A new Perspective published in the New England Journal of Medicine emphasizes the critical role of Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) in addressing the growing global burden of osteoporosis-related...
Atrial fibrillation, a condition affecting more than 10 million American adults, is associated with an increased risk of stroke, heart failure, heart attack, dementia, chronic kidney disease, and...
Sarah D. Berry, MD, MPH, has accepted the position of chief of the Division of Gerontology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, succeeding Lewis Lipsitz, MD, beginning in February 2025. Dr. Berry...
A new study published in JAMA Network Open suggests that discontinuing cholinesterase inhibitors when starting memantine treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in older adults may...
A new randomized controlled trial sought to determine whether providing abdominal aortic calcification results, a marker of vascular disease, to individuals aged 60 to 80 would motivate them to...
Enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans is not associated with altered frailty trajectories compared with enrollment in Traditional Medicare (TM), according to research published in the JAMA...
A groundbreaking review published in the New England Journal of Medicine underscores the critical importance of addressing frailty among older adults. Titled “ Frailty in Older Adults,” the...
Investigators at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife are launching a large clinical food trial to test whether a combination of probiotics and prebiotics will...
BOSTON – A new study published in the International Journal of Sports Medicine, Inhalation of hydrogen-rich gas before acute exercise alleviates exercise fatigue, has found a possible novel...
Traveling to and from a clinic or a laboratory for treatment can be difficult and expensive for older Americans. To address this, scientists developed and tested a new training and supervision program...