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News at a glance: A win for obesity drugs, a new infectious disease institute head, and Mexican fireflies under threat
CONSERVATION Researchers raise alarm over threat to Mexican fireflies Scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) last week delivered a letter to the Mexican government requesting it regulate tourism centered on the threatened firefly species Photinus palaciosi . Endemic to Mexico’s Tlaxcala forests, P. palaciosi is one of the few species that glow in synchrony, offering an annual spectacle that attracts thousands of visitors during summer mating season. The letter describes how littering, artificial light, and noise interfere with the insects’ courtship and eg...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - August 10, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Poststroke Anxiety at 1 Year After Rehabilitation: A Multicenter Study
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of and factors associated with anxiety among patients with stroke at the 1 year after rehabilitation from 9 tertiary centers. Anxiety, functional score, and quality of life were evaluated by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-anxiety subscale (HADS-A), modified Barthel Index, and World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQoL-BREF), respectively. This study reveals 20 (11.7%) patients with stroke who developed anxiety, and 18 from 171 patients (10.5%) were new cases of anxiety, which was more than double the rate at discharge (4.7%). Factors related to anxiety w...
Source: Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation - January 1, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Tags: Thieves' Market Source Type: research

Vaccination in Older Adults: An Underutilized Opportunity to Promote Healthy Aging in India
AbstractOver the last 50 years, the Indian population aged 50 years and above (older adults) has quadrupled and is expected to comprise 404 million people in 2036, representing 27% of the country ’s projected population. Consequently, the contribution of chronic disease to older adults’ total burden of diseases in India is likely to escalate. Disease burden is notably amplified by immunosenescence, a deterioration of the immune system that develops with age, leading to increasing suscept ibility to infectious diseases and other comorbidities. Older adults with infectious diseases have a higher incidence and likelihood ...
Source: Drugs and Aging - June 14, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Predictors of Quality of Life among Older People with Mild Cognitive Impairment Attending Urban Primary Care Clinics.
CONCLUSIONS: MCI was prevalent among study participants and were associated with poorer QOL in all domains of QOL. A better understanding of predictors of QOL in older people with MCI is deemed important. CLINICAL IMPLICATION: Routine cognitive screening at primary care clinics will facilitate early recognition of MCI and facilitates referral to memory clinics for further assessment and treatment. PMID: 31107185 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - May 21, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Tags: Clin Gerontol Source Type: research

Chronic Physical Conditions, Multimorbidity, and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Low ‐ and Middle‐Income Countries
ConclusionThese results highlight the need to investigate the underlying mechanisms linking chronic conditions and MCI and whether prevention or treatment of chronic conditions or multimorbidity can reduce the onset of cognitive decline and subsequent dementia, especially in LMICs.
Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - February 10, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Ai Koyanagi, Elvira Lara, Brendon Stubbs, Andre F. Carvalho, Hans Oh, Andrew Stickley, Nicola Veronese, Davy Vancampfort Tags: Clinical Investigation Source Type: research

Correlates of physical activity among depressed older people in six low ‐income and middle‐income countries: A community‐based cross‐sectional study
ConclusionsThe current data provide guidance for future interventions across LMICs to assist older people with depression engage in regular PA. The promotion of social cohesion may increase the efficacy of future public health initiatives, while from a clinical perspective, somatic co‐morbidities, MCI, pain, and slow gait need to be considered.Key points More than 40% of older people with depression in low‐income and middle‐income countries do not meet physical activity guidelines. Somatic co‐morbidities, lower body mass index, pain, and slow gait need to be considered. The promotion of social cohesion may increase...
Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - October 1, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Davy Vancampfort, Brendon Stubbs, Nicola Veronese, James Mugisha, Nathalie Swinnen, Ai Koyanagi Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Physical activity and exercise as countermeasures to physical frailty and sarcopenia.
Abstract The identification of cost-effective interventions that improve the health status and prevent disability in old age is one of the most important public health challenges. Regular physical activity is the only intervention that has consistently been shown to improve functional health and energy balance and to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, several cancers, depression and falls. In advanced age, physical activity is also effective at mitigating sarcopenia, restoring robustness, and preventing/delaying the development of disability. On the other hand, physical inactivity is reco...
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - February 7, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Marzetti E, Calvani R, Tosato M, Cesari M, Di Bari M, Cherubini A, Broccatelli M, Savera G, D'Elia M, Pahor M, Bernabei R, Landi F, SPRINTT Consortium Tags: Aging Clin Exp Res Source Type: research

Pain in the Geriatric Patient with Advanced Chronic Disease
This article examines the data on the prevalence of pain, co-occurring symptoms, and challenges in managing pain in these conditions.
Source: Clinics in Geriatric Medicine - August 8, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Veerawat Phongtankuel, Prin X. Amorapanth, Eugenia L. Siegler Source Type: research

METACOHORTS for the study of vascular disease and its contribution to cognitive decline and neurodegeneration: An initiative of the Joint Programme for Neurodegenerative Disease Research
Publication date: Available online 1 August 2016 Source:Alzheimer's & Dementia Author(s): METACOHORTS Consortium Dementia is a global problem and major target for health care providers. Although up to 45% of cases are primarily or partly due to cerebrovascular disease, little is known of these mechanisms or treatments because most dementia research still focuses on pure Alzheimer's disease. An improved understanding of the vascular contributions to neurodegeneration and dementia, particularly by small vessel disease, is hampered by imprecise data, including the incidence and prevalence of symptomatic and clinicall...
Source: Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association - August 2, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Metabolic Burden and Disease and Mortality Risk Associated with Impaired Fasting Glucose in Elderly Adults
ConclusionIFG was an intermediary condition for heart disease, inflammation, and oxidative stress in elderly adults but not for 2‐year incident disease or all‐cause mortality. Longer‐term prospective studies are needed to clarify whether IFG in elderly adults portends greater morbidity and mortality.
Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - July 3, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Katherine Samaras, John Crawford, Helen L. Lutgers, Lesley V. Campbell, Bernhard T. Baune, Ora Lux, Henry Brodaty, Julian N. Trollor, Perminder Sachdev Tags: Brief Reports Source Type: research