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

The average human lifespan has increased at a breath-taking rate in the last century. The major problem of gerontology and ...

Identifying patients with combined polypharmacy and frailty can help recognize ICU patients with high risk of hospital readmission, the authors said. Polypharmacy and frailty are very common among ...

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 ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) partnered with Longeveron Inc. LGVN to explore the clinical-stage biotech’s novel cell therapies as a potential treatment for aging frailty. Affecting an ...

Checking for frailty and treating it should be top priorities when providing healthcare and health planning for older adults, according to a report published Aug. 7 in the New England Journal of ...