A study of 392 older adults in the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort, published Sept. 29, 2026, in Sleep Advances, found that strong grogginess after waking, called sleep inertia, was linked to higher odds of repeated falls (odds ratio 2.00).
In a study of 7068 older adults in China, published Oct. 1, 2026, in JAMA Network Open, those whose calf circumference shrank by 5 cm or more over three years had higher odds of falling (odds ratio 1.33) than those…
In a randomized trial of 202 older adults, published in September 2026 in Age and Ageing, the Keep-On-Keep-Up digital exercise program improved balance by 6.35 points on a standard scale at 12 weeks compared with standard care alone.
In the eSTEPS trial of 11 945 older adults, published Oct. 1, 2026, in JAMA Network Open, a decision tool in the electronic health record that recommended tailored exercise cut falls to 19.3 vs. 21.2 per 100 patient-years.