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Socioeconomic Disadvantage Is Associated with Greater Physical Decline with Age
In England and Canada, socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with poorer physical function and greater declines as people age, according to a study published August 13 in the open-access journal PLOS…
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Temperature Perception: How the Body Senses Heat and Cold
New research from the University of Queensland has challenged long-held ideas about how the nervous…
New Analysis in Nature Reviews Microbiology Examines the Impact of Climate Change on Waterborne Diseases
Climate change is reshaping the spread of waterborne diseases worldwide, according to a comprehensive review…
Doctors May Rely on AI Even When Experience Suggests Otherwise
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to help doctors identify which patients are most…
The Hidden Link Between Food and Gene Activity: Scientists Discover a Biological “Pencil”
A new international clinical intervention study published in Clinical Nutrition has uncovered molecular evidence explaining…
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Living with food and financial insecurity may age the heart faster than recognised clinical risk factors
A new analytical study exploring how social determinants of health influence cardiac ageing has identified financial strain and food insecurity…
Frailty and depression together may substantially increase dementia risk in later life
Concurrent physical frailty and depression are likely to markedly increase the risk of dementia in older people, with the interaction…
Research Isolates Population Ageing as the Dominant Influence on Musculoskeletal Health Trends
New research shows that, in around one-third of countries and territories worldwide, population ageing was the single most significant contributor…
Europe’s evolving demographics may heighten the burden of antimicrobial resistance
Rates of bloodstream infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria are expected to rise substantially across Europe over the next five years,…
Efforts to cut cannabis-impaired driving overlook older adults, new study suggests
As cannabis-related traffic crashes continue to rise, new research suggests that prevention campaigns may be overlooking a vital group: older…
New study signals rising risk as blood pressure control declines in England
A significant new analysis suggests that England has lost much of the progress it made during the 2000s in preventing,…
How visual impairment influences perception of approaching traffic
Patricia DeLucia has spent much of her career investigating a question that rarely reaches conscious awareness but is fundamental to…
Hospital-acquired infections linked to increased likelihood of dementia
A new study published in Volume 17, Issue 10 of Aging-US on 13 October 2025 offers compelling evidence that hospitalisation…