We’re learning that frailty can quietly arrive decades before old age, with some people in their 30s or 40s unknowingly in a pre-frail state. There are surprising ways to stay strong – and it’s not al ...

Without carefully crafted policies and systems, many people with serious health conditions could lose coverage despite being eligible. Fortunately, there are concrete steps states can take that can ...

Findings could help clinicians reinforce the value of preventing infections with vaccinati ...

Elderly people with frailty, which affects up to one-quarter of over-50s, increased their endurance after a single dose of ...

A new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed significant failings in the follow-up care provided to older adults diagnosed with frailty. The findings indicate that frailty ...

Frailty can typically only be lessened through lifestyle changes, but a stem cell therapy seems to target the underlying ...

Frailty refers to a person’s mental and physical resilience, or their ability to bounce back and recover from events like illness and injury. “Frailty is regarded as a syndrome, and a syndrome is a ...

A single infusion of stem cells helped frail older adults walk significantly farther.

Frailty in people with HIV develops earlier and increases mortality risk, necessitating focused prevention efforts. Housing instability is strongly associated with frailty, emphasizing the role of ...

Frailty manifests differently by age among patients who’ve experienced acute MI, a population-based study shows. While it is consistently linked to worse outcomes, people younger than 55 feel the ...

Malnutrition is prevalent in older adults with cognitive frailty who live in China, which has the largest number of older adults globally, a new study finds. In fact, participants were three times ...