A new study has found frailty increases a person's risk of dementia, but early intervention may be the key to prevention.

While every individual is different, advanced aging usually brings about mobility issues and increased risk from things that ...

Taking steps to improve strength and balance as you get older can greatly reduce your risk of falling. NHS Greater Manchester says falls are the leading cause of injury amongst older people, they can ...

COVID-19 spreads from an infected person to others through respiratory droplets and aerosols that can vary in size, such as: large droplets that fall to the ground rapidly (within seconds or minutes) ...

As people age different health difficulties may start to arise. This can cause many concerns for the person as well as family ...

Although it became the butt of many age-related jokes for the next several decades, the very real message holds true: Falls among older folks are incredibly dangerous and should be taken seriously.

But falling and hurting yourself doesn’t have to be an inevitable part of getting older; not only is there ... that can lower your chances of a fall-related injury later.

According to the charging documents released by the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, the 11-year-old girl who survived the Fall City mass shooting has claimed that her older brother opened ...

More than 1 in 4 people ages 65 and older fall every year, according to the National Institute on Aging. It is a leading cause of injury and injury-related death for older adults. • The ...

Jay Hertel, the chair of kinesiology at the University of Virginia, said the reason a decline in balance among older adults is a concern is because falls can be dangerous. “We want to have older ...

For older adults, MSE is a critical component of healthy ageing, defined by the WHO as … Contributors VAAAS, ENW and ES conceived the idea. VAAAS, ENW and ES agreed on the initial content of the ...