The following column was originally published Oct. 23, 2021. Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life ...

The following column was originally published Oct. 23, 2021. Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life ...

But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, injuries and impairments that affect older adults. With this in mind ... leading to weakening and fractures.

June 3, 2024 — Healthy adults under the age of 75 are unlikely ... Vitamin D Supplements Do Not Prevent Bone Fractures in Children Dec. 1, 2023 — A major clinical trial has found that vitamin ...

Skeletal phenotyping of adult crispants and their respective controls (a) Pictures of ARS-stained vertebral column of a control and three crispants (from left to right: esr1, ifitm5 and creb3l1), ...

But what do falls have to do with dementia, and what can older adults do to lower their risk? Here’s the deal, according to neurologists. For the study, researchers analyzed data from more than ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common infectious problem among older adults both in the community and institutional settings. With the expected increase in this population ...

Calcaneus fractures are almost always the result of severe, high-energy injuries. They typically occur as a result of a fall from a height, such as from a ladder. Other causes of a calcaneus fracture ...

The objectives of this symposium were to improve attendees’ knowledge on ADT, including the different therapeutic options ...

A lateral malleolus fracture is a break in the bone on the outside of your ankle joint. The lateral malleolus is part of the fibula, the smaller of two bones of the lower leg that carries around 10% ...

Sep. 24, 2024 — Scientists conclude that some video games created as mental health interventions can be helpful -- if modest -- tools in improving the mental well-being of children and teens ...

"[Older voters] have been overlooked," Nora Super, who served as the executive director of the 2015 White House Conference on Aging, told Newsweek. "It's a huge and growing population in our country ...