Research is increasingly demonstrating that the way you take care of yourself today may have a big effect on your health later in life. For example, studies have linked midlife fitness with reduced ...

Resident fears of retaliation from staff members for voicing concerns about care and services are common but preventable in assisted living communities and nursing homes, according to a new report ...

The UAB Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care is an integral part of one of the nation's largest health systems. Nationally known for our compassionate care, cutting-edge research, ...

Humans do not always age biologically at the same rate as their chronological age. Faster biological aging compared to chronological age has been linked to higher risks of disease and mortality.

Lower body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference and higher high-density lipoprotein are seen in the decade preceding diagnosis of dementia, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in JAMA ...

These policies, often rooted in a narrow and individualistic definition of racism, ignore the systemic and institutional factors that perpetuate health inequities. It emphasizes the importance of ...

The Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner DNP is a 3-year full-time program for students entering the DNP program who have a bachelor's degree with an RN or Advanced Practice Nursing ...

Background: Tobacco use in youths is a major public health challenge globally, and approaches to the challenge have not been sufficiently addressed. The existing policies for tobacco control are not ...

Participants were recruited through the distribution of flyers to all members of University of the Third Age (U3A) Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, based at the Institute of Gerontology, ...

Prevalence reflects the effect of incidence as well as of survival after the onset of multimorbidity. We used a simple definition of incident multimorbidity that can be replicated in other populations ...

In addition, a clearer definition of the concept of self-management will also support the development of self-management intervention programmes for use in chronic conditions and multimorbidity, as ...