Delirium and frailty in older adults: Clinical overlap and biological underpinnings

G Bellelli, F Triolo, MC Ferrara… - Journal of internal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Frailty and delirium are two common geriatric syndromes sharing several clinical
characteristics, risk factors, and negative outcomes. Understanding their interdependency is …

To be frail or not to be frail: this is the question—a critical narrative review of frailty

S Sciacchitano, V Carola, G Nicolais… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Many factors have contributed to rendering frailty an emerging, relevant, and very popular
concept. First, many pandemics that have affected humanity in history, including COVID-19 …

Associations between circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA, inflammatory markers, and cognitive and physical outcomes in community dwelling older adults

LS Nidadavolu, D Feger, D Chen, Y Wu, F Grodstein… - Immunity & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Dementia and frailty are common age-related syndromes often linked to chronic
inflammation. Identifying the biological factors and pathways that contribute to chronic …

The correlation between frailty trajectories and adverse outcomes in older patients: a systematic review

W Zhang, L Zhou, Y Zhou, Y Chen, K She… - Archives of gerontology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Frailty is a geriatric syndrome that is highly susceptible to adverse health
outcomes and is a major burden that exacerbates society's medical care. By investigating …

[HTML][HTML] Brain connectivity in frailty: insights from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)

RG Zúñiga, JRC Davis, R Boyle, C De Looze… - Neurobiology of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Frailty in older adults is associated with greater risk of cognitive decline. Brain connectivity
insights could help understand the association, but studies are lacking. We applied …

Comparison of frailty and chronological age as determinants of the murine gut microbiota in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model

LM Kapphan, VTT Nguyen, I Heinrich, O Tüscher… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The ageing of an organism is associated with certain features of functional decline that can
be assessed at the cellular level (eg, reduced telomere length, loss of proteostasis, etc.), but …

Circulating cell-free genomic DNA is associated with an increased risk of dementia and with change in cognitive and physical function

LS Nidadavolu, D Feger, Y Wu… - Journal of …, 2022 - content.iospress.com
Background: Altered cell homeostasis, seen in cognitive decline and frailty, leads to cell
death and turnover, releasing circulating cell-free DNA (ccf-DNA). Objective: The goal of this …

Cognitive frailty is associated with elevated proinflammatory markers and a higher risk of mortality

BS Diniz, MF Lima-Costa, SV Peixoto… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Cognitive impairment and physical frailty are common among older adults and
associated with a higher likelihood of adverse health outcomes. These two conditions …

Loneliness Predicts Progression of Frailty in Married and Widowed, but Not Unmarried Community Dwelling Older Adults

C Pollak, J Verghese, AS Buchman, Y Jin… - The Journal of frailty & …, 2024 - Springer
Background Loneliness is highly prevalent among older adults and is associated with frailty.
Most studies consider loneliness in isolation without consideration for structural and …

Associations of orthostatic hypotension and frailty with dementia and mortality in older adults: a population-based cohort study

X Xia, L Jönsson, C Tazzeo, C Qiu… - The Journals of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background This study aimed to assess the associations of orthostatic hypotension (OH), in
the presence or absence of frailty, with dementia and mortality in older adults. Methods We …