Healthy Aging News
September 1, 2024
Top Headlines
Aug. 29, 2024 — Countries with greater inequalities -- whether economic, pollution or disease-based -- exhibited older brain ...
Aug. 29, 2024 — Researchers are searching for a better way to understand why many men with prostate cancer end up with Alzheimer's disease, and whether it's the standard hormone therapy treatment or an overactive ...
Aug. 28, 2024 — Analysis of 1.6 million brain cells from older adults has captured the cellular changes that occur in Alzheimer's early stages, revealing potential new targets and routes for ...
Aug. 28, 2024 — In-person contact helps lead to lower levels of loneliness in older people, but other ways of staying in touch, such as phoning, emailing or texting, are not as effective in lowering loneliness, a team of researchers ...
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Aug. 28, 2024 — Public healthcare systems are fiscally burdened due to an aging population. So, governments must find a way to persuade citizens to pay more for ...
Aug. 28, 2024 — Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes are associated with accelerated brain aging, according to a new study. The good news is that this may be counteracted by a healthy ...
Aug. 28, 2024 — Researchers assessed DNA methylation at 800,000 sites in the genome in blood samples collected from 900 people. The study includes extensive clinical information on participants, who all provided ...
Aug. 26, 2024 — Acute kidney injury is associated with an increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new ...
Aug. 27, 2024 — Researchers are calling for general practitioners to take a more proactive approach towards addressing erectile dysfunction (ED) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), in light of new findings ...
Aug. 26, 2024 — Eating well, exercising and attending regular doctor appointments can support a long healthy life, but a new study identified one possible factor ...
Aug. 23, 2024 — A collaborative investigation among experts in Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis (MS) finds evidence that MS patients are less likely to have amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer's ...
Aug. 22, 2024 — A new study describes a link between inflammation caused by senescent cells and a protein that helps pack and unpack ...
Aug. 23, 2024 — Dementia with Lewy bodies is a type of dementia that is similar to both Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease but studies on long-term ...
Aug. 22, 2024 — A type of drug developed for treating cancer holds promise as a new treatment for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, according to a recent ...
Earlier Headlines
Aug. 22, 2024 — Researchers found that people who develop sensory disabilities with age tend to have worse mental health, and that different types of sensory disability are associated with different aspects of ...
Aug. 21, 2024 — Scientists investigating long COVID in youth found similar but distinguishable patterns between school-age children (ages 6-11 years) and adolescents (ages 12-17 years) and identified their most ...
Aug. 19, 2024 — Researchers have uncovered DNA markers associated with retroelements, remnants of ancient viral genetic material, in our genes that act as highly accurate epigenetic clocks predicting chronological ...
Aug. 19, 2024 — People with Down syndrome are likely to develop Alzheimer's disease at a young age, with autopsy studies showing that by age 40 years, the brains of individuals with Down syndrome have amyloid ...
Aug. 16, 2024 — With new medications on the market or in the works for Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia, a new study suggests that getting the diagnosis needed to access these new treatments may ...
Aug. 15, 2024 — Scientists have restored the brain's waste-clearing process in aging mice, offering potential new treatment for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's using existing ...
Aug. 14, 2024 — People 60 and older with untreated high blood pressure may have an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease compared to both people who have been or are being treated for high blood pressure as ...
Aug. 14, 2024 — Psychotherapy sessions with caregivers may help prevent serious disease later in life for young children who have experienced significant trauma, a new study ...
Aug. 14, 2024 — Older age, female sex, irregular heart rhythms, and daily activity levels can help to predict how much Alzheimer's Disease patients' cognitive function will decline, and how much they will ...
Aug. 14, 2024 — In the fight against Alzheimer's, researchers have developed a promising, preventative therapeutic approach. They specifically targeted the amyloid beta biomolecule, which triggers the ...
Aug. 14, 2024 — This new study found that an episode of shingles is associated with about a 20 percent higher long-term risk of subjective cognitive ...
Aug. 13, 2024 — A new study comparing expected lifespans among six high-income English-speaking countries found that Australians live the longest while American lifespans faltered over the last three ...
Aug. 13, 2024 — A new type of degenerative brain disease, limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE), was recognized just a decade or so ago, and remains relatively unknown. In the disease, the ...
