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Category: older adults

COVID-19 / Health and Medicine / loneliness / older adults

Loneliness is down among older adults but still too high

Three years into the pandemic, loneliness and isolation are finally coming down among older adults, but still remain high, researchers find.

exercise / Featured / Health and Medicine / older adults

Group exercise gets older adults moving solo

Older adults in the Stay Strong, Stay Healthy group exercise program stuck with it even when they had to go it alone during the pandemic.

exercise / Featured / Health and Medicine / older adults

Group exercise gets older adults moving solo

Older adults in the Stay Strong, Stay Healthy group exercise program stuck with it even when they had to go it alone during the pandemic.

cognition / dementia / diabetes / Health and Medicine / older adults / teeth

Diabetes and tooth loss speed up cognitive decline

A growing connection among diabetes, tooth loss, and dementia highlights the importance of dental care and diabetes management as you age.

aging / older adults / rural communities / Society and Culture

What small towns need for aging in place

To understand what makes a location good for aging in place, researchers compared small towns in Iowa.

aging / older adults / rural communities / Society and Culture

What small towns need for aging in place

To understand what makes a location good for aging in place, researchers compared small towns in Iowa.

depression / Health and Medicine / medications / older adults

2nd med may better treat older adults with depression

Adding an antipsychotic to an antidepressant they’re already taking may offer a better way to help older adults with hard-to-treat depression.

depression / Health and Medicine / medications / older adults

2nd med may better treat older adults with depression

Adding an antipsychotic to an antidepressant they’re already taking may offer a better way to help older adults with hard-to-treat depression.

cancer / Health and Medicine / medications / older adults

‘Polypharmacy’ can threaten cancer treatment

Older adults with cancer who take multiple medications have 59% higher odds of having to stop cancer treatment earlier than recommended.

cognition / depression / food / food insecurity / Health and Medicine / malnutrition / older adults

Food insecurity can speed older adults’ cognitive decline

Older adults who don’t have enough food to eat may experience cognitive decline equivalent to being as much as 4.5 year older.

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