Brian Buta

Social determinants are foundational conditions of our daily lives: where we reside; access to educational and occupational...

I am excited to serve as a co-author on two recent publications: 1) Principles and Issues for Physical Frailty Measurement and its...

The 2018 ICFSR meeting in Miami Beach was stacked with interesting presentations and posters. An early highlight was Dr. Linda Fried's...

In a research article published in the Journal of Frailty & Aging, we report on a literature study that examined the use of figurative...

In a recent publication, we discuss frailty as a recognized cornerstone of geriatric medicine that increases the risk of geriatric...

The IAGG World Congress on Geriatrics and Gerontology in San Francisco was an exciting and, at times, overwhelming experience. The...

The 2017 IAGG World Congress on Gerontology and Geriatrics takes place in San Francisco from July 23-27, 2017. I have a poster, entitled...

In a recently published article, we studied the association between baseline levels of serum circulating vitamin D and the development of...

What is frailty? What does it mean to be frail, or to become frail? How do we determine who is frail and who is not? What drives frailty?...