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A new study has found that regular mobile phone use was positively associated with incident cardiovascular disease risk, especially in current smokers and individuals with diabetes. In addition, this association was partly attributed to poor sleep, psychological distress, and neuroticism. The study included 444,027 individuals from the UK Biobank without a history of cardiovascular disease [...]
People with obesity who underwent weight-loss surgery were more likely to control their high blood pressure over a one to five-year period compared to those who managed their high blood pressure with medications and lifestyle management. Based on a combined analysis of data from 18 randomised controlled trials involving more than 1,300 participants, the findings [...]
Cruciferous vegetables, including broccoli, cabbage, kale, and cauliflower have been found to lower blood pressure, in comparison to root and squash vegetables, in middle-aged and older Australian adults with elevated blood pressure. In a randomised, controlled, crossover trial, researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) found that consuming four serves a day of cruciferous vegetables resulted [...]
Older people are just as capable as younger individuals of remembering musical pieces—but certain parts of their brains must work harder. The study is remarkable because it combines classical music and neurophysiology to map the changes that occur in the brain with age. At Aarhus University Hospital, 76 participants underwent brain scans while listening to [...]
New research has discovered a unique and promising avenue for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease earlier – by analysing AD biomarkers in blood – so that the impacts of dementia can be reduced. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, estimated to contribute to 60 to 70 per cent of cases, or more than 33 million cases [...]
Researchers have used fruit flies to uncover a cellular process that cells use to tune how much protein they make through the process of translating RNA into protein. The process is common to many organisms and could dramatically impact the understanding of cancer and longevity. The researchers used Drosophila, a popular choice among researchers because [...]
The ability to cope well with, and adapt to, challenging life circumstances and events in older age is linked to a lower risk of death, suggests a large nationally representative study, published in the open access journal BMJ Mental Health. The findings underscore the importance of efforts to bolster mental resilience, the researchers conclude. The available [...]
The UK's Alzheimer’s Society will be investing £9 million to fund three new Doctoral Training Centres designed to support and nurture dementia researchers at the start of their career. Currently only one in five dementia PhD students go on to stay in dementia research often due to underfunding and the challenging nature of academic careers. [...]
New research has found that measuring two types of fat in the bloodstream along with C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation, can predict a woman’s risk for cardiovascular disease decades later. For the study, investigators collected blood samples and medical information from 27,939 health care providers living in the United States who participated in [...]
In a new study, a team of researchers have produced a new and improved detector that can accurately measure levels of cortisol – a stress biomarker in the blood. The devices currently available generally contain electrodes that have poor stability in different and fluctuating conditions, such as changing pH and temperature. This gives the devices [...]
