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BOSTON – In a study published in the journal Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorder, researchers reported on their effort to improve and validate tools used to assess the severity of a condition...

BOSTON – Hebrew SeniorLife (HSL) and the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research are being regularly sought out to provide guidance to older adults during the COVID-19 health care crisis...

BOSTON – A paper recently published online in the journal Chest reports on a study of the palliative ventilator withdrawal (PVW) procedure performed in intensive care units (ICU) at end of life. The...

BOSTON – A recent study of hip fracture rates in nursing homes in the U.S. reports a slight rise in the rate of hip fractures among long-stay residents in recent years. Researchers looked at data...

BOSTON – In a study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers reported that training family members in delirium prevention approaches can significantly reduce the incidence of post...

BOSTON - A multistakeholder coalition assembled by the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) has issued clinical recommendations for the optimal prevention of secondary fracture among...

BOSTON – Harvard Medical School affiliate Hebrew SeniorLife, a nonprofit organization committed to improving the lives of older adults, today announced that Douglas P. Kiel, M.D., M.P.H., Director...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has awarded a five-year grant expected to total $53.4 million to Brown University and Boston-based Hebrew SeniorLife (HSL)...

BOSTON – Harvard Medical School affiliate Hebrew SeniorLife, a nonprofit organization committed to improving the lives of older adults, today announced that Susan L. Mitchell, M.D., M.P.H., Director...

BOSTON – In a study published on 2/11/19 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers reported they have identified genes associated with lean body mass. This is important because lean...