Tai chi program enhances quality of life for seniors with dementia
A six-month tai chi program for seniors with dementia has helped participants maintain good quality of life measures.
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Art intervention improves well-being of adults with dementia
An art gallery program for adults with dementia helps to improve well-being and normalize cortisol levels, according to a new study.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, December 5
Reducing brain inflammation can reverse dementia, study finds … High-dose aspirin may be an effective migraine med alternative … Variation in blood pressure increases long-term risk of dementia … Micro implants could restore standing and walking
Olive oil may help protect against dementia, study finds
An apple a day might keep the doctor away. But a diet rich in olive oil could prevent cognitive impairment.
Who uses the care planning code? Memory-care expert says the answer matters
A memory-care expert is the latest advocate for greater use and expansion of Medicare’s largely untapped dementia care planning benefit.
Blood pressure control, not drug type, key to lowering dementia risk
Dementia risk is lower when hypertension is well controlled, no matter the class of blood pressure drug used, according to a recent study.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, November 18
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
Comfort feeding OK for those with advanced dementia, regardless of advance directives: AMDA
Stopping eating and drinking by advance directive is not identical to voluntary stoppage by the resident themselves, say the authors of a new paper.
Improved cardiorespiratory fitness helps lower dementia risk: study
Improving cardiorespiratory fitness over time halves dementia risk in older adults, a unique health survey analysis has found.
Dementia unlikely for those who get past these hurdles, study finds
A brief cognitive screening combined with an olfactory test may rule out future dementia in people with mild cognitive impairment, say researchers.
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