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A Healthy Heart Can Benefit Brainpower

Jan 24, 2025 · · Heart Health
Two recent studies add to evidence that following Life’s Essential 8™ (LE8)—a cardiovascular health metric developed by the American Heart Association (AHA)—benefits cognition. LE8 comprises eight healthy lifestyle components: diet, physical activity, smoking habits, body mass index (BMI, a relation of height to weight), cholesterol, fasting blood sugar (defined as … Read More

Loneliness and Dementia

Jan 24, 2025 · · Heart Health
New research led by Florida State University College of Medicine adds to evidence showing an association between loneliness and dementia. For the study (Nature Mental Health, Oct. 9, 2024), researchers analyzed data from 21 studies that included more than 608,000 people around the world. The analysis revealed that loneliness increased … Read More

Polypharmacy Risks May Be Greater for People with AD

Jan 24, 2025 · · Heart Health
Polypharmacy—defined as taking five or more medications daily—is common among older adults and is associated with a range of complications. People who have Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are especially vulnerable to these negative health outcomes, warns a recent study (Biological Research for Nursing, January). For the study, researchers from Drexel University … Read More

Home Alone

Jan 24, 2025 · · Heart Health
One of this month’s Newsbriefs points to a link between dementia risk and loneliness. It’s not the first study to find a connection, but it’s important to note that an association does not prove cause and effect—you shouldn’t panic that feeling lonely means you are destined to develop dementia. However, … Read More

Exercise Has Benefits for Urinary Incontinence

Jan 24, 2025 · · Heart Health
Maybe you leak urine when youlaugh, cough, or sneeze—or perhaps you never seem to make it to the bathroom on time to avoid an accident. If you are experiencing these symptoms, don’t ignore them, says Mount Sinai geriatrician Patricia Bloom, MD. “Putting up with the problem may cause you to … Read More

Experiencing Chronic Pain?

Jan 24, 2025 · · Heart Health
During 2023, 36 percent of U.S. adults ages 65 and older reported suffering chronic pain and 13 percent reported having high-impact chronic pain, according to survey results published by the National Center for Health Statistics in November 2024. The analysis defined chronic pain as pain that occurred every day or … Read More

Here’s to Helping Hands

Jan 24, 2025 · · Heart Health
Many older adults find that their grip strength declines after age 65—it’s thought that men lose about 3 percent of their hand strength annually, while women lose about 2.4 percent. “A decline in hand strength can impact your ability to perform daily activities,” says David Thomas, MD, PhD, professor of … Read More

When Warfarin Makes Sense

Jan 24, 2025 · · Heart Health
Millions of Americans take blood thinners: drugs that help prevent potentially lethal blood clots that can form in the heart if you have the abnormal heart rhythm atrial fibrillation or have undergone heart valve replacement, or in the legs if you are sedentary due to illness, injury, or surgery. Blood … Read More

Preventing Foodborne Illnesses

Jan 24, 2025 · · Heart Health
In the last six months, numerous states have reported an uptick in cases of foodborne infections. In June 2024, 25 states saw an outbreak of Salmonella that resulted in 54 hospitalizations and was traced back to cucumbers. In September 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that … Read More

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