Frailty is increasingly being viewed as an emerging risk factor for poor outcomes among patients with autoimmune or rheumatic ...

But while we're all getting older, not everyone who ages will necessarily become frail. Aging and frailty are closely related, but they're not the same thing. Let's break down the difference between ...

A new tool effectively measures frailty to identify older adults who have a higher risk of emergency health needs, rehospitalization or death, according to a recent report. The tool could be useful to ...

The Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) helps identify older patients (aged 75 and over) who may be frail and more likely to ...

Depression and cardiovascular disease are two of several demographic and comorbid characteristics that impact the ...

Investigators at Mass General Brigham have developed a tool that can identify older adults at increased risk of emergency ...

Investigators at Mass General Brigham have developed a tool that can identify older adults at increased risk of emergency healthcare needs, rehospitalization or death.

Among the total systemic sclerosis cohort, 14% of individuals were categorized as frail and 53% as prefrail, with frailty status linked to an increased risk for mortality.

A new service aimed at supporting older people who are starting to become frail, could reduce emergency hospital admissions by more than a third and save the NHS money, finds a new study led by UCL ...

A new service aimed at supporting older people who are starting to become frail, could reduce emergency hospital admissions by more than a third.

Biophytis to participate in ICFSR 15th International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research, presenting data on BIO101 for obesity-associated sarcopenia. Event in Toulouse, March 12-14 ...

Ageing is a normal part of the life course. It doesn’t matter how many green smoothies you drink, or how many “anti-ageing” skin care products you use. You can’t stop the ageing process. But while ...