Physical frailty is strongly associated with an increased dementia risk in older adults, and according to researchers, the link may be causal. In an analysis of nearly half a million UK Biobank ...

Growing older often means moving slower than before or getting tired faster. But some older people can become very weak and everyday activities can become hard to do. This may be due to a health ...

Frailty — a clinical syndrome characterized by decreased physiological reserve and increased vulnerability to stressors — has traditionally been associated with geriatric medicine but has profound ...

An automated frailty assessment tool developed by researchers at Boston-based Mass General Brigham could help clinicians identify older adults at increased risk of emergency healthcare visits, ...

If we live long enough, many of us will eventually start to exhibit telltale signs of frailty, from unsteady feet to mental confusion. Yet not all. Think of Julia Hawkins, who set world records in the ...

Ageing is a normal part of the life course. It doesn’t matter how many green smoothies you drink, or how many “anti-ageing” skin care products you use, you can’t stop the ageing process. But while ...

A head-to-head study comparing seven different tools for assessing frailty in patients being considered for transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement suggests that a simple and fast ...

Claire Dempsey has cerebral palsy and her father Chris believes use of the frailty index might have helped her sooner Researchers at a Scottish university have discovered a measure used to assess the ...

Coauthor of research says condition linked to heightened vulnerability and loss of independence – but is reversible Air pollution increases the likelihood of people becoming frail in middle and old ...