A literature review of putative risk or protective factors for cognitive decline provides insufficient evidence to draw firm conclusions or make recommendations. Medscape Medical News
A study shows that women who are aged 70 years and older who sleep 5 hours or less per night may be more likely to experience falls than those who sleep more than 7 to 8 hours per night. Medscape Medical News
Asymptomatic spinal cord lesions may place patients with radiologically isolated syndrome at substantial risk for clinical conversion. Medscape Medical News
In this latest Medscape Psychiatry Minute, Dr. Peter Yellowlees talks about the effectiveness of exercise programs in preventing decline in health-related quality of life in the institutionalized elderly. Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health
People over age 65 are likely to have significant improvement in hearing from cochlear implants, but not as much as younger adults would, a new study released today suggests. Reuters Health Information
New results from the PREEMPT clinical program are in, and they show fewer headache days for migraine patients treated with onabotulinumtoxinA. Medscape Medical News
