Nearly one in five school-aged children and preteens now take melatonin for sleep, and some parents routinely give the hormone to preschoolers, according to new research from the University of Colorado Boulder published Nov. ...
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Nearly everyone can lower their blood pressure, even people currently on blood pressure- reducing drugs, by lowering their sodium intake, reports a new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Northwestern ...
Nov 12, 2023
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Looking around us, we can see that people age at different rates. But what about inside? Do all cells age in the same way? And does the location of a cell in the organ make a difference to the aging process?
Nov 10, 2023
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As a geriatrician or physician specially trained to treat older adults, Kenneth Lam, MD, MAS, has many years of experience working with families to understand when their older relatives should move into a nursing home or ...
Nov 8, 2023
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An experimental drug can reduce the toxic changes in tau proteins known to damage neurons in brains with Alzheimer's disease, researchers from Yale School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University report.
Nov 6, 2023
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Up to 1.7 million people could be living with dementia in England and Wales by 2040—over 40% more than previously forecast—finds a new UCL-led study.
Oct 26, 2023
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Life expectancy has increased substantially for people in the United States with Down syndrome, from a median age of 4 years old in the 1950s to 57 years old in 2019. This longer life span increases the need for adequate ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Whether in the brain or in the muscles, wherever there are nerve cells, there are synapses. These contact points between neurons form the basis for the transmission of excitation, the communication between neurons. As in ...
Oct 12, 2023
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An extension of the smoking ban to communal areas of residential blocks and other outdoor spaces in Singapore in 2013 may have prevented up to 20,000 heart attacks among those aged 65+, suggests research published in the ...
Oct 10, 2023
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The aging brain undergoes structural and cellular changes that can impact function and increase susceptibility to neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease. Age acceleration—or the differences between biological ...
Oct 10, 2023
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