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 …

Slow gait speed has been shown to predict incident dementia and cognitive decline in older
individuals. We aimed to summarize the evidence concerning the association of slow gait …

Importance Dual decline in gait speed and cognition has been found to be associated with
increased dementia risk in previous studies. However, it is unclear if risks are conferred by a …

Although sarcopenia is closely linked to dementia, particularly Alzheimer disease (AD),
there are few studies examining the prevalence and associated factors of sarcopenia in …

Gait is complex, described by diverse characteristics underpinned by widespread central
nervous system networks including motor and cognitive functions. Despite this, neural …

Dementia is characterized by a long preclinical phase that may last years to decades before
the onset of mild cognitive impairment. Slow gait speed and subjective memory complaint …

Background: Gait disturbance is an early, cardinal feature of Parkinson's disease (PD)
associated with falls and reduced physical activity. Progression of gait impairment in …

Frailty and delirium are two common geriatric syndromes sharing several clinical
characteristics, risk factors, and negative outcomes. Understanding their interdependency is …

The aims of this study were to (1) determine if older people at their fast walking speed (FWS)
are able to reach the speed required at pedestrian crossings (> 1.2 m/s) and (2) determine …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus accelerates loss of muscle mass and strength. Patients with
Alzheimer's disease (AD) also show these conditions, even in the early stages of AD. The …