Fall Prevention

Metabolomic Profiling Identifies Early Biomarkers of Frailty, Balance Impairment, and Fall Risks in Older Adults

Gerontology. 2025 Jun 30:1-25. doi: 10.1159/000546772. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The global aging population poses significant challenges to healthcare, with frailty, balance impa...

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Advice Needed: Choosing Nordic nRF52840 + Bosch BHI260AP IMU for Wearable Fall-Detection Device

I'm working on a wrist-worn wearable aimed at elderly fall detection, with the following planned specs: MCU: Nordic nRF52840 (chosen for low-power BLE, decent processing for edge ML) IMU Sensor: B...

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Healthcare, Vol. 13, Pages 1549: Fall Risk and Knowledge of Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs Among Saudi Older Adults

Healthcare, Vol. 13, Pages 1549: Fall Risk and Knowledge of Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs Among Saudi Older Adults Healthcare doi: 10.3390/healthcare13131549 Authors: Ayesha Yasmeen Mamoon H...

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60 70 80 Years Old Walking Less Try Doing These 5 Things Instead! Elderly Health

60 70 80 Years Old Walking Less? Try Doing These 5 Things Instead! Elderly Health We'll Cover: • Chair-based strength training that builds muscle 40% faster than walking • Water-based activities...

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A Multimodal Fall Prevention Intervention in the Setting of the Emergency Department

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Jun 27. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19613. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The emergency department (ED) is an opportune setting for fall prevention interventions. We implemen...

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Take healthy steps to stay in motion

I am not a fan of heights, so my awareness that falling from a great height is dangerous has kept my back to the side of a lighthouse when up on the rim and has kept me back from the edge of walkin...

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