The Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia updates its consensus on sarcopenia, highlighting the need to extend diagnosis to middle-aged adults and use the World Health Organization’s Integrated Care for ...

Background Chronic pain, defined as pain persisting for ≥ 3 months, is associated with frailty, falls, and reduced quality of life. Falls remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in older adult...

Background Sarcopenia is recognized as an important geriatric condition that is both a consequence of and a contributor to various non-communicable diseases. It is a public health priority to improve ...

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Intrinsic capacity (IC) is central to the World Health Organization’s life course approach to healthy ageing. Population-level data across the lifespa…

Aim To determine the domain-specific functional, psychological, and cognitive recovery outcomes in older adults aged ≥ 65 years after mild traumatic brain injury. Findings Across 18 studies (3549 part...

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience a several-fold increased risk of fracture. Despite the high incidence and the associated excess morbidity and premature mortality, bone fragility ...

Global aging populations are facing increased prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) – the preclinical stage of dementia characterized by singl…