Below you can find an up to date article on COVID-19 written by Dr. Ayati and Dr. Azarani for the US Senate Health committee on Aging.
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Dr. Ayati talked about how to help people with dementia at the Avenidas' 16th Annual Caregiver Conference: "Rather than endless medical tests and drugs, what is really needed is more training in geriatric care for doctors and nurses, Ayati said. In the U.S., the current norm is spending less on social services and more on health care – after people become ill. One in nine people age 65 and over has dementia, he said, with many more undiagnosed. Cutting back on unnecessary and ineffective drugs, medical treatments and procedures, and using that money to pay family caregivers in order to keep seniors home, where they want to be, is the way to go."  Dr. Ayati, a Board Certified Geriatrician, and an expert in dementia A study done at New castle University done in the elderly patients suffering from recurring urinary tract infection shows that bacteria causing the infection can lose their cell walls, which is the common target of many groups of antibiotics prescribed to combat the infection. As such the antibiotics can no longer kill the bacteria. Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health. What they have discovered is that in the presence of antibiotics, the bacteria are able to change from a highly regular walled form to a completely random, cell wall-deficient form called the L-form state. As such, the bacteria can easily hide from our immune system as well as antibiotics. In L-form the bacteria are weaker but some survive, hiding inside the body. They can then re-form their cell wall and the patient will be faced with recurring UTIs. Read more  How bacteria become antibiotic resistant. Every 3 seconds in the world someone develops dementia. Dementia is caused by damage to brain cells. Therefore, brain cells can no longer communicate with each other and the brain cannot carry out its regular functions. While the exact cause of it is unknown it could be caused by genes (and be inherited) , vascular issues (for example, stroke), brain injury (concussion), disease, or environmental factors. Depending on the area of the brain damaged it could result in memory loss as well as problems in reasoning, attention, focus, speech, reading, talking, learning, thinking, personality and emotional issues and movement. Currently, there is no cure for dementia. However, a new study done at UCSF Memory and Aging Center has shown that lifestyle changes can slow the progression of dementia even in people with genetic predisposition for it. These lifestyle changes include a healthy diet, physical and mental exercises, and adequate sleep. Read more  Dr. Ayati is a board certified Geriatrician and an expert in dementia. Dr. Ayati spoke at the Elder Summit on May 17, 2019. The Elder Summit is an all-day senior resources fair provided for members of the community and local clinicians sponsored by the El Camino Health. Dr. Ayati spoke about "Change Of Our Sleep Pattern As We Age". Dr. Ayati discussed:
 Dr. Ayati, founder of the Los Altos Geriatric Center, discusses Change Of Our Sleep Pattern As We Age Dr. Ayati attended the Falls Prevention of Santa Clara County (FPSCC) quarterly meeting, as the keynote speaker with supervisor Wasserment. The mission of FPSCC is to bring together community, academic and healthcare agencies to work collaboratively to reduce the risks of falls among older adults through advocacy, resource development and community & provider education. Welcome Address: Supervisor Wasserman Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mehrdad Ayati Date: Aug 27, 2019 Location: Leininger Community Center - Okayama Room, 1300 Senter Rd., San Jose, CA 95112 Dr. Ayati is a board certified Geriatrician and is a recognized expert on healthy aging, over medication in older adults and compassionate palliative care. Dr. Ayati is the founder of the Geriatric Center of Los Altos. He is an adjunct assistant professor of medicine at Stanford university school of medicine.  Dr. Ayati, board certified geriatrician, speaks about falls prevention at the Santa Clara County conference Dr. Ayati will speak about "The Challenges of Caregiving and Aging in America!” Dr. Ayati will highlight his testimony before the U.S Senate Special Committee on Aging concerning the essential role of the family caregiver: public efforts to enhance healthy aging, access to resources and Medicare coverage for custodial care. Sept, 28th, 2019, at 8:00 AM. Address: Mountain View Senior Center 266 Escuela Avenue Mountain View, CA 94040  Dr. Ayati, the founder of the Geriatric Center of Los Altos, and board certified Geriatrician, will discuss elderly care. Scientists reported that exposure to anticholinergic drugs such as antidepressants (for example, paroxetine or amitriptyline), bladder antimuscarinics (for example, oxybutynin or tolterodine), antipsychotics (for example, chlorpromazine or olanzapine) and antiepileptic drugs (for example, oxcarbazepine or carbamazepine) increase the risk of dementia by about 50%. Read the full report here.  Anticholinergic drugs linked to higher risk of dementia "Skin is the body’s largest organ, and scientists at UC San Francisco and the San Francisco Veterans Administration (VA) Health Care System think it may be to blame for body-wide inflammation linked to numerous chronic diseases of aging." Read more
Dr. Ayati spoke at the Healthy and Aging Education Day at the Rotary Club of Foster City in April. To see the details follow this link.
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