Risks for older drinkers heightened by health problems and deprivation









Even low-risk drinking causes higher mortality in adults over 60 with health-related or socioeconomic risk factors. A

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have identified clear links between the composition of gut bacteria and frailty in older women. In cases of high frailty, with an increased risk of illness and death, gut bacterial diversity is lower and function…

Background Quantifying how risk factors shape the timing of dementia onset can inform care and prevention strategies. We aimed to establish the degree to which and in whom frailty accelerates time to a diagnosis of dementia.

Methods Longitudinal data came…