Predictive Model for Nursing Home Dependency Loses Accuracy Outside VA Data
External validation of the Computational Barthel Index Tool in over 843,000 SEER-Medicare nursing home patients showed substantial performance loss that ...
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Clustering Study Reveals Three Distinct Alzheimer’s Profiles in Hospitalized Patients
A clustering analysis of hospitalized Alzheimer's patients identifies three distinct functional–behavioral profiles, revealing a weak link between physical dependence and ...
Swallowing Trouble and Dehydration Together Raise Death Risk in Hospitalized Older Adults
A nationwide German registry study of over 1.3 million geriatric admissions finds that dehydration and dysphagia each independently raise in-hospital ...
Frailty Strikes More Than Half of Aging Schizophrenia Patients in Taiwanese Psychiatric Nursing Home
A cross-sectional study of 155 residents in a Taiwanese psychiatric nursing home found that 55.5 percent of aging adults with ...
Steroids on Trial: Meta-Analysis Finds No Clear Benefit in Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
A new meta-analysis of randomized trials and observational studies finds no clear benefit or harm from adjunctive corticosteroids in herpes ...
Depression and Frailty Linked to Weaker Bones in Hospitalized Older Adults, Study Finds
A cross-sectional study of over 1,000 hospitalized older adults in Germany found that poorer physical function and more depressive symptoms ...
Cholesterol Drugs May Boost Exercise Gains in Hospitalized Elders, Trial Analysis Suggests
A secondary analysis of a randomized trial in acutely hospitalized adults over 75 finds that supervised multicomponent exercise improves functional ...
High-Flow Nasal Cannula Emerges as Lifeline for ALS Patients Who Cannot Tolerate Ventilation Masks
A retrospective case series of 18 ALS patients who could not tolerate non-invasive ventilation suggests that home-based high-flow nasal cannula ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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