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- Heavy drinking into older age adds 4 cm to waistline March 31, 2020More than half of drinkers aged 59 and over have been heavy drinkers and this is linked to a significantly larger waistline and increased stroke risk, according to a new study.
- Cells must age for muscles to regenerate in muscle-degenerating diseases March 31, 2020Exercise can only improve strength in muscle-degenerating diseases when a specific type of muscle cell ages, report researchers.
- Amyloid formation drives brain tissue loss in animal studies March 31, 2020Amyloid plaque formation directly causes brain tissue loss in animals, but a drug called lithium reduces the life shortening effects of this loss, shows a new study.
- COVID-19 infection prevention and control in long-term care facilities March 27, 2020Scientists have recently released guidance for prevention and management of COVID-19 among elderly in long term care facilities. The article outlines the objective of WHO interim guidance on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF) in the context of COVID-19 which is to prevent COVID-19-virus from entering the facility, spreading within the […]
- An aspirin a day does not keep dementia at bay March 25, 2020Taking a low-dose aspirin once a day does not reduce the risk of thinking and memory problems caused by mild cognitive impairment or probable Alzheimer's disease, nor does it slow the rate of cognitive decline, according to a large study.
- New imaging method sheds light on Alzheimer's disease March 25, 2020To understand what happens in the brain when Alzheimer's disease develops, researchers need to be able to study the molecular structures in the neurons affected by Alzheimer's disease. Researchers have tested a new imaging method for this purpose.
- Scientists investigate why females live longer than males March 24, 2020An international team of scientists found that, like humans, female wild animals tend to live longer than males.
- Old human cells rejuvenated with stem cell technology March 24, 2020Old human cells return to a more youthful and vigorous state after being induced to briefly express a panel of proteins involved in embryonic development, according to a new study.
- Could disease pathogens be the dark matter behind Alzheimer's disease? March 18, 2020Researchers discuss the idea that bacteria, viruses or other infectious pathogens may play a role in Alzheimer's disease.
- Alzheimer's disease: Inflammation triggers fatal cycle March 18, 2020An immune reaction in the brain seems to play a major role in the development of Alzheimer's disease. In a way, it ''adds fuel to the fire'' and apparently causes an inflammation that, in a sense, keeps kindling itself.