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Nearly one in four older adults with poor health and well-being can return to good condition within three years, challenging assumptions that decline in later life is inevitable. The research defined recovery to “optimal well-being” as the absence of serious conditions affecting daily life, alongside good physical health, psychological stability, happiness and life satisfaction. Researchers [...]
Researchers in the US are testing technology that could help doctors detect Alzheimer’s disease early and slow its advance. The project focuses on the brain’s metabolism — how it uses glucose, the sugar that fuels thought, movement and emotions. The research is led by Travis Gibbons, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, at [...]
Any amount of alcohol consumption may increase dementia risk, according to a new large-scale study. The findings challenge the belief that light or moderate drinking might protect brain health, with genetic evidence suggesting harm at all levels. A threefold increase in weekly drinks raised dementia risk by 15 per cent. Scientists combined observational data from [...]
The NHS has warned people not to ignore four key dementia symptoms, stressing they are not just a natural part of getting older. In guidance shared on social media platform X, the health service said that memory loss, difficulty concentrating, struggling with familiar tasks and mood changes could indicate cognitive decline rather than normal ageing. [...]
Agetech world explores the latest business and investment developments in the world of ageing and longevity. Joint venture to advance Klotho-based therapies Nevada-based Avant Technologies and Singapore-based biotech company Austrianova are entering into a joint venture and license agreement to establish Klothonova - a new company focused on pioneering cell-based therapies utilising encapsulated Klotho-producing cells. [...]
Scientists have uncovered a mechanism that could lead to treatments aimed at reversing osteoporosis rather than only slowing its progression. The finding involves a cell receptor called GPR133, also known as ADGRD1, which regulates osteoblasts – the cells that build new bone tissue. When triggered by a compound called AP503, this receptor increased bone strength [...]
Chronic insomnia may accelerate brain ageing by three years and raises dementia risk by 40 per cent, according to new research. The study tracked 2,750 cognitively healthy older adults with an average age of 70 for more than five and a half years. Those with the sleep disorder were far more likely to develop cognitive [...]
A new pill being tested could halt dementia progression and reverse the brain’s biological age by a decade, according to its developers. The treatment, called RTR242, works by reviving the brain’s natural cleaning system to clear harmful protein clumps that build up with age. Such clumps are linked to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia. [...]
Adults who use cannabis are nearly four times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than non-users, a major study has found. The research analysed about 96,800 people with cannabis-related diagnoses – from casual use to dependency – and compared them with more than 4.16m individuals who had no record of drug use or chronic [...]
An international team has secured around £500k to advance a therapy that could halt multiple sclerosis progression, repair nerve damage and potentially restore lost functions. The treatment targets excitotoxicity – a destructive process that kills nerve cells in MS. By blocking this without disrupting normal brain activity, the compound promotes repair of myelin, the protective [...]
