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More than one-third of all people admitted to the hospital, and as many as 80% of all patients in an intensive care unit (ICU), develop delirium, a type of brain dysfunction marked by sudden bouts of confusion, inattention, ...
Jan 26, 2023
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The sleep of hospitalized patients may be often interrupted due to non-urgent blood draws, a new Yale study has found.
Jan 23, 2023
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A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that modifying a well-established and highly successful delirium prevention program for use when in-person or face-to-face interactions are limited ...
Jan 16, 2023
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Health authorities in Australia have said nine people in Sydney suffered "toxic reactions"—including hallucinations—from a batch of spinach thought to contain an "accidental contaminant".
Dec 16, 2022
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Delirium is common among women with urinary tract infections (UTIs)—especially those who have experienced menopause. Investigators from Cedars-Sinai, working with laboratory mice, have been able to prevent symptoms of the ...
Dec 8, 2022
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A new research paper titled "The potential benefit of metformin to reduce delirium risk and mortality: a retrospective cohort study" has been published in Aging.
Dec 7, 2022
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Alzheimer's Dementia and Related Disorders (ADRD) affects upwards of 5 million people in the United States, with no known treatments to stop or prevent its progression. Associated with these diagnoses are costly health care ...
Nov 14, 2022
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Every year approximately 9,000 people are admitted to hospital with stroke in Norway. Some of those who have a stroke also experience a temporary state of acute confusion. This condition is called delirium and often occurs ...
Nov 1, 2022
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Researchers from King's College London have shown that when brain cells are directly exposed to blood taken from COVID-19 patients with delirium, there is an increase in cell death and a decrease in the generation of new ...
Oct 4, 2022
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Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine and Mayo Clinic researcher-clinicians are conducting a multi-site study to establish that music intervention can reduce the likelihood of critically ill, mechanically ...
Sep 12, 2022
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