COVID-19 pandemic has dramatic impact on osteoporosis management, finds new global study
With FRAX fracture risk calculations down by 58% in April 2020 alone, it is estimated that within a 3-month period, ...
Tag: Gerontology
Regular social engagement linked to healthier brain microstructure in older adults
Credit: Sheila Davis/UPMC PITTSBURGH, Oct. 19, 2020 - Older people who report greater levels of social engagement have more robust ...
Is sitting always bad for your mind? A new study suggests maybe not
Credit: Colorado State University It's generally accepted health advice that adults of all ages should sit less, move more, and ...
$1.6 Million grant to reverse urinary incontinence
Electrical stimulation of pelvic floor nerves may re-establish strengthCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston researcher is working to ...
Insilico partners with Taisho on end-to-end AI-powered senolytic drug discovery
Insilico partners with Taisho Pharmaceutical on end-to-end AI-powered senolytic drug discovery. Leading Japanese pharmaceutical company to engage Insilico Medicine on ...
A new approach to analyzing the morphology of dendritic spines
Scientists examined a novel approach to analyzing the dendritic spine shapes and suggest considering the clusterization approach.Credit: Peter the Great ...
When it comes to arthritic bone spurs, stem cells hurt instead of heal
Credit: Stephanie Kuwahara/USC Stem Cell The same stem cells that heal broken bones can also generate arthritic bone spurs called ...
Improved mobility in frail and elderly adults linked to common gene variant
Credit: Ric Evans/University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Oct. 12, 2020 - Variations in a gene that regulates dopamine levels in the ...
Study finds older adults using cannabis to treat common health conditions
Data indicates 61 percent of patients who used cannabis began after age 60Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences With growing ...
Researchers awarded $2.7M to study loneliness and Alzheimer’s
Work will tell us how loneliness interacts with brain structure and function in normal aging and pre-symptomatic Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: The ...
The world’s first successful identification and characterization of in vivo senescent cells
Credit: ©Makoto Nakanishi Cell senescence is a state of permanent cell cycle arrest that was initially defined for cells grown ...
Clashing medications put older adults at risk but many haven’t had a pharmacist check them
Poll shows 29% of adults who take five or more prescription drugs have had a comprehensive medication reviewCredit: University of ...
Aging-US: ‘From Causes of Aging to Death from COVID-19’ by Mikhail V. Blagosklonny
A review published in Aging-US titled "From Causes of Aging to Death from COVID-19" by Mikhail V. BlagosklonnyCredit: CORRESPONDING AUTHOR ...
NIH awards $13.8 million for studies on the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine October 5, 2020--(BRONX, N.Y)--Joe Verghese, M.B.B.S., M.S., , an international leader in aging and ...
Insights from the largest conference on aging research and drug discovery revealed
The 4-day, 7th Aging Research, and Drug Discovery on-site and online conference organized by the University of Copenhagen, Columbia University, ...
Talking alone: Researchers use artificial intelligence tools to predict loneliness
New technologies help scientists better identify who is lonely and how older men and women differ in how they feel ...
Older the person, higher the self-esteem: age differences in self-esteem in Japan
Japanese people aged 50 and older do not tend to have lower self-esteem, suggesting that trajectory of self-esteem may differ ...
Intersecting social inequities increase the likelihood of severe illness due to COVID-19
Disadvantaged Black and South Asian immigrants and Indigenous populations are nearly four times more likely to have multiple pre-existing medical ...
Researcher gets $1.95 million grant to study how gut bacteria cause decline of aging immune system
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Dr. Leszek Ignatowicz, a professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, has ...
Sanders-brown research discovers new pathway in TDP-43 related dementias
Credit: Photo by Pete Comparoni | UKphoto Recent work published by researchers at the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on ...
