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

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 ...

In this review, we first provide a brief overview of frailty, including biologic mechanisms, measurement, and clinical management. This overview is followed by a discussion of approaches to ...

Frailty can creep up quietly. One year a person is carrying groceries without thinking about it; a few years later, a stumble on the front steps leads to a hospital stay. Doctors have long known that ...

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

· 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 ...