New diagnostic criteria shine light on early dementia mimics
Credit: University of Bristol Experts estimate up to one third of people attending specialist memory clinics could have a condition ...
Tag: Aging
Sufficiently distant parks and public services facilitate older adults’ physical activity
Physical activity destinations more than 500 meters from home may encourage older people to engage in physical activityCredit: University of ...
Aging memories may not be ‘worse, ‘just ‘different’
fMRI study also suggests brain activity while experiencing the boundaries of an event may correlate with episodic memoryCredit: Washington University ...
Lab-created molecule achieves positive results in the treatment of arthritis
Tested in mice with genetically induced arthritis, the substance decreased the area affected, reduced local swelling, and assuaged the pain ...
Oxytocin can help prevent osteoporosis
In a laboratory experiment with rats, Brazilian researchers succeeded in reversing natural processes associated with aging that lead to loss ...
NSD2 enzyme appears to prevent cellular senescence
Toward an era where aging can be controlledCredit: Professor Mitsuyoshi Nakao Researchers from Kumamoto University in Japan have used comprehensive ...
Osteopontin, a protein not always as bad as it is made out to be
The UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country shows that maintaining osteopontin delays the onset of metabolic fatty liver disease during ageingCredit: ...
Consumption of a blueberry enriched diet by women for six weeks alters determinants of human muscle progenitor cell function
Credit: U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council FOLSOM, Calif. - August 5, 2020 - A new research study, published in the Journal ...
Study reveals less connectivity between hey brain regions in people with FXTAS premutation
Credit: McKinney, et al. LAWRENCE -- A new paper in the journal NeuroImage: Clinical from researchers at the University of ...
Researchers at IRB Barcelona get an ERC grant to develop new drugs against fibrosis
Credit: IRB Barcelona The team led by Manuel Serrano, ICREA researcher and Head of the Cellular Plasticity and Disease Lab ...
Tinkering with roundworm proteins offers hope for anti-aging drugs
The somatic nuclear protein kinase VRK-1 increases the worm's lifespan through AMPK activation, and this mechanism can be applied to ...
Obesity linked to social ties in older women, more so than in men
Credit: UBC Women who lack social ties have a greater likelihood of being obese, according to new UBC research published ...
Forty percent of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life
An update to the Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention and care adds excessive alcohol intake, head injury and air ...
Slowing down a ‘helper’ cell may someday make vaccines more effective for seniors
A surprising new concept for boosting the power of flu vaccines might also boost future COVID-19 vaccinesCredit: Cincinnati Children's Many ...
UArizona Health Sciences researchers narrow in on novel treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
A $3.8-million federal grant to the University of Arizona's Dr. Chris Hulme will allow a UArizona College of Pharmacy-led team ...
Identification of new “oxidative stress sensor” MTK1
Elucidation of the mechanism by which active oxygen induces cell death and inflammationCredit: ©TAKEKAWA Mutsuhiro In an aging society, various ...
MU School of Nursing programs help nursing homes respond to COVID-19
Credit: MU Sinclair School of Nursing COLUMBIA, Mo. - As the coronavirus pandemic continues to put a strain on health ...
Temporary salt crystals may provide a permanent solution to Alzheimer’s
Osaka University researchers show that salt crystals can precipitate at low concentrations owing to local density fluctuation and their repeated ...
AsEH enzyme: A new pharmacological target against Alzheimer’s disease
Drugs with neuroprotector effectsCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA A UB study published in the journal Neurotherapeutics has validated a new pharmacological ...
CSU study links physical stress on the job with brain and memory decline in older age
Credit: Courtesy of Colorado State University A new study out of Colorado State University has found that physical stress in ...