Women who experience cognitive decline may not only have faster bone loss than their peers, but have greater odds of fracturing a bone in the next 10 years — no matter the level of bone loss, investigators say.
Patients — and our patients — are a virtue. Let’s not forget that.
A primary care toolkit for brain health assessment and dementia diagnosis has gotten a much-needed update as more research points to the potential for better outcomes with earlier diagnoses, the authors and reviewers say.
Nursing home care providers were able to more smoothly adopt evidence-based pain management guidelines when they had the support of specially trained registered nurses, a study in Sweden has found.
End-of-life hospitalization risk among Black residents with severe cognitive impairment is persistently elevated both within and between facilities, a study of long-stay residents shows.
People with cognitive impairment who have sleep apnea are more likely to score lower on tests of cognitive function than their peers without sleep apnea. And the more severe the apnea, the greater the degree of cognitive decline, a new study finds.
Respiratory distress was also linked to more admissions after ED transfers. In contrast, residents with falls, trauma or fracture, non-gastrointestinal bleeding, and pain were more likely to be discharged back to the nursing home.
Researchers have unlocked a promising new strategy for slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The successful approach: Decrease brain inflammation before the onset of memory problems and cognitive impairment.
Adults with high blood pressure that rises at night show more signs of cognitive loss than their peers whose blood pressure dips at night.
Common cognitive disorder often misdiagnosed as dementia … Belly fat finding may lead way to age-related metabolic disease prevention … Older adults have less diabetes distress, better blood sugar control … Nurse staffing shortage expected to get worse
