Aging

The study is the first to show the drug overdose epidemic is contributing to the widening gap in life expectancy between the United States and other high-income countries In the most comprehensive international comparison of its kind, a…
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Salk scientists identify possible healing compound in Yerba santaCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(February 20, 2019) The medicinal powers of aspirin, digitalis, and the anti-malarial artemisinin all come from plants. A Salk Institute…
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Credit: Henry et al./Cell Host & Microbe The influenza vaccine may be less effective in the elderly because their B cells are less capable of producing antibodies that can adapt to protect against new viral strains, researchers report…
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Elderly to feel fitter, faster and strongerCredit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas - Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed a promising drug that has proven…
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Credit: Dan Addison | University Communications One of the great mysteries of neuroscience may finally have an answer: Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified a potential explanation for the mysterious…
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Experts develop first standardized framework for clinicians to document physical findings on older patientsCredit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES - An estimated 10 percent of older adults experience some form of abuse each year.…
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CIFAR Fellow Daniela Kaufer to discuss new findings at AAAS meeting on Feb. 15Credit: © CIFAR As our brains age, we become more forgetful, more tired and less able to do the cognitive gymnastics of our youth. But what if we could stop the…
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Some of the damaging cell effects linked to ageing could be prevented by manipulating tiny parts of cells, a study shows. Scientists have shed light on how the harm caused by senescence - a vital cell process that plays a key role in…
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Announcing the Academy for Health and Lifespan Research BOSTON, FEBRUARY 13 - A group of leading scientists devoted to research on the mechanisms of biological aging today announced the formation of the Academy for Health and Lifespan,…
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Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have been awarded a $12.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for a five-year program called the U19 that…
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Muscle2Mind pilot program promotes exercise for patients with dementiaCredit: IncludeHealth CINCINNATI, OHIO, Feb. 12, 2019-- IncludeHealth, an internationally awarded digital health & wellness company, announced its collaboration with…
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Animal experiments have shown that caloric restriction causes cellular changes that can prevent diseases, the subject of a session at FAPESP Week London.Credit: Gabriel Negrão The number of calories a person eats directly influences the…
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But study suggests higher education might counter effects of milder hearing impairment Hearing impairment is a common consequence of advancing age. Almost three-quarters of U.S. adults age 70 and older suffer from some degree of hearing…
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New study shows older women with obesity at higher risk of mobility loss compared to older menCredit: Debora Cartagena WASHINGTON, DC (Feb. 12, 2019) -- The combination of excess weight/obesity and an inactive lifestyle represents a…
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