A longitudinal study using data from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative found that omega-3 fatty acid supplementation was associated with accelerated cognitive decline in older adults, challenging the common belief that omega-3 universally protects brain health. Participants taking omega-3 supplements showed faster worsening in MMSE, ADAS-Cog13, and CDR-SB scores over […]
An observational analysis found that many of older adults with high blood pressure (BP) could be reversed without the intervention of drug treatment in the first few years after diagnosis, and the remission was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The analysis included 2760 participants aged 33–99 […]
A Chinese sequential target trial emulation comparing matched cohorts initiating versus not initiating statin therapy suggested benefits and safety of statin therapy in adults aged ≥75 years, even ≥85 years. The trial included persons 75 years or older who met indications for statin initiation from January 2008 to December 2015 […]