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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Published in BMC Medicine, the study analyzed data from over 150,000 participants and found the strongest associations in ...

Social frailty, the lack of resources to meet basic social needs, is associated with an increased risk for motoric cognitive risk syndrome (MCR), a predementia syndrome characterized by cognitive ...

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 ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) in older adults extends well beyond stroke prevention. Advancing age is the strongest demographic driver of AF prevalence and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Survivors with a recovery trajectory consistent with post-intensive care syndrome had poorer cognitive function ...

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 ...