Healthy Aging News — ScienceDaily
- Possible new treatment strategy against progeria November 18, 2019Progeria is a very rare disease that affects about one in 18 million children and results in premature aging and death in adolescence from complications of cardiovascular disease. In a study on mice and human cells, researchers have identified how antisense oligonucleotide therapies could be used as a new possible treatment option for the disease.
- New finding offers possibility for preventing age-related metabolic disease November 16, 2019A study has uncovered why belly fat surrounding organs increases as people age, a finding that could offer new treatment possibilities for improving metabolic health, thereby reducing the likelihood for diseases like diabetes and atherosclerosis that stem from inflammation.
- Many patients with iNPH develop Alzheimer's disease, too November 15, 2019Up to one in five patients treated for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, iNPH, also develop Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study. The researchers were able to predict the development of Alzheimer's disease by using the Disease State Index, DSI, that combines patient-specific data from various sources.
- People who cannot read may be three times as likely to develop dementia November 14, 2019New research has found that people who are illiterate, meaning they never learned to read or write, may have nearly three times greater risk of developing dementia than people who can read and write.
- Link between hearing and cognition begins earlier than once thought November 14, 2019A new study finds that cognitive impairment begins in the earliest stages of age-related hearing loss -- when hearing is still considered normal.
- Bacteria in the gut may alter aging process November 14, 2019Microorganisms living in the gut may alter the aging process, which could lead to the development of food-based treatment to slow it down.
- Could cytotoxic T-cells be a key to longevity? November 13, 2019Scientists have used single-cell RNA analysis to find that supercentenarians -- meaning people over the age of 110 -- have an excess of a type of immune cell called cytotoxic CD4 T-cells.
- Long-term blood pressure variation and risk of dementia November 13, 2019Scientists report that people who experienced substantial changes in blood pressure over the long term were at greater risk of dementia than those who did not.
- Anthrax may be the next tool in the fight against bladder cancer November 12, 2019Researchers have come up with a way to combine the anthrax toxin with a growth factor to kill bladder cancer cells and tumors.
- Older adults find greater well-being in smaller social networks, study finds November 7, 2019Are younger adults who cultivate numerous connections with friends, families and acquaintances through online social networks any happier than older adults who have smaller circles of face-to-face relationships? The answer may be no, according to new research.