Research
Results from a new study have shown an analogous shift in exploration behaviour in middle age for the first time in humans. Spatial navigation – the ability to select and follow a route from one place to another – is a skill we use every day. Depending on practice, general cognitive ability, and childhood environment, [...]
Among US veterans diagnosed with lung cancer through the Veterans Health Administration healthcare system, those who underwent screening before diagnosis were more likely to be diagnosed with earlier stage disease and had a higher cure rate than those who had not been screened. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, and most [...]
Cirrus Therapeutics, the University of Bristol, and London’s Global University Institute of Ophthalmology have discovered a revolutionary treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss among older adults. Featured on the cover of the journal Science Translational Medicine, this breakthrough research reveals that boosting a specific protein, IRAK-M, in retinal cells [...]
A collaboration between Cirrus Therapeutics, the University of Bristol, and London’s Global University Institute of Ophthalmology have discovered a revolutionary treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss among older adults. Featured on the cover of the journal Science Translational Medicine, this breakthrough research reveals that boosting a specific protein, IRAK-M, in [...]
A new study has found that a five-minute assessment could dramatically improve diagnosis and treatment for dementia patients in a primary care setting. The under-diagnosis of dementia, especially among Black and Hispanic patients, is a long-standing challenge in medicine. The new study, published in Nature Medicine, finds that an easy, five-minute assessment paired with recommendations [...]
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) have discovered numerous age-related changes in the lipid metabolism of mice, across both organs and sexes, that could lead to a better understanding of age-related conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, atherosclerosis, kidney disease, and cancer. Among these changes was the selective accumulation, throughout the body, [...]
In a study of Medicare beneficiaries, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that one year after hospitalisation for heart failure, six per cent of patients had progressed to dialysis. Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, have found links between heart failure and kidney disease [...]
The benefits gained with higher lifestyle scores may be associated with the positive influence of heart disease risk factors on the aging of the body and its cells, finds a new study. The benefit of better heart health may be associated with the positive impact of heart healthy lifestyle factors on biological aging (the age [...]
A new collaboration has received €37.5 million for regenerative medicine using smart materials to help boost research aiming to cure chronic diseases in an ageing population. The DRIVE-RM consortium has been awarded the funding under the prestigious NWO SUMMIT programme. The DRIVE-RM, led by Professor of Experimental Nephrology Marianne Verhaar from UMC Utrecht, collaboration involves [...]
New mathematical tools revealing how quickly cell proteins break down are poised to uncover deeper insights into how we age, according to a recently published paper. The paper, co-authored by researchers at Mississippi State, Harvard Medical School and the University of Cambridge, “Maximum entropy determination of mammalian proteome dynamics,” presents the new tools that quantify [...]
