Research
The first comprehensive cell atlas of ageing human muscle reveals the intricate genetic and cellular processes behind muscle deterioration and mechanisms to counteract it. How muscle changes with ageing, and tries to fight its effects, is now better understood at the cellular and molecular level with the first comprehensive atlas of ageing muscles in humans. [...]
The British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA) is calling for more public backing in the UK for research to help people stay healthier for longer, as an alternative to charities that support research on diseases. The greatest risk factor for disease is ageing, but we have very little charitable support for research into how [...]
A new study of 7,000 people age 55-plus has found they're staying at home more and skipping restaurants, the gym and other 'third places', since the Covid-19 pandemic. Years after the US began to slowly emerge from mandatory Covid-19 lockdowns, more than half of older adults still spend more time at home and less time [...]
New findings could bring us closer to understanding how canine (and human) cognition is organised, and how cognitive decline progresses with age. In their new study, researchers at the Department of Ethology at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) discovered that dogs may possess a key component of intelligence known as the 'g factor'. This shares many [...]
Biomedical engineers are collaborating with orthopaedic surgeons to build a living replacement knee which could be tested in clinical trials within the next five years. A team of researchers from Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) and Columbia Engineering has been awarded up to a $38.95 million contract from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to build a living [...]
The world-leading Dunedin Study is set to launch its next stage, delving into an understudied but important period of life and time of change. The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study is the most detailed study of human health and development in the world, following the lives of 1037 babies born in Queen Mary Maternity [...]
In a study scientists from China and the United States have found that individuals suffering from chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) may face a higher high risk of brain ageing. CMP is a leading cause of disability, affecting more than 40 per cent of the world's population and impacting patients' cognitive function. Although the exact mechanism [...]
Social activities such as interactions with others and participation in organised events can prevent cognitive decline in long-term care facility, new research shows. Research from Amsterdam UMC, carried out among patients in 42 Dutch and Belgian care homes, shows that participation in social activities offers a protective effect for those with no, or little, cognitive [...]
A new study aims to help reduce barriers preventing doctors having conversations around resuscitation with older adults. Adults 65 and older, who were hospitalised for a variety of medical conditions, had highly satisfying conversations about whether they wanted CPR, regardless of whether doctors used the terms “allow a natural death” or “do not resuscitate” for [...]
A new study reveals that many people living in extreme poverty in low- and middle-income countries have conditions that lead to heart disease, the world’s number one cause of death. In the largest analysis of its kind exploring the relationship between poverty and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, experts discovered a high prevalence of hypertension, [...]
