Background falls and fall-related injuries are common in older adults, have negative effects
on functional independence and quality of life and are associated with increased morbidity …

Background: The Religious Orders Study and Rush Memory and Aging Project are both
ongoing longitudinal clinical-pathologic cohort studies of aging and Alzheimer's disease …

Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome characterized by the progressive degeneration of muscle
mass and function, and it is associated with severe complications, which are falls, functional …

Background The traditional evaluation of gait in the laboratory during structured testing has
provided important insights, but is limited by its “snapshot” character and observation in an …

Background: Older people with cognitive impairment are at increased risk of falls; however,
fall prevention strategies have limited success in this population. The aim of this paper is to …

Different types of exercise training have the potential to induce structural and functional
brain plasticity in the elderly. Thereby, functional brain adaptations were observed during …

Declines in physical performance and cognition are commonly observed in older adults. The
geroscience paradigm posits that a set of processes and pathways shared among age …

Background Accumulating evidence suggests that gait is influenced by higher order
cognitive and cortical control mechanisms. Recently, several studies used functional near …

Importance Patients with Parkinson disease can use a wide variety of strategies to
compensate for their gait impairments. Examples include walking while rhythmically …

Objectives To examine whether combined center‐and home‐based Tai Chi training can
improve cognitive ability and reduce physiological fall risk in older adults with amnestic mild …