Tag: ageing populations
Daily Multivitamin Use Associated with Reduced Biological Ageing in COSMOS Study
An analysis led by investigators at Mass General Brigham has found that daily multivitamin use may slow biological…
Physical Function and Its Importance in Heart Failure Survival Prediction
Monitoring and treating heart failure (HF) remains difficult at any age, especially among older adults. Doctors often rely…
Scientists Discover Energy Metabolism Changes in Parkinson’s Disease
Weight loss is a common but still poorly understood feature of Parkinson’s disease. Many people living with the…
Advancing Bone Healing in Older Adults Through Non-Invasive Therapy
Bone repair is a complex but carefully organised biological process that depends on stem and progenitor cells to…
The Hidden Cost of Age Anxiety: Faster Ageing in Women
Anxiety about getting older, especially fears centred on declining health, may extend beyond the mind and register at…
New research finds an invisible RNA ageing timer in human sperm
Research has increasingly shown that as fathers grow older, the risk of health problems in their children rises,…
Longevity Studies Advance as Researchers Identify a Crucial Missing Element
Improvements in public health and medicine have enabled people to live to older ages than at any other…
Why Grip Strength Matters as We Grow Older
New research has highlighted a little-known structure deep within the brain that may be essential for maintaining physical…
Links Between Reproductive History and Biological Ageing
Researchers at the University of Helsinki and the Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research report that both the…
Brazil’s blueprint for long life: genetic insights from the world’s oldest citizens
A Viewpoint published today in Genomic Psychiatry by Dr Mayana Zatz and colleagues from the Human Genome and…
Older Adults Under Stress Face Greater Challenges Recovering from Surgery
Even relatively modest stress before surgery may significantly affect how well older adults recover, according to new research…
In what ways does stroke impair speech understanding?
After a stroke, some individuals develop a language disorder that disrupts how their brains handle the sounds of…