Loneliness, moderate-to-severe depression associated with greater odds of poor-to-fair health
Benzodiazepines, anxiety disorders linked to dementia risk, but no additional risk seen for benzodiazepines in patients with anxiety disorders
Gender differences seen in prevalence, timing, and most common mental disorders
No interaction effects observed for Preclinical Alzheimer Cognitive Composite 5, episodic memory, executive function, attention
To a lesser extent, engagement in creative artistic activities and passive mental activities linked to lower dementia risk
Increased risks included heart failure, cystitis, glucose dysregulation, iron deficiency anemia, poisoning, self-harm
Median age of Americans hit a record 39 years in 2022, almost 10 years older than in 1980
The share of people 65 years and older grew by more than one-third between the 2010 census and the 2020 census
Regular use cut risk in half regardless of educational attainment, race'ethnicity, sex, and generation
Older Americans think they take too many medicines, and a sizable percentage said they have cut back