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frail

a quantity of raisins or figs equal to between 50 and 75 pounds
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29, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Low levels of certain micronutrients are associated with measures of prefrailty and frailty in older adults, according to a study published online Aug.
Low Micronutrient Levels Tied to Frailty in Older Adults; Low micronutrient status has potential to be a modifiable target for preventing frailty
ENPNewswire-August 26, 2019--Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin: Low levels of dietary vitamins linked to frailty in older adults
Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin: Low levels of dietary vitamins linked to frailty in older adults
[USA], Aug 22 (ANI): Lower levels of specific dietary vitamins and antioxidants are linked to frailty among older adults, suggests a study.
Lower levels of dietary vitamins, antioxidants associated with frailty among older adults
But it's not just a byproduct of aging: Frailty is a standalone medical condition, researchers report.
Frailty Not a Normal Part of Aging
Frailty is the depletion of physiological and functional reserve across many organ systems, leading to a diminished capacity to withstand environmental stressors such as surgery.
Frailty in perioperative patients in three South African academic hospitals
In the last few decades, researchers and health professionals have considered frailty as a distinct geriatric syndrome that shows high prevalence with increasing age (1).
Baroreflex sensitivity in frailty syndrome
MIAMI, Fla., February 19, 2019 -- Biopharmaceutical company Longeveron LLC will discussed its latest clinical research of stem cell treatments for aging frailty at the International Conference on Frailty & Sarcopenia Research in February.
Longeveron Discusses Latest Stem Cell Findings For Aging Frailty
Frailty is a common clinical syndrome in which vulnerability to poor health outcomes such as disability, falls, institutionalization, and mortality is increased (2, 3).
Which Frailty Scale Predicts 4-Year Mortality in Community-Dwelling Turkish Elderly Better: The FRAIL Scale or the Fried Frailty Index?
Among people of the same age, the degree of frailty influences the association between Alzheimer's disease pathology and Alzheimer's dementia, according to research published online ahead of print Jan.
Frailty may affect the expression of dementia
(1,2) Although the majority of older adults age successfully, longer life spans can result in a higher prevalence of frailty, due in part to the accumulation of multiple interacting complex health and social problems.
Improving Care for the Frail in Nova Scotia: An Implementation Evaluation of a Frailty Portal in Primary Care Practice
Currently, these represent 74% of all causes of mortality in our country and many of them are causes of dysfunctions and disabilities (5,6), among which is physiological frailty.
Prevalence of frailty and associated factors in a community-dwelling older people cohort living in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil: Fibra-JF Study

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