Researchers at McMaster University have identified, for the first time, a novel region of DNA and two associated genes ...

Frailty risk in stroke survivors may be much higher than earlier reports suggest, according to new research using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), the country’s ...

Two steps determine the rest of your life.” In an aging society, physical function assessment goes beyond a simple health ...

Frailty progression was associated with fewer days alive at home (DAH), regardless of age or frailty level at baseline, a new study shows. Compared with people with frailty regression, people with ...

A layperson might think of “frail” as simply a synonym for “weak” or “fragile.” But in the medical field, frailty is a specific term, meaning – due to factors including inflammation and hormone shifts ...

The Johns Hopkins Hope at Hopkins Clinic: Supporting the comprehensive needs of individuals with metastatic breast cancer. Planning an enhanced telemedicine program for prostate cancer care: A ...

For evaluating vascular surgery patients, a handheld device available on Amazon for $50 provides a low-cost and simpler alternative to other frailty measures. Using a grip strength test to evaluate ...

A study published in a recent issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds that scoring patients for frailty can accurately predict adverse surgical outcomes. Researchers scored ...

Frailty is common among older patients undergoing PCI in the United States, and the more severe it is, the greater the likelihood of complications and of dying in the hospital, data from the CathPCI ...