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BOSTON -- Research published today in JAMA Internal Medicine finds that developing postoperative delirium is associated with a 40% faster rate of cognitive decline over those who do not develop...

Boston — Older adults who entered skilled nursing facilities (SNF) for care after hospitalizations after the pandemic received rehabilitation care comparable to the levels of care that were provided...

Chicago — Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Milton and Shirley F. Levy Family Chair and Director of the Aging Brain Center, Hinda and Arthur...

Using animal models in research, especially rodents, to reveal the biology of delirium can serve as a valuable approach for understanding delirium in human patients, according to a new review paper...

BOSTON – A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found that age-related accumulation of abdominal fat is associated with lower muscle density. Low muscle density...

A research team that includes Dr. Dae Hyun Kim has received funding for a project that will use non-invasive, whole room, body heat sensors in an attempt to detect frailty in older adults while they...

BOSTON – A new study published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) found that modifying a well-established and highly successful delirium prevention program for use when in-person or...

A new perspective article published in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology has highlighted that screening and treatment of osteoporosis lags behind other diseases, resulting in significant morbidity...

For older adults, a hospital admission or major surgery includes risk of developing delirium — a complication not only marked by confusion or agitation, but also associated with prolonged...

New research examines one-year health-care costs associated with delirium in older hospitalized patients with and without Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias that have not been examined...