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As people live longer, the conversation around ageing is shifting. It’s no longer just about adding years, but about staying healthy, functional and independent for as long as possible. In that context, oral health is gaining long-overdue attention. Growing evidence links dental health to heart disease, cognitive decline and chronic inflammation, placing dentistry firmly within [...]
A UK university will become one of the first in the country to make improving the health and well-being of the elderly one of its six ‘mission-led’ research priorities. Bournemouth University’s choice to focus on pensioners is partly the result of the Labour Government's wish for universities to specialise, whilst also reflecting the area’s demographics [...]
Author Ian McEwan said legalised assisted dying should be gradually extended to people with dementia. Speaking at a public book event in London on 28 January, he criticised attempts to block the UK’s assisted dying bill, citing more than 1,000 amendments. Supporters believe it is near impossible for it to pass the House of Lords [...]
New research links gut inflammation to Alzheimer's, with higher levels associated with more amyloid plaque in the brain. Animal studies have shown Alzheimer's can be passed to young mice through gut microbe transfer, strengthening the link between the gut and the brain. A 2023 study adds support to inflammation as a possible mechanism. Barbara Bendlin, [...]
New research has linked richer social ties to better cognitive health in older adults, offering new insight into how connection relates to thinking and memory. Earlier studies found links between specific social factors and health. This study appears to be the first to build combined social profiles and test how they relate to cognitive health [...]
A new AI tool flags early Alzheimer's, identifying about four in five people who would otherwise be missed by clinicians. Trained on UCLA Health patient records and tuned to work more fairly across Black, Latino and Asian patients who are often underdiagnosed, the system aims to find people earlier, when treatment and lifestyle changes can [...]
L-Nutra will establish an Abu Dhabi centre to produce medical and longevity nutrition for the Middle East and North Africa. The company has added US$36.5m to its Series D, taking the round to US$83.5m and supporting plans for a joint venture to make medical and longevity nutrition for the region. Founded in 2009 by longevity [...]
Gap is partnering with Spear Bio on Bio-Hermes-002, an Alzheimer's study comparing blood and digital biomarkers across cognitive conditions. The observational platform study compares blood-based and digital biomarkers (measurable signs in blood or behaviour) across a broad range of cognitive conditions, alongside MRI and PET brain scans and diverse racial and ethnic groups, to generate [...]
Scanning ultrasound was safe and well tolerated in a first-in-human Alzheimer’s pilot study contucted in Australia. The pilot split 12 people with Alzheimer’s into groups to test different levels of ultrasound stimulation in the brain. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia and affects more than 480,000 Australians. Without major scientific advances, 6.4 million [...]
BioAge Labs is expanding its lead drug candidate into diabetic macular oedema, with plans to start a phase 1b/2a trial in mid-2026. The clinical-stage biotechnology company will test BGE-102, an oral therapy, in patients with the condition, which is one of the most common causes of vision impairment among people with diabetes. Diabetic macular oedema [...]
