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Postoperative delirium is a common and serious complication affecting older surgical patients, often leading to prolonged hospital stays, increased need for long-term care, and a higher likelihood of cognitive decline and dementia. Despite its prevalence, identifying patients at risk of developing postoperative delirium remains a significant challenge. Professor Yuan Shen, from Shanghai Mental Health Center, [...]
The National Center to Reframe Aging — an organisation for proven communication strategies and tools to effectively frame ageing issues — is partnering with The West End Home Foundation (WEHF), an independent charitable foundation located in Nashville, Tennessee. The National Center to Reframe Aging will be a strategic partner to support the WEHF’s mission to [...]
Researchers at UCL have tested a new scoring system to measure the risk of stroke in patients with narrowed arteries due to atherosclerosis, which could prevent unnecessary surgeries and stents. Atherosclerosis is a condition where the blood vessels become narrowed and hardened due to the buildup of plaque, including in the carotid arteries, which carry [...]
The largest genome-wide association study ever performed on osteoarthritis has found 962 genetic markers associated with the condition, including 513 new ones that were never reported in previous studies. Currently, no treatment exists to target the causes of the osteoarthritis or to reverse or halt the damage the disease does to joints. Medications currently on [...]
A new research paper has revealed that ageing causes inflammation, oxidative stress, and gene disruption in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), a vital layer of cells in the eye, raising the risk of vision loss as we age. These changes may explain why older adults are more vulnerable to age-related eye diseases. The researchers also [...]
A researcher has developed a groundbreaking open-source computer program that uses AI to analyse videos of patients with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. The tool, called VisionMD, helps doctors more accurately monitor subtle motor changes, improving patient care and advancing clinical research. Diego Guarin, Ph.D., an assistant professor of applied physiology and kinesiology in [...]
A new paper has presented clinical studies that show how treating the brain while it is awake with radiofrequency wave treatment can induce brain cleansing that is normally achieved with sleep. The bioengineered radiofrequency technology has the potential to counter the effects of insomnia and sleep deprivation on brain toxin cleansing, and to reduce the [...]
A new UBC study finds that persistently isolated older Canadian women are more likely to fall short of recommended fruit and vegetable intake, leading to poorer overall diet quality. Researchers used data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), which tracked 30,097 adults over six years, to examined how long-term social patterns impacted eating [...]
Increasing the ratio of dietary potassium to sodium intake may be more effective for lowering blood pressure than simply reducing sodium intake, according to new research from Canada. High blood pressure affects over 30 per cent of adults globally. It's the leading cause of coronary heart disease and stroke and may also lead to other [...]
Ginseng, known as the "king of herbs," has long been valued for its health benefits and contains various bioactive compounds, with ginsenosides being the most prominent. In particular, ginsenosides such as Rg2 and Compound K (CK), have demonstrated promising anti-ageing properties. They prevent collagen degradation, inhibit matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) expression, and activate multiple antioxidant and [...]