Aug. 12, 2024 — Memory loss, confusion, speech problems Alzheimer s disease is the most common cause of dementia, affecting about 35 million people worldwide, and the number is growing. The protein amyloid beta, ...
Aug. 12, 2024 — A new study shows how feeding mice a drug called GSM-15606 provided protection against air pollution-related increases in proteins linked to Alzheimer's ...
Aug. 12, 2024 — People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive problems. A new study shows that the reason may be that people with type 2 diabetes have more ...
Aug. 12, 2024 — Scientists explain how the amyloid beta deposits long known to build up in the brains of Alzheimer's patients serve as a kind of scaffold for the accumulation of other proteins. Because many of ...
Aug. 8, 2024 — Researchers say they now know that offspring are inheriting dysfunction in their mitochondria as a result of their parents' substance abuse. This dysfunction causes these individuals to show ...
Aug. 7, 2024 — Over the course of life, memory fades with varying degrees, robbing older people of the ability to recollect personal experiences. This progressive, nearly inevitable process has long been ...
Aug. 7, 2024 — In a new study, a molecule identified and recently synthesized was shown to restore cognitive functions in mice with symptoms of Alzheimer's disease by effectively jump-starting the brain's ...
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Monday, August 19, 2024
- Potential Link Between DNA Markers and Aging Process
- Research Study Examines Alzheimer's Disease Drug on Tissue Samples from People With Down Syndrome
Friday, August 16, 2024
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
- Do People With High Blood Pressure Have a Higher Risk of Alzheimer's Disease?
- Child-Parent Therapy Has Biological Benefits for Traumatized Kids
- Alzheimer's Cognitive Decline Predicted by Patient's Age, Sex, and Irregular Heart Rhythm
- Stopping and Reversing Alzheimer's at an Early Stage
- Shingles Increases Risk of Subsequent Cognitive Decline, Study Suggests
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
- Australia Offers Lessons for Increasing American Life Expectancy
- A New Type of Degenerative Brain Disease Underlying Dementia Is Very Common Among the Oldest Old
Monday, August 12, 2024
- Alzheimer's Disease: It's Not Only Neurons
- Drug Protects Against Air Pollution-Related Alzheimer's Signs in Mice
- Possible Explanation for Link Between Diabetes and Alzheimer's
- In Breakthrough Alzheimer's Discovery, Research Team Finds New Targets and Biomarkers for Potential Novel Therapies
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
- Memory Loss in Aging and Dementia: Dendritic Spine Head Diameter Predicts Memory in Old Age
- Molecule Restores Cognition, Memory in Alzheimer's Disease Model Mice
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Friday, August 2, 2024
- Reduction in Folate Intake Linked to Healthier Aging in Animal Models
- Novel Sequencing Approaches Highlight Role of Brain Gene Activity in Alzheimer's Disease
- Native Hawaiians Face Higher Rates of Accelerated Biological Aging, Study Finds
Thursday, August 1, 2024
- Aging-Related Genomic Culprit Found in Alzheimer's Disease
- Study Examines Effect of Fish Oil in Older Adults' Brains
- Easy Tool Helps Estimate Fall Risks
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- Blood Proteins May Help to Track the Pathological Progression of Lewy's Body Disease
- AI Boosts the Power of EEGs, Enabling Neurologists to Quickly, Precisely Pinpoint Signs of Dementia
- Improving Alzheimer's Disease Imaging -- With Fluorescent Sensors
- Gut Microbes Implicated in Bladder Cancer
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
- New High-Resolution 3D Maps Show How the Brain's Blood Vessels Changes With Age
- Research Shows the Spatial Pattern of Pathological Changes in the Brain Can Help Identify Dementia Vulnerability Decades Before It Occurs
Monday, July 29, 2024
- Healthy Diet With Less Sugar Is Linked to Younger Biological Age
- Losing a Loved One May Speed Up Aging
Thursday, July 25, 2024
- Early Onset Dementia More Common Than Previously Reported -- The Incidence of Alzheimer's Disease Seems to Be on the Rise
- Scientists Identify Key Protein Behind Spread of Shingles Virus
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
- Does Your Body Composition Affect Your Risk of Dementia or Parkinson's?
