Aging Skin Emerges as a Growing Frontier in Geriatric Medicine
A new BMC Geriatrics collection on geriatric dermatology spotlights the unique skin health challenges of aging, from skin cancer and ...
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How the Aging Microbiome Shapes Health in Later Life
Microbial communities shift with age in ways that influence cardiometabolic health, cognition, immunity, and frailty, and BMC Geriatrics has launched ...
Neighbourhood Trust and Walkability Drive Real Activity Levels in Hong Kong’s Older Adults
A study of 410 Hong Kong adults aged 60 to 80 found that perceived social cohesion, aesthetics, safety and walkability ...
Severe Sagittal Imbalance Raises Risk of Long-Term Care Needs in Older Adults
A five-year Japanese cohort study found that older adults with severe sagittal imbalance, measured as a sagittal vertical axis above ...
Rethinking Tuberculosis Therapy for the Very Old: Fluoroquinolone Regimens Emerge as a Safer Bet
A retrospective study of 184 tuberculosis patients over 70 found that fluoroquinolone-containing regimens outperformed the standard pyrazinamide-based therapy in both ...
Which Exercise Best Fights Cognitive Frailty? Network Meta-Analysis Offers Clues
Cognitive frailty is one of geriatric medicine's most tantalizing targets: a condition in which older adults live with both physical ...
Routine Blood Tests May Flag Silent Brain Damage in the Elderly
A three-year longitudinal study finds that routine blood count markers—neutrophil count, NLR, and WLR—are independently associated with white matter hyperintensities ...
Weak Muscles, Low Mood, Poor Diet: Triple Warning Signs of Swallowing Trouble in Aging
A new study of 468 community-dwelling older adults finds that probable sarcopenia and depressive symptoms independently increase dysphagia risk while ...
Calculated Serum Osmolarity Fails to Match Clinical Judgment of Dehydration in Older Hospitalized Patients
Dehydration is one of the most common and most dangerous conditions affecting older adults who are admitted to the hospital, ...
Inside China’s Lecanemab Experiment: What Families Really Think of the New Alzheimer’s Drug
A new qualitative study from West China Hospital reveals how family caregivers of Alzheimer's patients in China experience lecanemab treatment, ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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