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Researchers examined the diagnostic performance of the FRAIL Scale to assess frailty in older cancer survivors. The modified FRAIL Scale is the recommended measurement tool for assessing frailty in cancer survivors aged 65 and older.

Japanese researchers conducting a study on aging have one message regarding brain health: Engage older people in social activity, and ensure they are not alone.

Researchers used machine learning models to assess the physical and primarily mental performance of superagers.

Study untangles characteristics linked with better brains in 80-year-olds

The community-based screening center is the first of its kind in the valley and began offering no-cost evaluations in January.

Lu Liu and colleagues present an updated systematic review and pooled analysis of depression after stroke.

Background: Prior work suggests that higher fruit and vegetable consumption may protect against depression in older adults. Better understanding of the influence of genetic and environmental factors on fruit and vegetable intakes may lead to the design of more effective dietary strategies to increase intakes. In turn this may reduce the occurrence of depression in older adults. Objectives: The primary aim of this study is to estimate the genetic and environmental influences on the consumption of...

In a cluster randomized controlled trial, Shulin Chen and colleagues investigate whether integrated care management of depression and hypertension leads to greater improvements as compared to usual care in older adults attending rural Chinese primary care clinics.

Improvements in working memory and long-term memory are associated with repetitive transcranial alternating current stimulation protocols in older adults.

Improvements in working memory and long-term memory are associated with repetitive transcranial alternating current stimulation protocols in older adults.