Geriatrics

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.

WDC: Resveratrol improves cerebral perfusion in type 2 diabetes

Posted on: 17/01/2016 - 19:18

Resveratrol increased cerebral blood vessel dilation in a small study of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus, suggesting a possible role for slowing ... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Infectious disease in elderly a significant burden for EDs

Posted on: 07/01/2016 - 22:00

More U.S. adults over the age of 65 visited an emergency department because of an infectious disease than for myocardial infarction and congestive hea... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Later menopause lowers risk of later depression

Posted on: 06/01/2016 - 16:00

The longer a woman’s reproductive years last, the less she may be prone to postmenopausal depression, a large meta-analysis has determined. The ris... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

High-dose vitamin D increases fall risk in study of 200 patients

Posted on: 04/01/2016 - 16:00

Older adults treated with high-dose vitamin D as part of a double-blind, randomized clinical trial achieved target 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels at 6 and... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Thigh muscle weakness a risk factor for knee replacement in women

Posted on: 21/12/2015 - 14:49

Women with knee osteoarthritis who have low thigh muscle strength are more likely to need a knee replacement, finds new research that suggests there m... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Have the conversation early: research proxies in Alzheimer’s disease

Posted on: 19/12/2015 - 17:41

Many patients with Alzheimer’s disease can still identify a trusted individual to make decisions about participation in research, even when their cognitive abilities have declined to the point that...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

More funding, new programs headline NIA’s 2015 Alzheimer’s report

Posted on: 19/12/2015 - 15:45

While 2015 might not have been the year of the blockbuster Alzheimer’s drug, it did lay a few more paving stones on the road to understanding the disease. Federal funding boosts, new-generation...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Second dose of herpes zoster vaccine beneficial to seniors

Posted on: 19/12/2015 - 13:45

The herpes zoster vaccine should be administered earlier rather than later in order to achieve optimal immune response, but an additional booster shot for individuals 70 years or older is also...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Detailed – not global – tests predict Alzheimer’s progression rates

Posted on: 18/12/2015 - 15:07

Patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) who performed poorly on early cognitive tests seemed to progress more rapidly than those with less baseline impairment, a study showed. Age was also an...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Study characterizes injury risk in cervical myelopathy patients

Posted on: 12/12/2015 - 14:27

SAN DIEGO – Compared with age-matched controls, patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy had a significantly increased incidence of falls, hip fractures, and other injuries, preliminary results...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

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