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This month Agetech World is focusing on the future. What does healthy lifespan look like, and how long can it last? Our introductory article in this special series looks at the ‘biohacking’ quest to re-engineer ageing - and who it will benefit? Click below to read Agetech World editor Peter McCusker's report now. [...]
A blood test could help spot early cognitive decline years before a standard dementia diagnosis is possible, research suggests. Scientists found that subtle changes in the blood, caused by chemicals produced by gut bacteria, may reveal the earliest signs of cognitive decline long before symptoms become obvious. The findings suggest the link between the gut [...]
Concurrent physical frailty and depression likely boost the risk of dementia in older people, with the interaction of these two factors alone contributing around 17 per cent of the overall risk, suggest the findings of a large international study. Globally, some 57 million people are living with dementia - a figure that is expected to [...]
A new tool can estimate Alzheimer’s risk years before memory and thinking problems emerge, offering personalised risk scores long before symptoms. The research builds on decades of data from one of the world’s most comprehensive population-based studies of brain health. Mayo Clinic researchers developed the prediction model, which found that women have a higher lifetime [...]
How our bodies break down and remove old and damaged bone tissue is linked to our inner circadian clock, according to a new study. Researchers focused on the processes involved in bone renewal: bone resorption (which allows the body to breakdown and remove old or damaged bone) and bone formation (which builds new bone). The [...]
Some regions of the brain in people with Alzheimer's reorganise more often while at rest than in people without the disease, and in healthy people this frequent reshuffling sometimes predicts who will develop the condition later, according to a new study. The brain's ability to reorganise various regions is called neural flexibility, says Eleanna Varangis, [...]
A new study has found that blood pressure synchronises to predictable phrase structures in music. Blood pressure was more affected by loudness than tempo and was more strongly influenced by phrase structures that were more predictable. The researchers say the research finding could help to inform personalised music based cardiovascular therapies for those with high [...]
A new study is shining a light on a part of life which is often overlooked - middle-age. While a lot of research focuses on the very young or very old, middle-age - often seen as the longest phase of life - rarely gets much attention. Dr Amy Barron’s work looks at what middle-age actually [...]
A team of US researchers has identified a potential biomarker for long COVID. If the findings of their study are confirmed by other research centres, the biomarker could be the first specific and quantifiable indicator for confirming long COVID. Currently, clinicians confer a diagnosis of long COVID based upon a collection of symptoms that patients [...]
Older adults who challenge themselves to learn new things are less likely to experience loneliness or depression, even during times of major upheaval, two new studies have revealed. The UC Riverside research finds a connection between continued skill learning and improved mental health during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings highlight the [...]
