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

Researchers at Boston-based Mass General Brigham developed an Epic tool that identifies older patients at risk for emergency care, readmission or death based on frailty levels. The electronic frailty ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that the efficacy of clinical interventions often varied by frailty levels, demonstrating that frailty ...

The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) offers a practical alternative: a 9-point, bedside, visually assessed tool that can be completed in minutes. However, key questions remain-how closely this ...

Can pre-frailty and frailty predict the risk for cardiovascular events like myocardial infarction or stroke? According to new study findings, frailty in older adults is a dynamic state that often ...

A new study on the effectiveness of the Apple Watch and iPhone as tools for measuring functional capacity in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been published by researchers at Stanford ...

In the next 10 years, the number of Canadians living with frailty will grow to more than two million. Frailty matters because it not only affects seniors’ ability to function, but also puts their ...

Loneliness and frailty can be common among older people — and they can have a negative impact on their physical health, according to a review published on Feb. 29 in The Lancet Healthy Longevity. The ...

Stem cells are gaining attention for their potential to treat leukemia, certain solid tumor cancers, and inherited metabolic disorders. Now, a clinical trial reports that a single dose can ...

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