Acetaminophen may increase stroke risk for those with diabetes
While safe for most older adults, acetaminophen may increase stroke risk for diabetics Acetaminophen (otherwise known by brand names such ...
Tag: Gerontology
GSA advances initiative to change ‘conventional wisdom’ on aging
On behalf of eight national aging organizations, The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has secured multi-year grant funding from several ...
Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation launches new research initiative for digital tools
NEW YORK, NY, April 2, 2019 - As part of its Diagnostics Accelerator research program, the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation ...
Caring for an older adult with cancer comes with emotional challenges for caregivers, too
The number of informal caregivers who look after older adults with cancer is on the rise. Caregivers could be relatives, ...
Researchers developing early detection, home monitoring tests for lupus nephritis
Transformative research empowering patients to monitor themselvesCredit: University of Houston With $5 million in grants from the National Institutes of ...
Insilico to present at the 3rd Annual MAQC Society Conference
Credit: Insilico Medicine Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - Insilico Medicine, a biotechnology company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing ...
Martin Borch Jensen to present at the 6th Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum in Basel
Insilico to announce the presentation of Martin Borch Jensen at the 6th Aging Research for Drug Discovery Forum in BaselCredit: ...
How common are advanced care planning conversations with hospitalized, older patients?
Credit: Rob Strong As the U.S. population ages, hospitals and health systems around the country have been grappling with how ...
Home-based tools can help assess dementia risk and progression
Technologies may save time, money and make it easier for more people to participate in needed clinical trials Clinical trials ...
Dr. Lauren Ferrante, critical care expert, becomes inaugural Hurria awardee at #AGS19
Credit: (C) 2019. American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the AGS Health in Aging Foundation today conferred ...
Insilico Medicine to present at NVIDIA webinar
Insilico Medicine to present its latest research on a live NVIDIA webinarCredit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, March 28, 2019 - Insilico ...
Laura Mosqueda, MD, expert on preventing elder abuse, to deliver #AGS19 Henderson Lecture
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today announced that Laura Mosqueda, MD, AGSF, Dean of ...
With expertise in geriatrics and population health, Dr. Amy Kind to deliver #AGS19 Yoshikawa Lecture
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and AGS Health in Aging Foundation today announced that ...
At #AGS19, geriatrics experts cast widest net yet for social, scientific innovations
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society When today's Baby Boomers were just starting their careers, smoking was still en vogue, ...
Top presentations at #AGS19 address prescription patterns, hypertension, frailty
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society Data on the chronic use of opioids following spinal surgery, intensified treatment of high ...
Diabetes treatment may keep dementia, Alzheimer’s at bay
Study finds progression of dementia and Alzheimer's signature tangles are much faster in people with untreated diabetes Patients on medication ...
Sex hormone levels in older men are linked to lower biological age
NEW ORLEANS--Older men tend to have lower biological age if they have higher levels of sex hormones, particularly the estradiol ...
Older adults with type 1 diabetes often not aware of hypoglycemia
NEW ORLEANS--Older adults with type 1 diabetes typically have low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, for more than an hour a ...
Sleep and aging: Two sides of one coin?
Oxford University researchers have discovered a brain process common to sleep and ageing in research that could pave the way ...
Older immigrants living in US more satisfied with life than native-born counterparts
Credit: FSU Photo/Bruce Palmer Most people who immigrated to the United States for a chance to live the "American Dream" ...