Springer Nature Honors Standout Editors Shaping Geriatrics Research in 2026
Springer Nature's 2026 Editor of Distinction Awards honor dozens of international editors, including the BMC Geriatrics board, for rigorous peer ...
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Springer Nature Honours Standout Editors Shaping Geriatrics Research in 2026
Springer Nature's 2026 Editor of Distinction Awards recognise dozens of editors, including many from BMC Geriatrics, for rigorous peer review ...
Young Nigerians Negotiate, Not Reject, Grandparental Authority, Study Finds
A qualitative study of 72 Nigerian undergraduates finds that intergenerational solidarity with grandparents is actively negotiated rather than rejected, with ...
New Open-Access Journal Aims to Redefine Aging Science Across the Entire Lifespan
The new open-access journal PLOS Aging and Health launches with an editorial arguing that aging must be studied as a ...
Health Literacy Emerges as the Strongest Predictor of Successful Aging in Egyptian Seniors
A cross-sectional study of 246 older adults at Cairo's Kasr Alainy Hospital found that health literacy was the strongest independent ...
BMC Geriatrics Honors Standout Editors in Springer Nature 2026 Awards
Springer Nature's 2026 Editor of Distinction Awards honor sixty editors connected to BMC Geriatrics for rigorous peer review management and ...
Married but Disconnected: Landmark Study Maps Five Social Lives of Older Americans
A new analysis of more than 10,000 older Americans identifies five distinct social connection profiles, including a large group of ...
Pets Help Older Adults Age Well, But Policy Gaps Leave Them Vulnerable, Review Finds
A scoping review of 100 records finds that pets bring companionship, social connection and physical activity to older adults, but ...
Loneliness Gripped Nearly 80% of Older Taiwanese Adults During Covid-19, Study Finds
A study of 530 older adults in Taiwan found nearly 80 percent experienced loneliness during the early Covid-19 pandemic, with ...
Who You Live With May Not Determine Survival in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment
A nationally representative Chinese cohort study finds that the links between living arrangements and mortality or cognitive decline among older ...
Research identifies potential role of ‘junk DNA’ sequence in aging, cancer
Credit: Photo by Cori Kogan, WSU Health Sciences Spokane The human body is essentially made up of trillions of living ...
USC study shows male-female differences in immune cell function
Credit: Ryan Lu A new USC study of a common, yet poorly understood type of white blood cell reveals the ...
Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi receives Rising Star Award in Health Services and Aging Research
Presented by the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)Credit: image courtesy of UW Medicine New York, NY - The American ...
Gene therapy in early stages of Huntington’s disease may slow down symptom progression
Credit: Wenzhen Duan, M.D., Ph.D. In a new study on mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that using MRI scans ...
Dignity support at end of life
How a two-way approach can promote quality careCredit: Flinders University At the end of life, people may have to rely ...
LSL60101 compound reduces neuroinflammation and improves cognition
I2 imidazoline receptors as targets in the fight against Alzheimer's The LSL60101 compound, a specific ligand of the I2-IR receptors ...
Scientists mine the rich seam of body wearable motion sensors
A new study from the University of Bath in the UK finds that conductive seams, when strategically placed in clothing, ...
Study suggests scientists may need to rethink which genes control aging
NIH scientists discover that bacteria may drive activity of many hallmark aging genes in flies To better understand the role ...
With age, insufficient tryptophan alters gut microbiota, increases inflammation
With age, a diet lacking in the essential amino acid tryptophan -- which has a key role in our mood, ...
Combining three techniques boosts brain-imaging precision
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers report that they have developed a method to combine three brain-imaging techniques to more precisely capture ...
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