Frailty is associated with a higher risk and greater frequency of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) among older adults.

Some of the most powerful interventions to slow or improve frailty are also the most ordinary: regular movement, adequate nutrition, and meaningful social connection.

Being obese may lead to a lower likelihood of death among elderly people with deteriorated mental and physical conditions called frailty, a team of researchers has found. Those free from the ...

Growing older often means moving slower than before or getting tired faster. But some older people can become very weak and everyday activities can become hard to do. This may be due to a health ...

New research links trauma and frailty in aging, suggesting EMDR may improve both mental health and physical resilience in ...

Researchers at Zhengzhou University report evidence that physical frailty is associated with dementia and that genetic background, brain structure, and immunometabolic function may mediate this link.