Hospitalized older adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and sepsis exhibit impaired neutrophil function; however, glycolytic metabolism is not the driver of neutrophil dysfunction. This ...

Hypertension, dyslipidemia, impaired glucose tolerance, and obesity remain the major modifiable risk factors for most of the coronary disease afflicting the elderly. The relative risk associated with ...

Older adults who experienced cardiovascular disease (CVD) events experienced lower cognitive function between three and eight ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older patients had a higher comorbidity burden, reduced cognition and lower annual relapse rate. The results ...

Updates to the AGS Beers Criteria® include new guidance for medication use in older adults, including stopping daily aspirin in patients who do not have cardiovascular disease and pivoting from ...

Almost one-third of people over the age of 60 have valvular heart disease, although less than 3% have clinically significant disease, according to new registry data from the United Kingdom. The ...

Polypharmacy, commonly defined as taking five or more medications daily, is a significant health care concern impacting over 30% of older adults. It is associated with poor health outcomes like falls, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older age was tied to a higher prevalence of 10 comorbidities among a group of 608 people with Cushing’s disease ...

Because of their study's findings, the researchers urged clinicians to screen patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) for cognitive dysfunction. Middle-aged and older adult patients with atopic ...

Mr. A, a 53-year-old company employee, saw his workload increase after becoming a manager, reduced his exercise, and frequented evening business dinners. One day, his health check-up results startled ...