Geriatrics
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Collaborative care aids seniors’ mild depression
A collaborative care model significantly mitigated mild depression in adults aged 65 and older, compared with usual care in the short term, based...
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Outpatient visits for CNS polypharmacy rising among elderly
Outpatient visits for CNS polypharmacy by adults aged 65 and older more than doubled between 2004 and 2013.
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History of child abuse worsens depression course in elderly adults
Child abuse experience can have an impact on survivors after decades.
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Proposed Alzheimer’s classification system relies solely on biomarkers
A proposed Alzheimer’s disease classification system relies on the presence or absence of known biomarkers.
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Early mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s leads to dementia in more than 40%
Developing persistent mild cognitive impairment soon after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease significantly increased the risk of subsequent...
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European guidelines strengthen screening for silent AF
ORLANDO – An ECG screening benefit in detecting silent atrial fibrillation is assumed but unproven.
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Guideline: Keep blood pressure below 150 mm Hg in healthy elderly
Treat to lower a persistent systolic blood pressure of 150 mm Hg or more in patients 60 years or older who are otherwise healthy, the American...
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ECT tied to better responses in late-onset depression in older patients
Electroconvulsive therapy may be more effective for older patients with late-onset depression than it is for older patients with early-onset...
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Ladostigil advances to phase III after hints of slowing brain atrophy in MCI patients
SAN DIEGO – Ladostigil, a drug that combines molecular characteristics of rivastigmine and rasagiline, was associated with modest memory...
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Phase I results move Alzheimer’s candidate drug aducanumab into phase III trials
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Sigma-1 agonist presses forward after positive results in small Alzheimer’s trial
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