Stairs become more hazardous with age. Visual changes make depth judgment harder. Balance is not what it once was. Muscles ...

`A rose is a rose is a rose,” writer Gertrude Stein once said. For most house buyers, that could be “a stair is a stair is a stair.” But that’s not true for most home builders. Even minor differences ...

When my wife and I bought our house a few years ago, we were delighted by its century-old charm. Then I fell down the stairs—more than once. Upon sober inspection, it turned out our vintage stairs, ...

Nashville's "smart stair" building code became official earlier in July, after it had passed the Metro Nashville Council. The change allows apartment and condo buildings to be built with a single ...

Stair negotiation remains a significant challenge for older adults, with fall risk increasing as a consequence of age-related declines in musculoskeletal strength, balance, and sensory processing.