During the first wave of coronavirus pandemic older adults left home mainly for physical activity
Older adults drastically reduced their out-of-home activitiesCredit: Photo: University of Jyväskylä In spring 2020, when the first wave of the ...
Tag: Gerontology
Stem cell therapy shows promise against age-related muscle loss
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University As the name implies, induced pluripotent stem cells can become any type of cell in ...
World-first aged care monitoring and alert technology unveiled
New smart monitoring system features innovative sensor tech developed by RMIT UniversityCredit: Sleeptite Pioneering technology that can deliver real-time and ...
Aging-US: Aging and rejuvenation – a modular epigenome model
This www.Aging-US.com study reports that epigenetic rejuvenation seems to hold the key to arresting or even reversing organismal agingCredit: Correspondence ...
Aging-US: Aging phenotype of MDPL syndrome associated with impaired DNA repair capacity
'These www.Aging-US.com results suggest an alteration in DNA replication/repair function of POLD1 as a primary pathogenetic cause of MDPL.'Credit: Correspondence ...
Aging-US: Adiposity & Muscle Function: a community-based cross-sectional study
Dr. Wei-Shiung Yang from The National Taiwan University Hospital said, "The impact of muscle mass or muscle strength on functional ...
Open door to treatment of renal fibrosis by showing that it is caused by telomere shortening
Renal fibrosis leads to kidney failure, which can only be treated by dialysis and whose incidence is increasing due to ...
Beyond genes and environment, random variations play important role in longevity
A new model of aging takes into account not only genetics and environmental exposures but also the tiny changes that ...
Targeting mechanosensitive protein could treat pulmonary fibrosis, study suggests
Credit: ©2021 Qu et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20202033 Researchers at the University of Alabama at ...
JNCCN: New evidence on need to address muscle health among patients with cancer
Results of new study underscore the need for the development and testing of nutrition and fitness interventions, as muscle quality ...
Insilico’s Chemistry42 AI system integrated into UCB’s drug discovery programs
Insilico Medicine announces that UCB will integrate its AI-based system for de novo molecular design, Chemistry42™, into its drug discovery ...
Aging-US: DNA- and telomere-damage does not limit lifespan: evidence from rapamycin
@Blagosklonny concluded in his Aging-US Research Output that here he discussed new evidence that normal aging is not caused by ...
Aging-US: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy impact on telomere length & immunosenescence
"In this Aging-US study, the most significant change was noticed in B cells which increased at the 30th session, 60th ...
Aging-US: High-CBD Cannabis sativa extracts modulate ACE2 expression in COVID-19
'The Aging-US authors developed over 800 new C. sativa cultivars and hypothesized that high-CBD C. sativa extracts may be used ...
New test enables rapid detection of mild cognitive impairment as well as dementia
Researchers from Kanazawa University develop a new efficient way to screen for mild cognitive impairment and dementiaCredit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa, ...
Novel drug prevents amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease
In animal models, the new compound modulated a key enzyme, reducing or eliminating production of problematic protein fragments; human clinical ...
Most older adults haven’t gotten screened or tested for hearing loss, poll finds
National poll spotlights opportunity for primary care providers and hearing care specialists to work together to spot and treat hearing ...
Goodbye UTIs: Duke scientists develop vaccine strategy for urinary tract infections
In tests in mice, the vaccine administered directly to the bladder cleared bacteriaCredit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. - Anyone who ...
Advanced practice nurses reduce hospitalizations from nursing home residents
MU study examines effectiveness of $35 million program designed to improve quality of care in nursing homesCredit: MU Sinclair School ...
New therapeutic target for Huntington’s treatment
New perspective on the role of sRNAs in the diseaseCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Huntington's disease is caused by a mutation ...
