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The world-leading Dunedin Study is set to launch its next stage, delving into an understudied but important period of life and time of change. The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study is the most detailed study of human health and development in the world, following the lives of 1037 babies born in Queen Mary Maternity [...]
Feeling sleepy can make you feel ten years older, according to researchers at Stockholm University, who have discovered that sleep may hold the secret to staying young at heart. Do you ever find yourself longing for the energy and vitality of your younger years? Feeling young is not just a matter of perception – it [...]
In a study scientists from China and the United States have found that individuals suffering from chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) may face a higher high risk of brain ageing. CMP is a leading cause of disability, affecting more than 40 per cent of the world's population and impacting patients' cognitive function. Although the exact mechanism [...]
New research conducted in mice has provided insights into what’s going on at the molecular level that could cause people with diabetes to develop Alzheimer’s disease. Diabetes and Alzheimer’s are two of the fastest-growing health concerns worldwide. Diabetes alters the body’s ability to turn food into energy and affects an estimated 1 in 10 US [...]
Social activities such as interactions with others and participation in organised events can prevent cognitive decline in long-term care facility, new research shows. Research from Amsterdam UMC, carried out among patients in 42 Dutch and Belgian care homes, shows that participation in social activities offers a protective effect for those with no, or little, cognitive [...]
A new study aims to help reduce barriers preventing doctors having conversations around resuscitation with older adults. Adults 65 and older, who were hospitalised for a variety of medical conditions, had highly satisfying conversations about whether they wanted CPR, regardless of whether doctors used the terms “allow a natural death” or “do not resuscitate” for [...]
A new study reveals that many people living in extreme poverty in low- and middle-income countries have conditions that lead to heart disease, the world’s number one cause of death. In the largest analysis of its kind exploring the relationship between poverty and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, experts discovered a high prevalence of hypertension, [...]
A new analysis led by researchers at the University of Oxford and funded by the Nuffield Foundation has found that virtually all care homes forced to close in England by the Care Quality Commission are run on a for-profit basis. The results, published today in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, raise questions about the role of the private sector [...]
Monitoring daily activity patterns using a wrist-worn device may detect early warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers analysed movement data from wristwatch-like devices called actigraphs worn by 82 cognitively healthy older adults who were participants in a [...]
A new study has explored the role of tryptophan - an essential amino acid found in many protein-rich foods - in the development of arthritis. The study, carried out by the University of Colorado Department of Medicine, has identified the means in which bacteria in the digestive system can break down tryptophan in the diet [...]
