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New research shows that a loss of smell may be a warning sign of Alzheimer’s. University of Chicago Medical Center found that a decline in a person’s sense of smell may predict their loss of cognitive function and can impact regions of the brain that play an important part in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Researchers [...]
Biological age may be more important that birthdate for healthy longevity. A new study conducted by the University of California San Diego has found that accelerated biological and epigenetic ageing is associated with lower odds of older women living to the age of 90 and beyond. Researchers analysed data from three Women’s Health Initiative studies [...]
A new study has licensed a new class of drugs that may be able to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
A new study suggests that moderate drinking is linked to higher iron levels in the brain which is associated with worse performance on cognitive testing. An intake of seven to 14 units weekly is considered moderate drinking, according to the UK Chief Medical Officers’ Low-Risk Drinking Guidance. The study, conducted by the University of Oxford, [...]
Black Americans are at twice the risk of being likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease independent of genetic risk than white Americans, research suggests. Perceived racism contributes to racial health disparities in cardiovascular disease risk factors, which also are risk factors for Alzheimer’s, it also has a significant impact on the racial health disparity in Alzheimer’s. However, little [...]
Like most developed nations, the UK’s population is ageing: by 2030, one in five people in the UK (21.8%) will be aged 65 or over. But although we are living longer, we are not necessarily living more healthily. Long-term conditions like heart disease, diabetes and COPD are placing pressure on the UK’s National Health Service [...]
Researchers have developed a tool that may improve the detection of early-onset dementia symptoms. Research and clinicians at the University of Sidney’s Brain and Mind Center have developed a free, online, clinical-administered tool that could greatly increase the likelihood of early detection of primary progressive aphasia, paving the way for enhanced treatment. Aphasia is a [...]
The search for longevity in parts of Asia has long been studied, with low obesity rates and diet noted as possible contributing factors. Increasingly, however, yoga emerging as part of the picture. The “Yoga Village”, located just outside Zhangjiakou in Hebei province in China, has gone viral online. For elderly residents of the village in [...]
The aging rate of the population is likely to put more pressure on care providers
Agetech World meets Dayo Akinrinade, founder of Wisdom, to understand how a social audio app can impact the lives of the elderly. Wisdom is a social audio app which allows users to connect for "meaningful conversations, sharing knowledge and expertise". “Approximately one in five users of the app is aged 50 or over,” says Dayo [...]
