New findings from a multicenter prospective cohort study of elderly patients have shown that measuring gait speed is a simple yet effective tool for determining those at higher risk for mortality and ...

Older people are more likely to lack the strength needed to survive the recovery following heart surgery, and scientists from McGill University in Montreal are measuring “gait speed” as a test for ...

Gait speed testing might improve decisions about treatment intensity for people 75 years or older with blood cancer, say researchers. "The additional information this simple clinical test reveals ...

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Slowing gait speed may signal the onset of dementia up to nine years before cognitive decline becomes evident. It also is tied to new brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease, the results of ...

Slow walkers beware: A sluggish pace can already signal “accelerated aging” in adults in their 40s, while those who naturally walk more briskly may have younger brains and bodies, a new study has ...

The slower walkers were shown to have accelerated aging on a 19-measure scale created by researchers. The research was published last week in the journal JAMA Network Open. “The thing that’s really ...