In the inaugural issue of the journal Nature Aging a research team led by aging expert Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH, dean of Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, synthesizes converging ...

Frailty, but not HIV serostatus, is tied to more severe lower urinary tract symptoms in adults with and at risk for HIV, a ...

Older people with frailty syndrome should be prioritized in primary health care because they are more likely to suffer from falls, hospitalizations, incapacitation, and early death. The syndrome is ...

A recent study published in The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging found that the intestinal microbiome plays a critical role in the metabolic processes that affect cognition, body composition, and ...

A cross-sectional study of 255 Malaysian older adults from low-income households found a combined cognitive frailty ...

Be alert to the possibility of this condition, particularly in those older than 75. Find out what steps clinicians can take to keep these patients safe. Mrs. H, aged 91 and a widow, lives with her ...

Interventions aimed at improving the frailty of middle-aged and older adults may be a promising targeted strategy for the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. An ongoing ...

To determine whether the procedural safety profile of transradial catheterization remains intact among clinically compromised ...

Aging experts synthesize converging evidence that the aging-related pathophysiology underpinning the clinical presentation of phenotypic frailty is a state of lower functioning due to severe ...