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PITTSBURGH — Diane Powell understands what it’s like to watch a friend slip away.Tina, a close friend whose last name she did not reveal, died

‘Social prescribing’ may help lonely older adults to avoid harmful sedatives and painkillers Lonely, older adults are nearly twice as likely to use opioids to ease pain and two-and-a-half times more likely to use sedatives and anti-anxiety medications, putting themselves at risk for drug dependency, impaired attention, falls and other accidents, and further cognitive impairment, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco. The study found that just over half of 6,000 respondents...

Highlights include a checklist for evaluating and comparing facilities and an overview of residents’ rights and responsibilities, as well as frequently asked questions about assisted living facilities and a list of helpful resources. With over more than 15 years providing civil legal aid focused on senior issues, Project Director Cheryl Steinberg observed a void of information about assisted living facilities. “It’s an industry governed by a convoluted system of laws and regulati...

For older adults, participating in social activities can protect against physical and mental signs of aging, but it may also pose risks, especially for...

For older adults, participating in social activities can protect against physical and mental signs of aging, but it may also pose risks, especially for women.

Rush Researchers Develop New Measure Of Brain Health "Cognitive clock" may enable assessment of risk for memory and thinking problems News provided by Share this article Share this article CHICAGO, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- How old is your brain compared to your chronological age? A new measure of brain health developed by researchers at Rush University Medical Center may offer a novel approach to identifying individuals at risk of memory and thinking problems, according to research results ...

Jun 1, 2021 Associations seen with many CSF measures, but not beta-amyloid Aortic stiffening was associated with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) markers of neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s disease, a cross-sectional study found. “Among our oldest participants, age 74 years and older, greater aortic stiffening is associated with in vivo biomarker evidence of neuroinflammation, tau phosphorylation, synaptic dysfunction, and neurodegeneration, but not amyloidosis,” wrote Angela Jefferson, PhD, o...

Brain age forecasts outcomes better than chronological age

Bile acid synthesis, modulation, and dementia: A metabolomic, transcriptomic, and pharmacoepidemiologic study Vijay R. Varma , Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing ¶‡ These authors share first authorship on this work. Affiliation Clinical and Translational Neuroscience Section, Laboratory ...

As she departs May 1 for the unenviable job of overseeing San Franciscos response to homelessness, Shireen McSpadden is leaving behind a nationally recognized legacy of tackling LGBTQ aging issues.