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Should beetles be named after Adolf Hitler?
In 1934, a German paleontologist named a giant flying insect from the Carboniferous period Rochlingia hitleri , after Adolf Hitler, who had just taken power in Germany, and Hermann Röchling, an anti-semitic steel manufacturer and member of the Nazi Party. Three years later, an Austrian amateur entomologist named a brown, eyeless beetle from Slovenian caves Anophthalmus hitleri because he admired Hitler. In recent years, neo-Nazis have reportedly paid thousands for specimens, pushing the beetle toward extinction . Some researchers have argued for years that A. hitleri and other spec...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - September 5, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Anticholinergic Burden and Cognitive Impairment in Nursing Homes: A Comparison of Four Anticholinergic Scales
ConclusionsThe cumulative effect of medications with modest antimuscarinic activity may influence the cognitive performance of NH residents. The anticholinergic burden measured with the ACB scale should help identify NH residents who may benefit from reducing the anticholinergic burden.A clear direct relationship between anticholinergic burden and cognitive impairment was found only for the ACB Scale.
Source: Drugs and Aging - August 24, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

MRI for all: Cheap portable scanners aim to revolutionize medical imaging
.news-article__hero--featured .parallax__element{ object-position: 47% 50%; -o-object-position: 47% 50%; } The patient, a man in his 70s with a shock of silver hair, lies in the neuro intensive care unit (neuro ICU) at Yale New Haven Hospital. Looking at him, you’d never know that a few days earlier a tumor was removed from his pituitary gland. The operation didn’t leave a mark because, as is standard, surgeons reached the tumor through his nose. He chats cheerfully with a pair of research associates who have come to check his progress with a new and potentially revolutionary device they are testing. The cylind...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - February 23, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Electrical stimulation of the brain may help people who stutter
When Guillermo Mejias was 7 years old, his parents sent him out to buy bread during a family holiday in southern Spain. Mejias still remembers his growing anxiety as he walked to the bakery, repeating what he would say over and over in his head. But when the moment arrived, he was unable to produce a single word. He recalls returning empty-handed, ashamed, and wondering what to tell his parents. “I was so tense that I had been inadvertently biting my cheeks and tongue and my mouth was bleeding,” he says. Mejias still stutters, but today, as a brain researcher at the Complutense University of Madrid, he investigate...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - June 22, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Acute stroke treatment and outcome in the oldest old (90  years and older) at a tertiary care medical centre in Germany-a retrospective study showing safety and efficacy in this particular patient population
Stroke is among the most common causes of death and disability worldwide. Despite the relevance of stroke-related disease burden, which is constantly increasing due to the demographic change in industrialized ...
Source: BMC Geriatrics - October 29, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jil Kauffmann, Daniel Gr ün, Umut Yilmaz, Gudrun Wagenpfeil, Klaus Faßbender, Mathias Fousse and Marcus M. Unger Tags: Research Source Type: research

Trained stroke helpers : Voluntary care model in outpatient stroke aftercare.
This article presents the results of the pilot study and the standardized process on implementation of a regional stroke helper project and describes the experiences with the previous course of the project. PMID: 33231762 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie - November 24, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Bilda K, Stricker S Tags: Z Gerontol Geriatr Source Type: research

Effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on disease recognition and utilisation of healthcare services in the older population in Germany: a cross-sectional study
ConclusionThe data suggest that organisational changes were adopted quickly by practice management but also raise concerns about the maintenance of routine care. Prospective studies should evaluate the long-term effects of lockdowns on patient-related outcomes.
Source: Age and Ageing - November 17, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Spatiality of care : Spatial challenges in informal care of people with dementia qualitatively researched.
Abstract With respect to the diversity of age and aging, dementia poses a key challenge in our present long living society. In this respect dementia is not only a challenge for those who are diagnosed with dementia but also for their long-term caregivers. The majority of people with dementia receive care from close relatives, such as life partners in their own four walls; however, what is often a stroke of luck for the person with dementia, often means a lot of strain and spatial restrictions for the caring relative.With a praxeologically guided perspective on nursing, this article focuses on the subjective e...
Source: Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie - July 9, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Münch A Tags: Z Gerontol Geriatr Source Type: research

Development of a new screening instrument for screening of dysphagia in geriatric patients: the dysphagia screening tool geriatrics.
CONCLUSION: The new screening tool is especially aimed at geriatric patients. It has advantages compared to previously recommended screening tests. Initial experiences with the instrument show good practicability and acceptance in geriatric teams. Further studies have to test the validity of the instrument. PMID: 32123997 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie - March 1, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Jäger M, Thiem U, Stege H Tags: Z Gerontol Geriatr Source Type: research

Changes in views on aging in later adulthood: the role of cardiovascular events
AbstractA number of longitudinal studies have pointed to the long-term impact of different views on aging (VoA) on health in later life, whereas the reverse relationship has rarely been examined. Serious cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction or stroke are life-threatening events which might in turn lead to changes in VoA. The present longitudinal study examined the effect of a cardiovascular event (CVE) on VoA over a three-year period using pooled data from three waves of the German Ageing Survey (2008, 2011, 2014, age range: 40 –95 years). In order to account for alternative explanations for changes in Vo...
Source: European Journal of Ageing - November 29, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Acute stroke treatment in old age.
Abstract In patients over 80 years old, 4 of the 5 evidence-based acute treatments of ischemic stroke, i.e. stroke unit treatment, antiplatelet therapy, intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and mechanical thrombectomy (MT) are effective but with a higher morbidity than in younger patients. The indications for the more invasive forms of treatment, such as IVT and MT are given in principle but have to be oriented to the individual patient comorbidities. In the case of failure of these procedures a consistent therapeutic target change to palliative measures is appropriate. Decompressive craniotomy in space-occupying media...
Source: Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie - November 28, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Erbguth F Tags: Z Gerontol Geriatr Source Type: research

Impact of stroke on affective well-being: findings from a large longitudinal nationally representative study.
Conclusion: Panel regression models showed that the incidence of stroke was associated with a decline in positive affect in the total sample and in both sexes. As the general self-efficacy moderated this association, it may be beneficial to enhance self-efficacy and prioritize coping strategies among stroke survivals. PMID: 31583890 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Aging and Mental Health - October 3, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Buczak-Stec E, König HH, Hajek A Tags: Aging Ment Health Source Type: research