Let’s be clear. The primary reason to be vaccinated against shingles is that two shots provide 90 percent protection against ...

Hospitalized older adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and sepsis exhibit impaired neutrophil function; however, glycolytic metabolism is not the driver of neutrophil dysfunction. This ...

An estimated 6.5 million Americans ages 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's disease, according to a new report. In an annual update released by the Alzheimer's Association, the group wrote that ...

Almost one-third of people over the age of 60 have valvular heart disease, although less than 3% have clinically significant disease, according to new registry data from the United Kingdom. The ...

Diastolic heart failure is common in the elderly, particularly women. Previous studies on the value of brain natriuretic peptide in diastolic dysfunction have been largely limited to male subjects.

Elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis (EORA) is an autoimmune condition that develops in older adults. Although EORA causes the same symptoms as young-onset rheumatoid arthritis (YORA), including joint ...

Although not age-exclusive, expectations from older patients differ from those expressed by younger ones. Older ones, marked by time flow and life experiences, are more in search for feeling safe, for ...

Because of their study's findings, the researchers urged clinicians to screen patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) for cognitive dysfunction. Middle-aged and older adult patients with atopic ...