
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 18, 2024
FDA approves first drug for type of liver disease … Study: Healthy diet slows aging, protects against dementia … Docs find microplastics in some patients’ artery plaque … Prescription copay programs...