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 ...

NAGOYA--A team of researchers has developed a brain-training system for the early detection of, and recovery from, a state of physical and mental frailty, which is a predictor of dementia. The powers ...

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Joseph Mikhael, MD, has spent decades advancing the treatment of multiple myeloma, and he’s been witness to a remarkable ...

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

As our population ages and our medical care improves, we have increasing numbers of frail patients. The frail require gentler, longer, and frequently more expensive care. A new study looks at these ...

New research suggests that frailty makes older adults more susceptible to Alzheimer's dementia, and moderates the effects of dementia-related brain changes on dementia symptoms. The findings suggest ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Frailty and older age are associated with significantly lower odds of undergoing surgery or laser treatment for ...

BACKGROUND: Frailty is a state of vulnerability to diverse stressors. We assessed the impact of frailty on outcomes after discharge in older surgical patients. METHODS: We prospectively followed ...