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 ...

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 ...

One reason kidney disease is difficult to detect is that many of its early symptoms are mild. In older adults, these symptoms ...

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.

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 . Older age was tied to a higher prevalence of 10 comorbidities among a group of 608 people with Cushing’s disease ...

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 ...

Identifying sources and mechanisms for missed opportunities in discussing cognition and capacity among older adults with advanced cancer, their caregivers, and physicians. Pilot trial of the ...

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 ...

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 ...