Healthy Aging News
April 30, 2025
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Apr. 25, 2025 — Researchers have identified three subtypes of senescent skin cells with distinct shapes, biomarkers, and functions -- an advance that could equip scientists with the ability to target and kill the ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — A new study found that a gene recently recognized as a biomarker for Alzheimer's disease is actually a cause of it, due to its previously unknown secondary function that triggers a pathway that ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — Patients with spastic paraplegia type 15 develop movement disorders during adolescence that may ultimately require the use of a wheelchair. In the early stages of this rare hereditary disease the brain appears to play a major role by over-activating ...
Apr. 25, 2025 — It's no secret that our waistlines often expand in middle-age, but the problem isn't strictly cosmetic. Belly fat accelerates aging and slows down metabolism, increasing our risk for developing diabetes, heart problems and other chronic diseases. ...
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Apr. 24, 2025 — New mechanisms discovered that show how development-dependent disruptions in mitochondrial function lead to premature skeletal ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — In a landmark clinical trial people at risk for Alzheimer's who exercised at low or moderate-high intensity showed less cognitive decline when ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — Researchers have identified a potential new way to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a deadly and currently incurable lung disease that affects more than 3 million people ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Having a larger waistline, high blood pressure and other risk factors that make up metabolic syndrome is associated with an increased risk of young-onset dementia, according to a new study. ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Hyperbaric oxygen treatment provides long-term relief for patients suffering from late radiation-induced injuries after treatment of cancer in the ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — People with Alzheimer's disease may retain their ability to empathize, despite declines in other social abilities, finds a new ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — A new study suggests that risk factors and biomarkers related to Alzheimer's disease are associated with cognition much earlier in life than previously recognized. The study highlights significant ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — In a preclinical study, two drugs targeting 'zombie cells' have been shown to treat the underlying cause of chronic low back pain. The condition affects millions of people worldwide. Current ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — Neuroscientists have developed a new treatment approach for a language disorder that combines traditional speech therapy with noninvasive electrical stimulation of the brain. Brain stimulation helped ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — Women who experience urinary incontinence after giving birth may get just as much relief from telehealth as they do from physical therapy, a new study has ...
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Apr. 21, 2025 — A new way to deliver disease-fighting proteins throughout the brain may improve the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders, according to scientists. By engineering ...
Apr. 18, 2025 — For adults over the age of 65, higher levels of both insomnia symptoms and sleep medication use were associated with higher risk of disability a year later, according to a new ...
Apr. 18, 2025 — New research suggests that decreased activity of ELOVL2 -- a key enzyme in lipid metabolism -- accelerates white blood cell aging and alters genes associated with the onset of blood ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — A new study has found important clues about the roles age, sex, hormonal changes and genetics play in how certain biomarkers for dementia are expressed in the blood, according to a new ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Researchers report an association between urinary incontinence and cardiovascular disease risk in women. The researcher recommend women should be checked regularly for urinary ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Individuals with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's disease show altered blood levels indicating damaged neuronal contacts as early as 11 years before the expected onset of dementia ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Scientists have discovered how aging blood stem cells acquire mutations that give them a growth edge, creating fertile ground for the development of clonol hematopoiesis, a condition that ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Drugs like Ozempic, other blood sugar-reducing medications, may stave off ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Why does dementia affect more women than men? To help solve this mystery, researchers uncovered a new risk factor: age of menopause ...
