Most older adults in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) have a net benefit favoring a systolic blood pressure (BP) target <120 mm Hg, according to a study published online Feb. 18 ...

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

More self-reported cognitive failure events in older adults were associated with worse relative emotional functioning and worse quality of life.

Results from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) have supported lower blood pressure targets among community-dwelling older adults with hypertension to reduce the risk of ...

A recent analysis in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society looked closely at the benefits and harms of intensive blood pressure lowering in patients with different characteristics.

From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Department of Medicine. School of Medicine, Creighton University (address reprint ...

Introduction: Exercise is a crucial method for preventing geriatric depression. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the associations between exercise habits in adolescence and old age and ...

Correspondence to Dr Kelly O'Malley, New England GRECC, VA Boston Health Care System Jamaica Plain Campus, Boston, MA 02130, USA; kelly.omalley{at}va.gov Context Psychological symptoms are common ...

Months back, I began unwinding. I wrote memos, left notes. Sleeping became difficult. I figured it was remnants of what might be the newly revived — much mentioned — pandemic effect. It was ...

As the global population ages, ensuring the health and well-being of older adults has become a critical focus. One of the most significant challenges faced by the elderly is the increased risk of ...

A Nova Scotia Health official says the opening of a geriatric medicine clinic in Dartmouth, N.S., should allow more older adults to be seen by the health-care system in a timely fashion and allow ...