Trunk Sensor Study Maps How Very Old Women Move Through Each Step of the Timed Up and Go
A wearable trunk sensor study of 21 very old women breaks the timed up and go test into six phases, ...
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NCCN patient guide urges individualized cancer care for older adults
A new NCCN patient resource explains why cancer care for adults over 65 should account for health, function, cognition, comorbidities ...
HbA1c Variability Linked to Recurrent Falls in Older Adults With Diabetes
A retrospective cohort study of 286 older adults with type 2 diabetes found that greater visit-to-visit HbA1c variability was associated ...
Silent Night, Spinning World: Sleep Apnea Disrupts the Inner Ear’s Balance System
A new review finds that obstructive sleep apnea damages the inner ear's balance system through hypoxia, inflammation and vascular stress, ...
Aging Muscles and Walking Patterns Begin to Move Together, Study Finds
New research shows that the complexity of ankle force production and walking patterns co-vary in older adults but not in ...
Brain Signals Fail to Explain Walking Rhythm Changes in Older Adults
A new TMS study found that corticospinal excitability, inhibition, and silent period measures do not predict the fractal structure of ...
Thinking While Walking Hits Harder Than Carrying: How Dual Tasks Reshape Gait With Age
A study of 164 young and older adults found that cognitive dual tasks disrupt gait more than carrying a weight, ...
Machine Learning Reveals How Muscle Power Predicts Frailty and Falls in Aging
An unsupervised machine learning analysis of 23 physical performance measures in 368 older adults identified three performance clusters that aligned ...
When the Ground Betrays: How Mild Cognitive Impairment Rewires the Brain’s Emergency Reflexes for Tripping
A new GeroScience study shows that older adults with mild cognitive impairment recover from sudden trip-like perturbations with shorter steps, ...
Slow Walking and Fuzzy Thinking Together Reveal Who Will Fall After 90
A landmark study of more than 1,000 people over age 90 finds that combining gait speed and cognitive testing predicts ...
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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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