Long-term air pollution exposure linked to late-life depression
Feb 10, 2023
The risk for late-late depression increased in association with increases in fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ozone.
Dementia risk score developed in UK Biobank, Whitehall cohorts
Aug 25, 2023
Score had strong discriminatory accuracy in U.K. Biobank test sample and Whitehall cohort, with AUCs of 0.80 and 0.77
Tech use can lead to depression in older adults, study says
By
Christine Birkner
Apr 28, 2023
While technology is useful in improving health and safety, too much tech use can increase depression in seniors.
Depressive symptoms linked to risk for acute stroke
Mar 08, 2023
The odds of intracerebral hemorrhage and ischemic stroke increased in association with prestroke depressive symptoms.
HRQoL consistently high for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors
Sep 15, 2023
Long-term health-related quality of life was consistently high up to 20 years after the event.
With pandemic easing up, it’s time for home care providers to practice self-care, doctor offers
By
Liza Berger
Apr 12, 2021
As the pandemic wanes, home care providers and their patients can practice self-care to recover from the emotional toll the public health emergency has taken
Study raises ‘huge red flag’ about assisted living residents’ activeness
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 16, 2022
Some of the benefits of assisted living actually may lead some older adults to be more sedentary, increasing the probability of physical, cognitive and emotional decline, according to the results of new...
Some environmental toxicants linked to depressive symptoms
Jul 09, 2024
Six of 10 categories of environmental toxicants were linked to the prevalence of depressive symptoms.
Graded association ID’d for depressive symptoms with mortality risk
Oct 17, 2023
An increased risk was seen for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease mortality, with links consistent across subgroups.
Heart attack survivorship tied to long-term health consequences
Mar 04, 2024
An increased risk was seen for atrial fibrillation and cerebrovascular disease, among others.