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Geriatrics
Inside the pandemic’s most deadly targets: Nursing homes
Inside the pandemic’s most deadly targets: Nursing homes
The fourth in an ongoing series of LDI “Experts at Home” virtual seminars focused on how the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the cracks in how we fund and staff nursing home care.
Among North Philadelphia’s Latino elders during COVID-19
Among North Philadelphia’s Latino elders during COVID-19
School of Nursing faculty member and LDI Senior Fellow Adriana Perez conducts research in two of the Philadelphia area’s largest Latino communities and provides insights into how COVID-19 is impacting each.
What the pandemic teaches us about nursing home care
What the pandemic teaches us about nursing home care
Balancing patient safety and financial stability grows more challenging as nursing homes manage post-acute care patients recovering from COVID-19.
For aging patients, one missed doctor’s visit can lead to vision loss
For aging patients, one missed doctor’s visit can lead to vision loss
A Penn Medicine study found keeping regular ophthalmology appointments play an important role in outcomes for patients with age-related macular degeneration.
Memory in Motion uses dance as communication when words fail
Memory in Motion uses dance as communication when words fail
The goal for Memory in Motion, a program at the Penn Memory Center, is to get participants—both those with cognitive deficits of many levels and their caregivers—to listen and move to music.
Nursing home nurses lack time and resources for complete care
Nursing home nurses lack time and resources for complete care
Evidence from hospitals has shown for years that nurses are more likely to leave necessary patient care undone when employed in settings with insufficient staff and resources. This “missed care” has been linked to poor care quality.
Taking out the protein garbage becomes more difficult as neurons age
Taking out the protein garbage becomes more difficult as neurons age
As cells age, their ability to remove damaged proteins and structures declines, which could be a risk factor for neurodegenerative brain diseases.
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer may raise risk of Alzheimer’s, dementia
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer may raise risk of Alzheimer’s, dementia
A Penn study of more than 150,000 men with prostate cancer shows androgen deprivation therapy was associated with a higher likelihood of developing dementia when compared to patients who were not exposed to the treatment.
Is dog walking hazardous to senior health?
Is dog walking hazardous to senior health?
Between 2004 and 2017, dog walking related fractures in people 65 or older more than doubled, and two factors are the cause: increased pet ownership and a greater emphasis, in recent years, on physical activity at older ages.
Joey the senior cat triumphs over illness with help from friends
Joey the senior cat triumphs over illness with help from friends
A professor at Pen Vet who specializes in geriatric feline medicine is able to identify what was ailing Joey, a cat d’un certain âge.
In the News
The New York Times
Apparently healthy, but diagnosed with Alzheimer’s?
Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine says that amyloid is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s in the same way that smoking is a risk factor for cancer.
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KFF Health News
Who will care for older adults? We’ve plenty of know-how but too few specialists
Lisa Walke of the Perelman School of Medicine says that artificial intelligence represents a great frontier for developing products to help older adults live independently at home.
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CNN
Have this talk with your parents now to reduce heartache later
A 2017 study of 800,000 Americans by the Perelman School of Medicine found that only 29% had completed a living will detailing their care wishes and only 33% had designated a health care power of attorney.
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Wired
A new blood test may predict your Alzheimer’s risk. Should you take it?
Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine cautions that the uncertainty of learning one’s Alzheimer’s risk from test results might be difficult for some people to handle.
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Men’s Health
How saunas benefit your brain
Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine says that saunas aren’t a silver bullet for dementia but might represent one of several combined ways to counteract it.
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The Scientist
Integrate and innovate with NGS and multiomics
A group of researchers from Penn found that protective pathways involved in healthy aging are disabled to initiate epigenetic changes that drive Alzheimer’s disease.
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