New test enables rapid detection of mild cognitive impairment as well as dementia
Researchers from Kanazawa University develop a new efficient way to screen for mild cognitive impairment and dementia
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Kizoo provides seed funding for Elastrin Therapeutics
Kizoo provides seed funding for Elastrin Therapeutics to develop groundbreaking new technology capable of reversing tissue and organ calcification
Read moreWhen should patients with dementia receive palliative care?
Patients with dementia may benefit from being referred to specialist palliative care–a branch of medicine that focuses on optimizing quality
Read moreMost older adults haven’t gotten screened or tested for hearing loss, poll finds
National poll spotlights opportunity for primary care providers and hearing care specialists to work together to spot and treat hearing loss
Read moreGSA guides providers, older patients to vaccine consensus
In ” Vaccines for Older Adults: Overcoming the Challenges of Shared Clinical Decision Making ,” a new white paper from
Read moreNovel drug prevents amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease
In animal models, the new compound modulated a key enzyme, reducing or eliminating production of problematic protein fragments; human clinical trials needed
Read moreGeriatric emergency departments associated with lower medicare expenditures
Study demonstrates reduced total cost of care for Medicare beneficiaries who receive specialized geriatric emergency care
Read moreAdvanced practice nurses reduce hospitalizations from nursing home residents
MU study examines effectiveness of $35 million program designed to improve quality of care in nursing homes
Read moreDV survivor elder abuse risk
Call for aged care focus on domestic violence
Read moreStudy shows economic impact of post-op delirium
Results suggest that delirium has substantial public health implications
Read moreInsilico Medicine achieves industry first nominating preclinical candidate discovered by AI
Insilico Medicine achieves industry first nominating preclinical candidate for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with both novel drug target and novel molecule discovered by artificial intelligence
Read moreReactivating aging stem cells in the brain
The stem cells in our brain generate new neurons throughout life, for example in the hippocampus. This region of the
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