To clarify the potential side effects of THC exposure in older adults, investigators conducted a systematic review of RCTs reporting the safety and efficacy of various cannabinoid-based medicines in adults older than 50 years.
This study looks at the association between loneliness and depressive symptoms, assessed on multiple occasions during 12 years of follow-up, in a large, nationally representative cohort of adults aged 50 years and older in England.
Residential care communities with a high proportion of residents diagnosed with dementia have a higher prevalence of depression and need for assistance with activities of daily living.
This study aimed to examine the association between cortical Aβ deposition and depressive and anxiety symptoms, and between Aβ deposition in the amygdala, striatum, and thalamus and depressive and anxiety symptoms.
Researchers at the University of Michigan sought to identify the percentage of older adults who may have experienced isolation or loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic in their National Poll on Healthy Aging.