GPs can more accurately identify older people’s frailty and intervene earlier as a result of NIHR-funded research led by the ...

Frailty is a complex syndrome that may be under-recognized yet can complicate the clinical trajectory of neurologic diseases ...

GPs can more accurately identify older people's frailty and intervene earlier as a result of NIHR-funded research led by the University of ...

Exercise with resistance training can reverse frailty and stop it from getting worse, according to a report on existing studies and meta-analyses. The report was published Monday in BMC Geriatrics.

Despite popular belief, falls are not an expected consequence of getting older, they can be an indicator of worsening frailty. As falls are one of the leading causes of emergency hospital admissions ...

“Frailty is associated with higher risk of falls, hospitalization and potentially preventable healthcare system costs,” said co-first author Bharati Kochar MD, MS, of the Gastroenterology Unit ...

Researchers have successfully improved the Electronic Frailty Index (eFI)—a tool that uses data to predict older patients' ...