Apr. 15, 2025 — Researchers discover that inflammation and aging contribute to non-viral liver cancer development: Green tea's role in reversing some of the pathway dysregulation that may contribute to the ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — While some studies have suggested that having a mother with Alzheimer's disease may put you more at risk of developing the disease, a new study finds that having a father with the disease may be ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Researchers have discovered a new way that neurons act in neurodegeneration by using human neural organoids -- also known as 'mini-brain' models -- from patients with frontotemporal lobar ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — A simpler method of analyzing blood samples for Alzheimer's disease has been tested in a large multi-center ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — With the global prevalence of obesity on the rise, it is crucial to explore the neural mechanisms linked to obesity and its influence on brain and cognitive health. However, the impact of obesity on ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Tim-3 is an immune checkpoint molecule involved in immunity and inflammation recently linked to late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD), but its role in the brain was unknown until now. Researchers ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — Calcium transport into and out of mitochondria -- the powerhouses of cells -- is central to cellular energy production and cell death. To maintain the balance of calcium within these powerhouses, ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — Researchers discovered the blood vessels at the back of the eye -- called retinal microvasculature -- can show early signs someone is at risk of developing ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Scientists and researchers around the globe are investigating a series of mysteries about what happens to our bones over ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Damage to the mitochondria, the 'power plants' of the cells, contributes to many diseases. Researchers now describe how cells with defective mitochondria activate a special recycling system ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — Retired adults who habitually exercised outperformed sedentary adults in physical and cognitive ...
Monday, April 21, 2025
Friday, April 18, 2025
- Insomnia and Sleep Medication Use Connected to Disability in Older Adults
- Key Enzyme in Lipid Metabolism Linked to Immune System Aging
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- How Do Age, Sex, Hormones and Genetics Affect Dementia Biomarkers in the Blood?
- Researchers Report Association Between Urinary Incontinence, Cardiovascular Disease
- Hereditary Alzheimer's: Blood Marker for Defective Neuronal Connections Rises Early
- Supercharged Mitochondria Spark Aging-Related Blood Disorders
- Popular Diabetes Medications, Including GLP-1 Drugs, May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease
- Menopause at an Early Age Can Exacerbate Cognitive Decline
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- Father With Alzheimer's? You May Be More at Risk of Brain Changes
- New Insights Into Neurodegeneration Using Human 'mini Brains'
- More Opportunities to Test for Alzheimer's Using New Analytical Method
- Long-Term Effects of Obesity on Brain and Cognitive Health
- Potential Alzheimer's Disease Therapeutic Target Identified in Brain Immune Cells
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Discovery of Mitochondrial Protein Opens Path to Therapeutic Advances for Heart and Alzheimer's Disease
- Eye Health Linked to Dementia Risk
Friday, April 4, 2025
- No Bones About It: New Details About Skeletal Cell Aging Revealed
- How Cells Repair Their Power Plants
Thursday, April 3, 2025
- Exercise as an Anti-Aging Intervention to Avoid Detrimental Impact of Mental Fatigue
- 17 Modifiable Risk Factors Shared by Stroke, Dementia, and Late-Life Depression
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Key Differences Between Visual And Memory-Led Alzheimer's Discovered
- Blood Test May Rule out Future Dementia Risk
- Older Adults Experience Similar or Even Less Muscle Damage Than Young Adults After Exercise
- Study Strengthens Link Between Shingles Vaccine and Lower Dementia Risk
Monday, March 31, 2025
- Highly Accurate Blood Test Diagnoses Alzheimer's Disease, Measures Extent of Dementia
- New Study Links Lower Proportions of Certain Sleep Stages to Brain Changes Associated With Alzheimer's Disease
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Your Neighborhood May Affect Your Risk of Dementia
- Early Signs of Heart Problems Linked to Smaller Brain Volumes
- Children of Moms Who Smoked or Were Obese Are More Likely to Become Obese Adults
- Target to Repair Injured Muscles Discovered
- Highly Educated People Face Steeper Mental Declines After Stroke
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- New Software Finds Aging Cells That Contribute to Disease and Health Risks
- ADHD May Be Associated With an Increased Risk of Dementia
Monday, March 24, 2025
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
- Anti-Amyloid Drug Shows Signs of Preventing Alzheimer's Dementia
- Sleepier During the Day? For Some Older People, It's Linked to Twice the Dementia Risk
Monday, March 17, 2025
Friday, March 14, 2025
- New Clue on What Is Leading to Neurodegenerative Diseases Like Alzheimer's and ALS
- New AI Model Reveals Your True Biological Age from 5 Drops of Blood
Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Lowering Bioenergetic Age May Help Fend Off Alzheimer's
- Scientists Solve Decades-Long Parkinson's Mystery
- Does Exercise Really Extend Life? Finnish Twin Study Offers New Insights
- Can AI Help Detect Cognitive Impairment?
