Alzheimer's Disease

Older individuals with nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) seem to have a significantly reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Nearly one in eight adults 60 years and older reports increased confusion or memory loss in the previous year.

Although several reliable and valid pain assessment tools for cognitively intact and impaired geriatric patients are currently available, clinical evidence emphasized by Keela Herr, PhD, RN, FAAN, AGSF, co-director of the John A. Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence at the University of Iowa College of Nursing, suggests those scales are not consistently administered throughout practice settings.

Older adults who play a video game to improve their visual speed of processing have stable or improved cognitive function.

The current national shortfall in neurologists is about 11 percent, and is likely to increase to 19 percent by 2025.