Instituto De Investigacion Sanitaria La Fe

This study tested whether metformin, a common diabetes medicine, could help slow down thinking and memory problems in people with Huntington's disease. Sixty adults with Huntington's took either metformin or a placebo pill every day for a year. The goal was to see if metformin co…

This study looked at whether a home-based rehabilitation program can help older adults (65+) recover walking ability after hip fracture surgery. Instead of staying in the hospital, participants received hospital-level care at home, including physical therapy and wound care. The g…

This study looked at whether a simple frailty score (Rockwood Frailty Index) can predict how long older adults might live after being treated at home instead of in a hospital. Researchers followed 2,610 patients aged 65 and older who were in a Hospital-at-Home program. They found…