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 ...

The scenario is common. An elderly person seems to be in good health until one day they suffer a fall and from then on their quality of life begins to deteriorate.

Engram said her 10-year-old son, Carter, is taking it the hardest. After emergency trips to the hospital interrupted both Christmas and New Year's Eve, keeping her away from home for most of their ...

Up to half of all people living with Alzheimer's Disease in Ireland remain undiagnosed. Now, a new blood test may have the ...

There is little, if any, difference in dementia patient behavioral care delivered through a health system than through a community-based organization or what has been standard care from a caregiver, ...

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 ...

Bob Marley would have been 80 next week, on Feb. 6. For me the strange thought of a geriatric Marley conjures up a meeting with him decades ago, when all of his idealistic intensity briefly ...

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 ...