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A recent study published in Osteoporosis International sheds new light on the relationship between body mass index trajectories during middle adulthood and the risk of bone fractures in late adulthood...

The American Geriatrics Society has named Sandra Shi, MD, MPH, a 2024 Health in Aging Foundation New Investigator Award recipient. The American Geriatrics Society annually honors researchers...

BOSTON – A new Viewpoint article published in JAMA, entitled “Use of Lecanemab for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease – The Challenge of Uncertainty,” advocates for additional research to improve...

BOSTON – A recent study titled “A meta-analysis of previous falls and subsequent fracture risk in cohort studies” found links between self-reported falls and increased fracture risk, and also that...

While tai chi is understood to be beneficial for functional mobility and balance in older adults, such benefits are not well understood due to large variance in research study protocols and...

A groundbreaking study published in JAMA titled “ Orthostatic Hypotension, Hypertension Treatment, and Cardiovascular Disease: An Individual Participant Meta-Analysis” provides new understanding...

Boston, MA - A nationwide study of 21,878 older nursing home residents with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation found a higher rate of bleeding and little difference in the effectiveness of standard...

BOSTON – A new study, “ Timing of Orthostatic Hypotension and its Relationship with Falls in Older Adults,” has brought critical insights to the assessment of orthostatic hypotension, a drop in blood...

Amir Baniassadi, PhD, a post-doctoral research fellow at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, has been named a 2023 STAT Wunderkind. STAT, a journalism outlet covering health...

On-Yee Lo, PhD, assistant scientist II at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife and instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess...