A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science), on October 24, 2024, Volume 16, Issue 20, titled, "Development and ...

The laboratory-based Frailty Index showed strong predictive ability for mortality and relapse in patients with carbapenemase-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections. “Unlike traditional ...

Investigators at Mass General Brigham have developed a tool that can identify older adults at increased risk of emergency healthcare needs, rehospitalization or death. The tool measured patient ...

A comprehensive frailty index would be a valuable tool for the dialysis population, which commonly has mobility and resource constraints that limit physical performance assessments. A newly developed ...

2024 NOV 22 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News-- “The classification of patients according to their level of frailty allows us to adjust prevention programs and ...

A new study explores the relationship between frailty, the proportion of health deficits present in an individual, as measured by the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Frailty Index ...

Circulating levels of the pro-inflammatory monomeric isoform of C-reactive protein (mCRP) correlate with inflammatory markers in patients with stage II-III colon cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting ...

Examining 1-year mortality risk among patients with malignant melanoma undergoing immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy with a history of cannabis use. EQ-5D-5L index score (95% CI) 0.874 (0.852-0.895) ...

The bumpy trajectory of human aging may have a tipping point as we enter our twilight years, a new study has found. Past the age of around 75, our bodies can no longer easily recover from injury or ...

Frailty accelerated four to nine years before dementia started, and it was positively linked with the risk for dementia, according to four studies conducted in the United States and the United Kingdom ...