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A nationwide surveillance study identified widespread community reservoirs of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae associated with recurrent urinary tract infections and antibiotic resistance.

Older adults’ real-time ratings of their mental sharpness closely tracked objective cognitive performance during everyday activities in a smartwatch-based study. The observational findings suggest potential utility for monitoring cognitive change but did not establish causality.

BCG vaccination increased immune responsiveness without inflammatory activation and shifted beta-amyloid patterns in a small mechanistic study of older adults.

A multi-fiber formulation improved bowel frequency and stool consistency in adults with functional constipation in a short-term study evaluating combined fiber mechanisms.

A BMJ systematic review of 69 trials found calcium and vitamin D supplementation provided little to no reduction in fracture or fall risk among nearly 154,000 older adults studied.

Menopausal hormone therapy users showed significantly higher bone mineral density at the spine and hip than non-users in a retrospective cohort of 387 postmenopausal women.