Physical frailty contributes to the development of dementia, according to a September study published in Neurology. Physical frailty is defined as having three or more than five of the following ...

Older adults who experienced poor housing affordability and poor housing quality showed higher risks of geriatric conditions and mortality compared to those with adequate housing. That is according to ...

Poor housing affordability and quality raised risks of frailty, disability, and death in older adults, yet neighborhood ...

Nov. 16 (UPI) --Wearable devices may provide the answer to working out which older adults are at future risk of frailty-related health complications by tracking their circadian rhythms, results from a ...

There may be a causal link between physical frailty and dementia, reported a recent study published in Neurology. “We’ve known that frailty is associated with a higher risk of dementia, but our study ...

Share on Pinterest New research investigates another potential risk factor for dementia: increased frailty. Image credit: Michelle Arnold/EyeEm/Getty Images. A range of genetic, behavioral, and ...

Signs of frailty may signal future dementia more than a decade before cognitive symptoms occur, in new findings that may provide a potential opportunity to identify high-risk populations for targeted ...

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 ...

Older people who experience unstable finances, poor housing and fuel poverty are at increased risk of more rapid physical and ...