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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 2008 |
| Often Prescribed to Older People, Medications Known as Anticholinergic Drugs Can Contributeto Problems with Short-Term Memory and Thinking and Physical Functioning |
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| November 2008 |
| Children of Those Who’ve Lived To 100 Start Out -- and Stay -- Healthier in Later Life |
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| October 2008 |
| Getting Recommended 150 Minutes of Moderate Exercise Daily Helps Older Adults Maintain Physical Functioning |
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| September 2008 |
| Chemotherapy and Increased Long-Term Risk of Dementia |
| Low Score on Test of Thinking and Memory, and Slow Walking Speed May Indicate Higher Risks of Physical Disability and Early Death |
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| August 2008 |
| More Older Americans Now Getting Vital Screening Tests for Colorectal Cancer |
| Overweight and Obese Older Adults Run Higher Risk of Disability |
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| July 2008 |
| Depression Can Contribute to Poorer Sleep in Older Adults |
| Study Finds Poorer Sleep With Advancing Age |
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| June 2008 |
| DHEA, Popular Supplement, Doesn’t Improve Thinking, Memory, or Quality of Life in Healthy Older Adults, Study Finds |
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| May 2008 |
| Home Assessments of Needs of Caregivers |
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| April 2008 |
| Older Adults at Risk of Falling and Getting Injured |
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| March 2008 |
| Counseling and Support Can Ease Burden, Lessen Depression |
| Education, Skills Building and Support For Family Caring for Older Loved Ones is Cost Effective |
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| February 2008 |
| Older Adults With Sleep Disorder Use More Healthcare Services |
| Physical and Emotional Effects of Childhood Abuse Can Linger Through Late Life |
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| January 2008 |
| For Older Adults, "Overweight" May Be Healthy |
| Sleep-Disordered Breathing May Lower Ability to Think and Remember Among Older People, Especially Those With specific form of a Gene |
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