Frailty

You’ve likely known someone in your life, perhaps a loved one or friend, who seems “diminished” by age: perhaps they are slowing down, appear more fatigued, spend more and more time sitting, or are walking more slowly than they previously did. They may even need a helping hand to get…

We’ve previously informed you about research reporting on the health hazards of too much sitting. And yet, far too many of us continue to sit for far too many hours a day, putting ourselves at significant risk for serious illness as we get older. Data show that American adults spend…

It’s likely no surprise that loneliness continues to be a significant public health concern in the United States. As we reported last year when Surgeon General Vivek Murthy raised alarms about the public health crisis of loneliness in our country, loneliness is not only a subjective individual feeling of disappointment…

You may love him or hate him, but chances are you (or someone you love) now have something in common with 81-year-old Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell: That is, a serious fall leading to injury and hospitalization. As you may know, Senator McConnell recently tripped at a private dinner in…

As we’ve highlighted in the past, loss of the sense of smell could be a warning sign that you are facing the onset of dementia or Alzheimer’s. Since that previous post, more recent studies have confirmed this suspicion and provided additional evidence of the connection. In a study published in…

So raise your hand (if it’s not painful) if you’ve broken a bone in your later years. If you have, you’re not alone. In fact, according to a recent op-ed in The Hill, we’re in for a looming public health crisis in the coming years due to the incidence of…