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Navigating and Diagnosing Cognitive Frailty in Research and Clinical Domains

Geriatrician Peter Abadir discusses a manuscript published in the journal Nature Aging highlighting the emerging concept of the intersection of physical and cognitive decline in the population of older adults and key areas of agreement ...

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Ageism

Johns Hopkins geriatrician Colleen Christmas discusses how ageism in the health care setting can impact patients.

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Emergency Department Length of Stay for Older Adults with Dementia

Johns Hopkins geriatrician Stephanie Nothelle recaps her research comparing the emergency department (ED) length of stay among adults age 65 and older with and without dementia

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Inflammatory Biomarker Associated with Mitochondrial Decline Further Linked to Frailty

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a mouse model that successfully mimics the development of frailty as mammals — likely including people — get older.

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New Findings Show Mitochondrial DNA Fragments in Blood as Important Biomarkers for Aging and Inflammation

In an eight-year study of more than 600 community-dwelling older adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have further linked levels of cell-free DNA (DNA fragments resulting from cell death) circulating in the blood to chronic ...

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New Studies Suggest Social Isolation Is a Risk Factor for Dementia in Older Adults, Point to Ways to Reduce Risk

In two studies using nationally representative data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study gathered on thousands of Americans, researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health ...