There will be nearly 2.4 million new cases of cancer in the U.S. by 2035, according to an estimate from the American Association for Cancer Research.
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STOCKHOLM – Data from the Swedish National Diabetes Registry add to evidence that high blood glucose levels increase the risk for dementia in individuals with type 2 diabetes and imply that better...
LONDON – Atrial fibrillation in the elderly general population was independently associated with accelerated losses of brain volume and cognitive function in a major longitudinal study.
These...
The prevalence of diabetes increases as patients age and gain weight. More than one-third of nursing home residents have diabetes. The overall treatment goals for elderly patients with diabetes are...
Delirium is not only the most common major complication of elective surgery in older adults, it also markedly raises the risk of all adverse outcomes, including prolonged length of stay, discharge to...
PARK CITY, UTAH – When an otherwise healthy 75-year-old patient presents with persistent pruritus as the chief complaint, the first thing to do is rule out specific dermatologic disorders, according...
Neither a physical activity program nor omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplements improved cognitive function in two separate studies of high-risk elderly patients reported online...
One in four patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease dementia had only scant evidence of neuritic amyloid plaques, and the finding was almost three times more common among apolipoprotein E...
ESTES PARK, COLO. – The latest major guidelines on management of hypothyroidism create a new, looser treatment target for older patients.
“This is a departure from the message we’ve given many...
WASHINGTON – Electroencephalography combined with novel software can distinguish mild cognitive impairment (MCI) from prodromal Alzheimer’s disease years before clinical symptoms become evident,...
