Recent research has identified a novel DNA region tied to frailty and found that nocturnal blood pressure variability correlates with frailty in older hypertensive adults. These findings, alongside ...

As our population ages and our medical care improves, we have increasing numbers of frail patients. The frail require gentler, longer, and frequently more expensive care. A new study looks at these ...

(UPDATED) The prevalence of frailty prior to cardiac surgery is high, varying widely depending on the tool used to capture it, and it’s significantly associated with a higher risk of patient-defined ...

Among patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI), frailty was associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality at 1 year across all age groups. The impact was more pronounced in patients ...

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 combination of physical frailty and depression is associated with a substantially increased risk for subsequent dementia, exceeding the risk linked to either condition alone. In a cohort study of ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although evidence suggests that adults with psychiatric disorders have an increased risk for becoming frail, ...

· Ultra-processed foods are linked with a higher risk of frailty in a new study. · Frailty raises the risk of falls and other serious health complications. · Experts say you don’t need to avoid ...