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 ...

In more advanced stages of the disease, kidney problems can even affect the brain. Some older adults may become more ...

Where drinking water comes from and what it contains may affect Parkinson's disease risk, a recent study suggests.

Hypertension, dyslipidemia, impaired glucose tolerance, and obesity remain the major modifiable risk factors for most of the coronary disease afflicting the elderly. The relative risk associated with ...

Another possible sign is jaundice, which causes the skin and the whites of the eyes to turn yellow. Jaundice occurs when the liver cannot properly remove a yellow substance called bilirubin from the ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older age was tied to a higher prevalence of 10 comorbidities among a group of 608 people with Cushing’s disease ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The prevalence of valvular heart disease increases sharply with advanced age. Nearly two-thirds of individuals ...