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• Fountain of youth for heart health may lie in the gut March 19, 2019
  As our collection of resident gut bacteria changes with age, it increasingly produces harmful metabolites that damage veins and blood vessels, driving disease, a new study suggests.
• Measuring differences in brain chemicals in people with mild memory problems March 19, 2019
  Using strong and targeted but noninvasive magnets at specific sites in the brains of people with and without mild learning and memory problems, researchers report they were able to detect differences in the concentrations of brain chemicals that transmit messages between neurons. The strength of these magnetic fields allows the researchers to measure tiny amounts […]
• A nutty solution for improving brain health March 19, 2019
  Long-term, high nut consumption could be the key to better cognitive health in older people according to new research.
• Researchers predict 1.4 million deaths from all cancers in 2019 in the EU March 19, 2019
  Death rates from breast cancer are predicted to fall in all European Union (EU) countries in 2019 with the exception of Poland, according to new research.
• 'Inflamm-aging' causes loss of bone healing ability in the elderly March 18, 2019
  Increases in chronic inflammation -- not the passage of time -- is the main reason why injured bones do not heal as well with age.
• Study finds test of protein levels in the eye a potential predictor of (future) Alzheimer's disease March 18, 2019
  Low levels of amyloid-beta and tau proteins, biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease, in eye fluid were significantly associated with low cognitive scores, according to a new study. These findings indicate that proteins in the eye may be a potential source for an accessible, cost-effective test to predict future Alzheimer's disease.
• Lowering blood pressure prevents worsening brain damage in elderly March 18, 2019
  Elderly people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, who took medicine to keep their 24-hour systolic blood pressure around 130 mm Hg for three years showed significantly less accumulation of harmful brain lesions compared with those taking medicine to maintain a systolic blood pressure around 145 mm Hg, according to new research.
• Brain wave stimulation may improve Alzheimer's symptoms March 14, 2019
  By exposing mice to a unique combination of light and sound, neuroscientists have shown they can improve cognitive and memory impairments similar to those seen in Alzheimer's patients.
• Having great-grandparents, cousins with Alzheimer's linked to higher risk March 13, 2019
  Having a parent with Alzheimer's disease has been known to raise a person's risk of developing the disease, but new research suggests that having second- and third-degree relatives who have had Alzheimer's may also increase risk.
• New contributor to age-related hearing loss identified March 12, 2019
  Researchers have discovered a new potential contributor to age-related hearing loss, a finding that could help doctors identify people at risk and better treat the condition.