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3 diseases · Conditions primarily affecting elderly populations
Age-related progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength. Affects up to 30% of adults over 60 and 50% over 80.
Leading cause of vision loss in people over 50. Wet AMD has treatments; dry AMD (90% of cases) has almost none.
Progressive bone loss leading to fractures. Affects 200 million people worldwide. Hip fractures have 20% mortality in the elderly.
