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Editor's E-Note
Polypharmacy is an ever-present concern in managing older adult patients with multiple conditions. With certain combinations of medications carrying a significant risk for side effects, more providers are seeking alternative or complementary ways to support these patients. Increasingly, acupuncture and acupressure are being explored for their potential impact on mental health. In this month’s E-News Exclusive, we break down the conclusions from a recent meta-analysis on the use of acupressure for addressing cognitive impairment, including depression, in older adults.
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Acupressure for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: What a New Meta-Analysis Tells Us
By Heather Davis, MS, RDN, LDN
Clinicians managing older adults face a recurring challenge: how to address cognitive decline, including depression, in patients already burdened by polypharmacy and comorbidities. A newly published systematic review and meta-analysis offers evidence that acupressure—a noninvasive, low-cost therapy rooted in traditional Chinese medicine—may meaningfully improve cognitive function and mood in older adults with cognitive impairment (CI). The study is described by its authors as the first meta-analysis to examine acupressure's effects on cognition, mood, and activities of daily living (ADLs) in this population. The findings have practical relevance for geriatricians, neurologists, and rehabilitation therapists seeking evidence-based nonpharmacological options for this growing patient group.1
Background
By 2030, an estimated 75 million people worldwide will be living with dementia; by 2050, that number is projected to reach approximately 130 million. Patients with CI commonly experience cognitive dysfunction alongside mood disturbances and impaired daily functioning, a combination that strains patients, caregivers, and health care systems. Pharmacological management is complicated because older adults with CI frequently carry other systemic diagnoses, and certain medications can worsen cognitive symptoms or cause adverse effects. Safe, effective nonpharmacological options are therefore a genuine clinical priority.1
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Older Mice May Offer New Insight Into Cancer and Aging
A Fox Chase Cancer Center study using young, middle-aged, and geriatric mice suggests melanoma incidence and mortality are strongly age dependent and that age-related immune changes can promote aggressive melanoma spread, particularly in middle age. Better understanding the role of aging in cancer is a key step to developing better treatments for older patients. Learn more »
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