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2017 to 2023 saw decrease in primary care visit rates, access in older adults
Across Medicare beneficiaries, primary care visit rates and access decreased from 2017 to 2023, and telemedicine accounted for a small proportion of visits, according to a study published online in JAMA Health Forum.
May 8, 2026
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Garlic-derived compound shows potential to improve muscle health during aging
Can a compound derived from a common kitchen ingredient help support muscle health during aging? A new study suggests it can. The study reveals that S-1-propenyl-L-cysteine (S1PC), a bioactive compound found in aged garlic ...
May 7, 2026
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Nature-based group outings cut loneliness in care homes within nine weeks
Nature-based group activities can reduce loneliness, improve sleep and cognition, and increase a sense of connection to nature in older adults living in care homes. Focusing on nature, including outdoor excursions and contacts ...
May 7, 2026
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Why supplements aren't a shortcut to healthy aging
The use of dietary supplements has increased sharply in recent years. Vitamins, minerals and other nutritional products are often marketed as simple ways to boost energy, support immunity, protect brain health or even promote ...
May 7, 2026
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Research reshapes the complexity of aging
A study highlighting key advances in the complexity of aging has been published in Science Advances. The work is titled "The longevity effects of reduced IGF-1 signaling depend on the stability of the mitochondrial genome."
May 7, 2026
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Lifestyle, not age, predicts smart home success for older adults
As the global population ages, smart homes are often touted as the ultimate solution for independent living. However, a new study published in JMIR Aging, suggests that technology developers and policymakers may be missing ...
May 6, 2026
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Even in Japan, robots are a long way from being fully fledged caregivers—here's why
The robot pauses at the edge of the room as an engineer checks its sensors. Then, with a soft mechanical hum, this humanoid machine begins to move. It lifts a mannequin from a bed, slowly and carefully. The engineers hold ...
May 6, 2026
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Continuity of health provider care can cut hospital risk for older people living at home
New research led by the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) Research Center at SAHMRI and Flinders University has revealed older Australians receiving home care services are significantly less likely to be hospitalized ...
May 6, 2026
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New research shows primary care training improves dementia detection
As Alzheimer's disease and other dementias continue to rise nationwide, new research shows that equipping primary care providers with focused dementia training and embedding clinical decision-support tools directly into the ...
May 5, 2026
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Minor federal fines offer little deterrence to insurers for Medicare Advantage violations, study finds
A new study from health policy researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health suggests that while regulators have several tools at their disposal to penalize insurance plans that break the rules, they rely mostly ...
May 5, 2026
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New guidelines help long-term care communities support residents' intimacy and dignity
Intimacy doesn't disappear in long-term care, but clear guidance on how to support it often does. A new paper outlines a practical framework for how organizations can move from uncertainty and inconsistency to a structured, ...
May 4, 2026
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Aging well in a digital world
As Australia and the world face rapidly aging populations, technology is increasingly promoted as the answer to helping older people live safely, independently and well—but experts warn that innovation alone is not enough.
May 4, 2026
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Economic insecurity linked with frailty in later life, study finds
Older people who experience unstable finances, poor housing and fuel poverty are at increased risk of more rapid physical and mental decline as they age, a study suggests. Research following more than 15,000 people in England ...
May 4, 2026
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Study finds major gaps in dementia care across Mississippi
Some 80% of Mississippi counties have no adult day service centers, and even counties that do have centers cannot meet the needs of people with dementia and their caregivers, a new University of Mississippi-led study indicates. ...
May 4, 2026
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Novel in-hospital screening method detects cognitive issues
More than 40% of older people admitted to U.S. hospitals have dementia, yet only half of them have been diagnosed with memory and cognitive difficulty. Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators have developed ...
May 4, 2026
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An app that improves decision-making: Study shows myKIDNEY helps patients make better informed choices
For an elderly patient facing end-stage kidney disease, the default answer has long been dialysis. But a new study by Duke-NUS Medical School and its collaborators at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and the National University ...
Apr 30, 2026
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Choosing safer diabetes medications for older adults
Older adults with type 2 diabetes face a difficult trade-off: they are among the most vulnerable to medication-related harms yet are often underrepresented in the clinical trials that guide treatment decisions. A new study ...
Apr 29, 2026
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Adversity across life linked to greater frailty and faster biological aging
Published in BMC Medicine, the study analyzed data from over 150,000 participants and found the strongest associations in people who experienced adversity in both childhood and adulthood. These individuals were more frail ...
Apr 28, 2026
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Half of older patients with dementia remain on psychotropic drugs a year after starting on them, study finds
Initial prescriptions for medications affecting cognition, such as antipsychotics, are disproportionately likelier to come from acute and post-acute settings such as emergency rooms, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities ...
Apr 28, 2026
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Results from COSMOS trial reveals more than 75% of older adults have used complementary therapies
A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham suggests that complementary health approaches (CHA)—including massage, yoga, tai chi, herbal products, acupuncture, spiritual practices, cannabis and psychedelics—are ...
Apr 24, 2026
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Voting is linked to living longer
A new study co-authored by Femida Handy of the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania finds that, among older adults, voting predicts a lower risk of mortality for up to 15 years.
Apr 23, 2026
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Working outside the home protected mental health for older adults during the pandemic, finds study
New research using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) reveals that employment stability and in-person work buffered older adults against depression during the first year of COVID-19. Older adults who ...
Apr 23, 2026
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A free shower is the least older people can expect. But aged care funding misses one key point
This week, we learned older people in home-based aged care will no longer have to pay out-of-pocket for showering, dressing and continence care.
Apr 23, 2026
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Anemia in adults 60 and older linked to 66% higher dementia risk
A new study has found that the effects of anemia—a condition caused by a lack of hemoglobin needed to carry oxygen to organs and tissues—may stretch beyond fatigue, shortness of breath, and pale skin. They reach into the ...
A hidden DNA region helps drive frailty, exposing brain and immune links that reshape aging risk
Researchers at McMaster University have identified, for the first time, a novel region of DNA and two associated genes connected to frailty, offering neurological and immune-related insights that might help explain why some ...
Apr 22, 2026
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