Healthy ageing & wellness
People with diabetes may have undiagnosed heart failure that could be detected by a simple screening blood test, research suggests. The TARTAN-HF trial found that one in four patients with diabetes who had at least one other risk factor for heart failure had undiagnosed heart failure detected through screening with a blood test and ultrasound [...]
The UK has launched a £6.3m men's health fund to back local projects aimed at helping men and boys live longer, healthier lives. The Men's Health Community Fund is a partnership between the Department of Health and Social Care, Movember and People's Health Trust. The government is contributing £3m, while the two charities are more [...]
By Ruth Dixon, Programme Lead, Challenge Works Humans are social creatures – connection to others is vital for good health and wellbeing. Despite this, research conducted last year showed that almost one out of every four older individuals in the world feels lonely - a significant and saddening statistic. Research has consistently shown that people [...]
Swapping TV time for reading or office work could lower dementia risk, a 19-year study suggests. The finding comes from what is described as the first study to distinguish between mentally passive and mentally active sitting in relation to dementia. Most adults spend about nine to 10 hours a day sitting, and earlier research has [...]
Night shifts are undermining diabetes management for workers with type 2 diabetes, a study has found. The findings by King’s College London, as part of a series of studies, underline the need for tailored support to help this group improve their health and wellbeing. While previous research has compared dietary intake and blood sugars between [...]
Routine blood pressure checks could help flag dementia risk, according to two studies tracking changes in blood vessel stiffness over time. The findings add to growing evidence that uncontrolled high blood pressure may contribute to dementia by speeding up the ageing and stiffening of blood vessels. Dr Newton Nyirenda is an epidemiologist at Georgetown University [...]
Routine dental check-ups may help detect undiagnosed diabetes, with research finding more than 35 per cent of tested patients had blood sugar levels linked to pre-diabetes or diabetes. The research screened 911 patients during routine dental visits using a simple finger-prick blood test. None of those flagged had previously reported a history of diabetes. The [...]
By Tuned Global Music in the medicine and research space has proved to have significant therapeutic benefits in aged care, treating conditions including dementia, Parkinson’s disease, PTSD and ADHD. Now, with the evolution of music technology and AI, the potential to heal the mind through music has become even more powerful. At a recent industry [...]
About seven hours’ sleep a night may help lower the risk of insulin resistance, a condition that can lead to type 2 diabetes, research suggests. A study of 10,817 adults aged 20 to 80 found that both shorter and longer sleep were linked with a higher risk of pre-diabetes, a condition where the body begins [...]
Super-ageing key, Seaweed’s special, hair-raising breakthrough and more The secret of how ‘super-agers’ have the mental agility of people decades younger is centred around brain health, say US researchers. Some elderly people are able to regenerate brain cells twice as quickly as other, healthy adults, of the same age. While it has recently been established [...]
