This Week in Geriatrics Research

September 30, 2017

Research This Week

Pulmonary Health
Inhaled Steroids Linked to Non-TB Mycobacterial Lung Disease in Older Adults
While inhaled corticosteroids have been recommended as a first-line treatment for COPD, researcher say "that’s probably not appropriate as more and more data come out about the potential harms of inhaled corticosteroids."

Neurology
MRI Biomarkers in Some Patients With Sleep Disorder May Portend Parkinsonism
In patients with idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder, MRI-detectable subclinical changes in the substantia nigra may signal future parkinsonism, new research suggests.

Palliative Care
Less Aggressive Care After Brain Trauma Does Not Boost Mortality in Older Adults
Providing high-quality palliative and end-of-life care, rather than aggressive treatment, to older patients with traumatic brain injury does not increase mortality, new data show.

Dementia
Personality Change May Be a Dementia Risk Factor, Not a Consequence
Although changes in behavior and personality are a criterion for a dementia diagnosis, whether such changes begin before the clinical onset of the disease has not been clear.