Polypharmacy, commonly defined as taking five or more medications daily, is a significant health care concern impacting over 30% of older adults. It is associated with poor health outcomes like falls, medication interactions, ...
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Alzheimer's disease, the leading cause of dementia, affects over 55 million people worldwide. The disease is characterized by the buildup of amyloid-beta plaques and tau protein tangles in the brain, which disrupt cell communication ...
Oct 30, 2024
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For adults aged 65 years and older with Alzheimer's disease, the emergency department visit rate was 36.1 visits per 1,000 adults in 2020 to 2022, according to an October data brief published by the National Center for Health ...
Oct 30, 2024
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Halloween is meant to be a spooky season, but it can be downright terrifying to someone suffering from Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
Oct 28, 2024
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A collaborative research group has uncovered a new mechanism in the growth of amyloid β (Aβ) fibrils, which are closely associated with Alzheimer's disease. Using advanced high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM), the ...
Oct 24, 2024
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Researchers at the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have found that when compared to seven other anti-diabetic drugs, semaglutide, a popular diabetes and weight-loss drug, may lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease ...
Oct 24, 2024
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Right now across the country, tens of millions of older adults and people with serious disabilities have a choice to make: whether to stick with their current Medicare option, or change during Open Enrollment.
Oct 23, 2024
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Bilingualism has long been known to have cognitive benefits for older adults. Research shows it helps delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease by up to five years compared to monolingual adults. This is one of several lifestyle ...
Oct 22, 2024
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Within Tibetan medicine, the medicinal herb Terminalia chebula (T. chebula) is well-known for its extensive therapeutic properties. Its usefulness against bacteria, viruses, oxidation, inflammation, glycemia, and tumors has ...
Alzheimer's disease may damage the brain in two distinct phases, based on new research using sophisticated brain mapping tools. According to researchers who discovered this new view, the first, early phase happens slowly ...
Oct 20, 2024
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