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A Finnish study found that prolonged standing at work had a negative impact on the research participants’ 24-hour blood pressure. In contrast, spending more time sitting at work was associated with better blood pressure. The study suggests that activity behaviour during working hours may be more relevant to 24-hour blood pressure than recreational physical activity. [...]
Researchers have developed robotic trousers that enable people to walk more easily while expending measurably less energy. According to the researchers' analyses, when a young person walks 500 metres up a hill with the aid of the robotic trousers, the expended energy – known as the metabolic cost – is reduced by 18 per cent [...]
A new study has revealed that saclipins, a natural substance from edible cyanobacterium, enhances collagen and supports anti-ageing. Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, have existed for billions of years, adapting to a diverse range of environments. Their remarkable ability to photosynthesise and make their own food, as well as their adaptability across a variety of habitats, [...]
Levothyroxine, the second most commonly prescribed medication among older adults in the U.S., may be associated with bone loss, according to a new study. Levothyroxine, marketed under multiple brand names including Synthroid, is a synthetic version of a hormone called thyroxine and is commonly prescribed to treat the condition hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid. In people [...]
The National Center to Reframe Aging — which provides expertise in effective communication strategies surrounding aging issues — has established a new strategic partnership with the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) through the National Rural Age-Friendly Initiative, a programme focused on transforming age-friendly care in rural communities. This collaboration comes following a three-year, $1.8 million [...]
Funding has been provided for a team of researchers to explore the potential of online therapy to improve cognitive health in older intensive care unit (ICU) survivors struggling with depression. Depression affects one-third of patients released from the ICU and is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Researchers believe effective depression treatment [...]
A new study has shown that genetic traits influence the cellular composition of atherosclerotic plaques, which over time will affect the risk of such lesions to cause a stroke or heart attack. This new knowledge can be used to improve the risk assessment and treatment of patients with atherosclerosis in the future. Atherosclerosis is the [...]
Historical policies shaping educational attainment have enduring benefits for later life memory and risk of dementia, according to a new study. The study compared the differences in years of education based on variations in state schooling mandates with cognitive performance outcomes in residents decades later. Researchers have found education can be a predictor of better [...]
A research team from the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy at the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has found that internet use is linked to better mental health among adults aged 50 or older across 23 countries. The findings revealed that those who engage online report fewer depressive symptoms, [...]
A new longevity event, the Aging Revolution Summit, is bringing together some of the top minds in healthcare, business, venture capital, philanthropy, and medical research, to explore health and ageing. The U.S. population is older today than it has ever been before, with a projected 82 million Americans to be aged over 65 by the [...]
