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A new Los Angeles research centre, funded with US$6.5m over five years, aims to advance healthy ageing and help older adults live more independently. The National Institute on Aging has awarded the grant to create the Los Angeles Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (LA OAIC). The centre is a collaboration among Cedars-Sinai, the [...]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a second blood test to detect Alzheimer's disease, potentially speeding diagnosis for millions of patients. The Elecsys pTau181 test measures protein levels in blood plasma that act as biomarkers for the degenerative brain disorder, offering a simpler alternative to costly brain scans for people aged 55 [...]
A research centre has secured nearly US$150,000 to support falls prevention for older adults in Georgia through a statewide coalition. The Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory (IPRCE) is one of 12 organisations to receive funding from the National Council on Aging and the Administration for Community Living to strengthen Georgia’s falls prevention coalition. The [...]
Age Tech World explores the latest research developments in the world of ageing and longevity. Pan-disease atlas maps molecular fingerprints of health, disease and ageing A new study has mapped the distinct molecular “fingerprints” that 59 diseases leave in an individual’s blood protein, which would enable blood tests to discern troubling signs from those that [...]
People with genetic variants that naturally lower cholesterol were found to have up to 80 per cent lower dementia risk in a study of more than one million participants. The research analysed data from Denmark, England and Finland to assess how genes that mimic the effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs such as statins and ezetimibe influence [...]
Nimacimab significantly enhanced weight loss when combined with GLP-1 therapy without adding side effects, according to mid-stage clinical trial results involving 136 adults. The experimental drug targets the body’s endocannabinoid system differently from existing weight-loss medications, offering a potential new approach to treating obesity when used alongside drugs such as semaglutide. Participants given both drugs [...]
Compal Healthcare will merge with Smart Ageing Tech on 1 January 2026, aiming to scale smart care and elder services in Taiwan and overseas. The deal makes Compal Healthcare a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of Smart Ageing Tech. Post-merger, Compal is expected to hold 11.1 per cent of Smart Ageing Tech on a fully [...]
Ultra-fast MRI scans taking under seven minutes could double NHS dementia testing capacity and help boost diagnosis rates across the UK, experts have said. Scientists have developed a way to cut MRI scan times from 20–30 minutes to less than seven minutes, tackling a key bottleneck in dementia diagnosis, where one in three people never [...]
Scientists have identified a new anti-ageing drug class that acts on gut bacteria processes, offering potential new ways to extend human lifespan. The drugs target the Target of Rapamycin (TOR) pathway — a system in humans and other species that regulates growth and ageing and plays a central role in age-related diseases such as cancer [...]
Half of UK adults fear dementia more than any other health condition, with women and over-65s the most likely to share this concern, new research shows. The figures come from the latest Dementia Attitudes Monitor, a biennial survey of more than 2,000 people that tracks how the public thinks and feels about dementia. It explores [...]
