Physical activity in all of its forms may help maintain muscle mass in midlife
Hormonal changes during menopause decrease muscle mass, but physical activity might slow the decrementCredit: University of Jyväskylä A large study ...
Tag: Aging
JNCCN: Many hospitalized people with advanced cancer struggle with important daily tasks
Researchers at Mass General Cancer Center discover 40.2% of advanced cancer patients with unplanned hospitalizations experienced functional impairment, which correlated ...
High uric acid levels benefit women’s lungs in aging and disease
Credit: Dr. Tsuyoshi Shuto Researchers at Kumamoto University in Japan have discovered that uric acid, an antioxidant, protects against declining ...
T cell immunity in the elderly
Credit: (C) Felix Kraus - Monash BDI A study by Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) expands the understanding of the ...
The Third Age is the Golden Age
Credit: Singapore Management University SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer - Within the context of population and demographics studies, ...
Kali Thomas of Brown University honored by AFAR for Research in Health Services and Aging
Dr. Thomas to receive inaugural Terrie Fox Wetle Rising Star Award in Health Services and Aging ResearchCredit: Courtesy of Brown ...
AFAR honors Drs. James L. Kirkland of Mayo Clinic and Sean Curan of USC
Dr. Kirkland to receive Irving S. Wright Award and Dr. Curran to receive Vincent Cristofalo Rising Star Award in Aging ...
Protein shapes matter in Alzheimer’s research
Credit: Ashutosh Tiwari/Michigan Tech Sometimes proteins misfold. When that happens in the human brain, the pileup of misfolded proteins can ...
New artificial intelligence model to bridge biology and chemistry
Generative biology meets generative chemistry: Bidirectional conditional autoencoder to generate novel molecular structures for the desired transcriptional responseCredit: Insilico Medicine ...
Uncovering Alzheimer’s disease
MU researchers examine impact of menopause on cognitive function?Credit: MU College of Veterinary Medicine COLUMBIA, Mo. - Characterized by a ...
Urban heat waves imperil LA’s most vulnerable communities
As heat waves intensify, low-income and disadvantaged communities across south Los Angeles are most at risk, USC researchers say. Disruptions ...
Retinal texture could provide early biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease
New imaging technique combines two technologies to spot early warning signs of Alzehimer's disease in miceCredit: Ge Song, Duke University ...
Answers to these questions can help #Decision2020 build momentum for Americans as we age
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society With primary and general elections on the horizon across the U.S., the American Geriatrics ...
Strong relationships promote physical activity in older adults
Credit: Dr. Alban Ylli Relationships are key to influencing positive health behaviors and should not be forgotten during social distancing ...
Excess coffee consumption a culprit for poor health
Credit: Photo by Cyril Saulnier on Unsplash Cappuccino, latte or short black, coffee is one of the most commonly consumed ...
Tiny RNA that should attack coronavirus diminish with age, disease
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University A group of tiny RNA that should attack the virus causing COVID-19 when ...
Illuminating the impact of COVID-19 on hospitals and health systems
A comparative study of revenue and utilizationCredit: www.fairhealth.org NEW YORK, NY--May 12, 2020--In the third week of March 2020, as ...
Even before COVID-19, many adults over 50 lacked stable food supply
Food insecurity disparities by age, health status, race, ethnicity & education seen in National Poll on Healthy Aging; pandemic may ...
AGS honors society’s first pharmacist president with prestigious Nascher/Manning award
Credit: (C) 2020 The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) will this year honor past AGS President Todd Semla, PharmD, MS, AGSF, ...
Dr. Ellen Flaherty, prestigious Henderson lecturer, sets sight on key priority for us all
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today announced that Ellen Flaherty, PhD, APRN, AGSF, an ...
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