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About FHA | Editorial Board | Contact Us | Join Mailing List   New Research The FHA's New Research Summaries are based on recent studies published in The Journal of The American Geriatrics Society (JAGS). These summaries are intended to help the public better understand the often complicated language of modern medicine and to help keep older adults and their caregivers updated on cutting-edge research in geriatrics. December 2005 Anemia Boosts the Risk of Falls In Older Adults For Older Adults Having a Wide Waist May Increase the Chances of Dying Many Older Adults Taking Medications for Heart Disease Don't Get Necessary Laboratory Tests Older Adults With Dementia Who Have Unmet Needs for Care Run Increased Risks of Disability and Death Older Cancer Survivors Are Less Physically Healthy But As Mentally Healthy As Older Adults Who Have Never Had Cancer Older Patients Often Take Medications Improperly; Physicians Appreciate Feedback When Their Older Patients Do So   November 2005 Diabetes Increases Odds of Developing Urinary Incontinence Later in Life Higher Magnesium Intake Linked to Higher Bone Density Effect Seen in Older White, But Not Black, Adults Screening for Alcohol Problems Can Help Older Adults Curb Problem Drinking   October 2005 Community-Based Exercise Program Helps Improve Stroke Survivors' Fitness and Ability to Move Need for Certain Types of Care Helps to Determine Which Vulnerable Older Adults Receives Poorer Quality Care Screening for and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Older Women is Cost-Effective Tai Chi and other Mind-Body Exercises Are Good For Your Memory   September 2005 Comprehensive Geriatric Care Helps Older Patients Hospitalized For Hip Fractures Many Frail Older Adults are Prescribed Unnecessary Drugs Many Older Adults Don't Have Necessary Bathing Safety Aids Older Men with Parkinson's Disease Run Increased Risks of "Thin" Bones and Bone Fractures Osteoarthritis Social Activities Can Improve Sleep in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia Tongue Exercises Help Older Adults Improve Their Ability to Swallow   August 2005 Growing Numbers of U.S. Nursing Home Residents are Obese New Definition of "Frailty" Helps Predict Whether Older Adults Run a High Risk of Disability and Other Health Problems Walking on a "Cobblestone Mat" Improves Balance and Fitness and Lowers Blood Pressure, Study Finds   July 2005 High Blood Pressure and Diabetes Can Impair Both Mental and Physical Function in Older Adults Individualized Fall Prevention Programs Must Be Carefully Designed Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease Run Increased Risk of Dementia, Including Alzheimer's Vision Problems Make it Difficult to Take Medications Properly   June 2005 Influenza Vaccinations Increase When Physicians Issue Standing Orders Loss of Bone Mass Differs Between African-American and Caucasian Women   May 2005 Caregivers Can Help Patients With Alzheimer's Disease Sleep Better By Using Behavioral Techniques Effect Of Race And Sex On Primary Care Physicians' Diagnosis And Treatment Of Depression In Older Adults Making Difficult Decisions About Hospice: What Do Patients and Families Want to Know? Some Abnormal Sleep/Wake Patterns of Nursing Home Residents Can Be Helped Without Medications   April 2005 An Intervention Program Helps Hospitalized Patients with Delirium Choosing a Nursing Home for Your Loved One   March 2005 Assisted Living Facilities Treating Depression Improves the Physical Function of Older Adults   February 2005 Walking Outside Keeps Older People Mobile and More Independent   Click here to view 2009 topics Click here to view 2008 topics Click here to view 2007 topics Click here to view 2006 topics Click here to view 2004 topics