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 ...
New research being presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Milan, Italy (Sept. 28–Oct. 2), suggests that higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) ...
Sep 18, 2026
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Twelve candidate indicators, based on studies in mice, could make developing anti-aging interventions faster—while offering new insights into age-related diseases.
Sep 17, 2026
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Losing muscle as we age could be an important warning sign for dementia, according to new Curtin University research. Researchers analyzed more than 80 studies examining the links between body weight, body fat, muscle health ...
Sep 16, 2026
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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 ...
Sep 14, 2026
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The aging brain is often viewed through a lens of cognitive decline, with older adults seen as compensating for their fading memory. New research in Perspectives on Psychological Science challenges that view. Drawing evidence ...
Sep 17, 2026
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Most research on the diagnosis of dementia focuses on people who are never diagnosed. But in a new study, Yale researchers look at the other side: people who have been diagnosed but do not know it or do not acknowledge it.
Sep 17, 2026
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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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Seeing people, flowers or patterns that aren't really there can be frightening. But for people with serious vision loss, these visions are often a known and harmless side effect, experts say.
Sep 18, 2026
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A team from the Department of Computational Biology at the University of Lausanne has developed an artificial intelligence model capable of estimating a person's retinal age from a simple photograph of the back of the eye. ...
Sep 16, 2026
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