Kristen Fischer

The number of people who survive strokes is higher than in the past, but many survivors need long-term physical, mental and emotional care.

Older adults who eat more foods with ingredients linked to inflammation have a higher incidence of dementia, according to recent data.

Low-quality breakfasts, as well as those too high or too low in calories, were linked to higher triglyceride levels, increased body fat, worse kidney function and lower levels of good cholesterol, a new study finds.

Older adults’ levels of frailty and social deprivation relative to their risks for death vary depending on where they live in the United States, and

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Older adults who are healthy and take antibiotics don’t have a heightened risk of cognitive impairment or dementia, a study published Wednesday in Neurology finds.

Payment reforms for skilled nursing facilities (SNF) and home health agencies (HHAs) largely caused small increases in admissions from 2018 to 2021, a new study finds.

Older adults in England and China are healthier compared to those their age who were born in previous generations, a new report finds. The researchers examined individuals’ cognitive, mobility, sensory and psychological function instead of basing their health status on disease state. The report was published Thursday in Nature Aging.

Older adults with at least two chronic ailments have accelerated kidney function decline, and the progression gets worse the more chronic conditions a person has, a new study shows.

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