Geriatrics or geriatric medicine[1] is a sub-specialty of internal medicine and family medicine that focuses on health care of elderly people.[2] It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults. There is no set age at which patients may be under the care of a geriatrician or geriatric physician, a physician who specializes in the care of elderly people. Rather, this decision is determined by the individual patient's needs, and the availability of a specialist.

Alzheimer’s may be declining in U.S. and Germany

COPENHAGEN – The incidence of Alzheimer’s disease appears to be declining in the United States and may be following a similar positive trend in Germany as well. An analysis of the ongoing Framingham...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics
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Cerebral microbleeds’ depth may reveal dementia type

COPENHAGEN – The location of cerebral microbleeds appears to be strongly associated with dementia subtypes, perhaps reflecting the disorders’ underlying pathologies. "This regional association...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics
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Statin use linked to memory decline in elderly

CHICAGO – More liberal lipid targets in elderly patients and lower statin doses might offset the risk of memory decline associated with statin use in these patients, <link...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics
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Monitor elderly for bone loss after gastric bypass

CHICAGO – Older adults who undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass are at risk for lessened bone mineral density for at least 2 years after their surgery and should be monitored appropriately for...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics
Type: News Item

Glucocorticoid shots ineffective for spinal stenosis

Epidural injections of glucocorticoids plus lidocaine proved ineffective at improving pain or function in older adults with central spinal stenosis in a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics
Type: News Item

Poor sleep is linked to cortical amyloid burden

MINNEAPOLIS – People who report feeling more sleepy and less rested have elevated levels of amyloid in regions of the brain that are commonly involved in Alzheimer’s disease, finds a cohort study...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics
Type: News Item

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