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New study sheds light on dementia among Indigenous Bolivians
In two Indigenous communities living preindustrial lifestyles in the Bolivian Amazon, dementia is remarkably uncommon. However, a new longitudinal study reveals why earlier estimates told only part of the story.
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Chromatin protein DAXX may help preserve brain immune cells during aging
As humans get older, their brains undergo various changes that can affect mental functions. The cells known to be affected by aging include microglia, the primary immune cells in the brain and spinal cord, which help eliminate ...
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Unhealthy Western diet linked to faster cognitive decline in people with genetic risk of Alzheimer's
An unhealthy Western-style diet was associated with faster cognitive decline in people with a genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to new research led by Murdoch University and Alzheimer's Research Australia. The ...
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Strength training 101: A guide to building muscle safely at any age
Strength training is one of the most effective ways to improve your health, boost your metabolism and enhance your quality of life—no matter your age.
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How South Korea is tackling its super‑aging problem—and what other aging nations can learn from its experience
In December 2024, the share of South Koreans ages 65 and older surpassed 20% for the first time, making it what demographers like us call a "super-aged society." By August 2026, that share had risen further to 22.1%.
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What is aortic dissection? Symptoms, causes and how to lower risk
An aortic dissection—a tear in the inner layer of the main artery—is a life-threatening emergency.
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Where you live may influence your brain health
In a study analyzing nearly 3,000 brain MRI exams, researchers found that living in highly disadvantaged neighborhoods was associated with adverse brain health. Results of the study were published in Radiology.
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Cardiovascular disease tops cancer as leading cause of death among Hispanic adults in U.S.
Cardiovascular disease has surpassed cancer as the leading cause of death among Hispanic adults in the U.S., driven by rising rates of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and other risk factors that often begin earlier ...
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Giving up the car keys can feel like grief for older Australians
Researchers are urging families to start conversations about driving retirement years before an older person is forced off the road, warning that waiting for a crash or near miss can make the transition harder.
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Reading for pleasure: Lifelong health and cognitive benefits
Reading for pleasure—from tucking into a Jane Austen classic to devouring a Heartstopper graphic novel—is linked to better mental health, greater empathy and a lower risk of dementia, say researchers.
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Microproteins provide new playbook for Alzheimer's research
Scientists researching Alzheimer's disease and neurodegeneration have been playing a difficult game. Their scientific playbook has been limited by the available resources that, while capturing loads of genes, proteins and ...
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What are we dying from?
Cardiovascular diseases now account for a third of deaths in adults over 40 in a rural South African population.
Sep 14, 2026
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What are statins? And can healthy people use them to prevent heart disease and dementia?
Every month, around 2.7 million Australians have a statin dispensed to lower their risk of heart attack and stroke. Statins reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, the collective term for conditions involving the heart ...
Sep 14, 2026
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Why so few older Americans get counseling—and how it could help
People are living longer, reshaping what it means to grow old. By the late 2060s, an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide will be 60 or older—more than the number of people who are under 18. The population ages 80 and older ...
Sep 14, 2026
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Aortic structure may affect midlife rise in pulse pressure, aortic stiffness in women
Contradicting conventional wisdom, menopause may not be the driving force behind an increase in aortic stiffness in women after midlife, according to new, independent research published today in Hypertension.
Sep 14, 2026
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Protein restriction may trigger body-wide program linked to longer life
A new perspective from LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center proposes a new way of understanding how dietary protein restriction may promote healthy aging and extend lifespan: through a coordinated physiological response ...
Sep 13, 2026
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Aging oxidation drives brain proteins into harmful condensates, study finds
An international research team that included Martín Hugo, a Serra Húnter lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the UAB, has described how two opposing chemical modifications of proteins, sulfenylation ...
Sep 13, 2026
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Want to lower your risk of dementia? It doesn't involve a blood test
New blood tests that might predict Alzheimer's years before symptoms begin may sound tantalizing for people who worry about later-in-life dementia. But doctors say they aren't quite ready yet—and besides, you don't need a ...
Sep 13, 2026
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Ketamine reveals shifting brain activity patterns linked to depression improvement in older adults
Researchers at Texas A&M University's Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine have identified time-specific patterns of brain activity following ketamine treatment in older adults with treatment-resistant depression.
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Deep-sleep loss linked to Alzheimer's-related protein buildup in new study
You're hurrying out of the grocery store to drive home and start cooking dinner. As the doors close behind you, you step into the parking lot and head … where? Where, among the rows of gleaming vehicles, did you park your ...
Sep 11, 2026
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Brain aging may be detected decades before symptoms appear, with links to gut health
A new UCLA study has found a connection between how quickly the brain ages and the bacteria and chemical byproducts found in the gut, offering a clue to what drives brain aging long before symptoms appear.
Sep 11, 2026
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Where 9/11 responders live may influence frailty, PTSD and depression decades later
Twenty-five years after the September 11 terrorist attacks, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that environmental conditions where World Trade Center responders live may influence their ...
Sep 11, 2026
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Blood protein analysis suggests a lung disease drug could be fighting aging at the same time
In 2025, Insilico Medicine developed an experimental drug called rentosertib as a treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a severe age-related lung disease. The drug works by inhibiting the protein TNIK, which is involved ...
Blocking a protein may reduce buildup of harmful aging cells
A team led by Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators has identified a protein that may hide aging cells from the body's immune system, allowing them to build up and contribute to age-related health problems.
Sep 10, 2026
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Platinum chemotherapy may cause decades' worth of DNA changes in children's healthy cells
The amount of DNA damage caused by certain chemotherapies used to effectively treat childhood cancer has been revealed, along with a hidden impact on the liver, paving the way for future research into new ways to mitigate ...
Sep 10, 2026
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