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- Vocal Changes in Birds May Predict Age-Related Disorders in People, Study Finds
- Uncovering the Electrochemistry of Condensates
- Promising New Research Shows Potential to Cure Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Monday, March 10, 2025
Friday, March 7, 2025
Thursday, March 6, 2025
- Memory Is Impaired in Aged Rats After 3 Days of High-Fat Eating
- Brain Mapping Unlocks Key Alzheimer's Insights
- Alzheimer's Treatment May Lie in the Brain's Own Cleanup Crew
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- Repurposed ALS Drug Becomes Imaging Probe to Help Diagnose Neurodegeneration
- Neurotherapeutic to Address Muscle Weakness
- Among Older Women, Hormone Therapy Linked to Tau Accumulation, a Hallmark of Alzheimer's Disease
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
- Consumer Devices Can Be Used to Assess Brain Health
- Special Type of Fat Tissue Could Promote Healthful Longevity and Help Maintain Exercise Capacity in Aging
Friday, February 28, 2025
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- How Air Pollution and Wildfire Smoke May Contribute to Memory Loss in Alzheimer's Disease
- Associative Learning: Primary School Children Outperform All Other Age Groups
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Nuns Contribute 30 Years of Critical Insight Into Dementia Disorders
- Extreme Heat May Speed Up Aging in Older Adults
- Researchers Identify Potential Link Between Retinal Changes, Alzheimer's Disease
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Biological Organ Ages Predict Disease Risk Decades in Advance
- Researchers Discover 16 New Alzheimer's Disease Susceptibility Genes
- Hormones May Have Therapeutic Potential to Prevent Wrinkles, Hair Graying
- Researchers Unravel Menopause Timing, Shedding Light on Ovarian Aging and Fertility
Monday, February 24, 2025
- New AI Model Measures How Fast the Brain Ages
- New Drug May Reduce Need for Aortic Valve Surgeries by Slowing Disease Progression
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Massive Data Analysis Advances the Understanding of How Immunotherapy Works
- Small Amounts of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity Are Associated With Big Reductions in Dementia Risk
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Friday, February 28, 2025
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- 'Healthy' Vitamin B12 Levels Not Enough to Ward Off Neuro Decline
- New Study Uncovers How Genes Influence Retinal Aging and Brain Health
- Radiation Plus Combination Immunotherapy May Help Preserve Bladder in Some Patients With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
Friday, February 14, 2025
- Protective Role of Mitochondrial Protein Mitofusin 2 in Cellular Health Revealed
- Landmark Atlas Reveals How Aging Breast Tissue Shapes Breast Cancer Risk
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Worm Study Shows Hyperactivated Neurons Cause Aging-Related Behavioral Decline
- Disordered Eating and Certain Foods Linked to Higher Risk for Urinary Incontinence in Middle-Aged Women
- Next-Gen Alzheimer's Drugs Extend Independent Living by Months
- New Genetic Mutation Linked to Alzheimer's Risk
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- As More Americans Work Later in Life, Poll Shows Positive Health Impacts, Especially for Those Over 65
- Opening for a New Type of Drug for Alzheimer's Disease
Monday, February 10, 2025
Friday, February 7, 2025
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Relief Could Be on the Way for UTI Sufferers Dealing With Debilitating Pain
- Understanding Aging Requires More Than Counting Birthdays
- Mouth Bacteria May Hold Insight Into Your Future Brain Function
- Later-Onset Menopause Linked to Healthier Blood Vessels, Lower Heart Disease Risk
- Study Finds New Link Between Food Choices, Depression and Alzheimer's Disease
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- New Drug Shows Promise in Reversing Memory Loss for Early Alzheimer's Patients
- Lab Findings Support the Concept That Reducing Neuroinflammation Could Help Fight Alzheimer's
- New Study Model With Clues to Anti-Aging
- Luteolin, an Antioxidant in Vegetables, May Contribute to the Prevention of Hair Graying
- Omega-3s Can Slow Down Aging Process