- Researchers Are Closing in on a Mouse Model for Late-Onset Alzheimer's
- Targeted Alzheimer's Research and Drug Discovery
- Traffic-Related Ultrafine Particles Hinder Mitochondrial Functions in Olfactory Mucosa
- Study Across Multiple Brain Regions Discerns Alzheimer's Vulnerability and Resilience Factors
- Building a Molecular Brain Map to Understand Alzheimer's Disease
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Monday, July 22, 2024
Thursday, July 18, 2024
- PEPITEM -- A Novel Protective Agent for 'inflammageing'
- Switching Off Inflammatory Protein Leads to Longer, Healthier Lifespans in Mice
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
- Stress-Related Cell Damage Linked to Negative Mental and Physical Health Effects Among Caregivers
- Patients With Alzheimer's Disease Have Higher Frequency of Mental Health Symptoms Which Can Precede Memory Problems, Study Finds
- Scientists Define New Type of Memory Loss in Older Adults
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
- Supplements Slow Disease Progression During Late Stage of 'dry' Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer Linked With Lower Dementia Risk
Saturday, July 13, 2024
Friday, July 12, 2024
- Brain Inflammation Triggers Muscle Weakness After Infections
- Greater Attention Needs to Be Paid to Malnutrition in the Sick and Elderly, Researchers Say
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- Can We Predict How Fast Cognitive Decline Will Occur With Early Alzheimer's?
- Trauma Medical Home: New Coordinated Care Model for Injured Older Adults
- Exercise Brain Boost Can Last for Years
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
- Deep Machine-Learning Speeds Assessment of Fruit Fly Heart Aging and Disease, a Model for Human Disease
- Poor Health, Stress in 20s Takes Toll in 40s With Lower Cognition
- Scientists May Have Found How to Diagnose Elusive Neuro Disorder
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
- Drugs That Kill 'zombie' Cells May Benefit Some Older Women, but Not All
- Potential New Target for Early Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
- Doctors Could Soon Use Facial Temperature for Early Diagnosis of Metabolic Diseases
Monday, July 1, 2024
Friday, June 28, 2024
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
- Study Shows How Liver Damage from Stress and Aging Might Be Reversible
- Researchers Identify Vascular Changes in the Brain Linked to Alzheimer's Disease
Friday, June 21, 2024
- How Old Is Your Bone Marrow?
- Research Finds Causal Evidence Tying Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease to Alzheimer's, Dementia
- Activating Molecular Target Reverses Multiple Hallmarks of Aging
- How to Make Aging a 'fairer Game' For All Wormkind
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
- Drugs for Enlarged Prostate May Also Protect Against Dementia With Lewy Bodies
- Study Finds One Copy of Protective Genetic Variant Helps Stave Off Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
- Unveiling Telo-Seq: A Breakthrough in Telomere Research on Aging and Cancer
- Over-the-Counter Supplement Improves Walking for Peripheral Artery Disease Patients
Monday, June 17, 2024
- How the Ketogenic Diet Improves Healthspan and Memory in Aging Mice
- Maternal Inheritance of Alzheimer's Disease Tied to Increased Risk of Developing Disease
- New Study Reveals Urgent Need for Region-Specific Models to Improve Brain Health in Diverse Settings
- High Use of Physical Restraints in Home Care for Older Adults With Dementia
- A New Way to Measure Aging and Disease Risk With the Protein Aggregation Clock
- New 'aging Atlas' Provides a Detailed Map of How Cells and Tissues Age
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
- Does Having a Child With Low Birth Weight Increase a Person's Risk of Dementia?
- Mouse Study Identifies Unique Approach for Preventing Life-Threatening Complications After Spinal Cord Injury
- The Gender Gap in Life Expectancy: Are Eggs and Sperm Partly Responsible?
- Age Is Just a Number: Immune Cell 'epigenetic Clock' Ticks Independently of Organism Lifespan
- Study on Fruit Flies Could Benefit Eggs of Older Women
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
- Preparing for a World Where Alzheimer's Disease Is Treatable
- Depressive Symptoms May Hasten Memory Decline in Older People
- Detecting Early Linguistic Signs of Dementia by Studying the Natural Speech of Seniors
Monday, June 10, 2024
Thursday, June 6, 2024
- Searchable Database for Alzheimer's Research
- First-of-Its-Kind Test Can Predict Dementia Up to Nine Years Before Diagnosis
- Innovative Combination Therapy Shows Promise for Bladder Cancer Patients Unresponsive to Standard Treatment