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Predicting the future: Simple tool helps estimate fall risks

Predicting the future: Simple tool helps estimate fall risks

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityA new assessment tool has been developed to estimate fall risks in older populations. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan UniversityAn aging society has posed a new global

Predicting the future: Simple tool helps estimate fall risks

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityA new assessment tool has been developed to estimate fall risks in older populations. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan UniversityAn aging society has posed a new global
Team reveals why new tuberculosis vaccine induces a stronger, longer response than the conventional vaccine

Team reveals why new tuberculosis vaccine induces a stronger, longer response than the conventional vaccine

by Karina Toledo,FAPESPResearchers from the Butantan Institute and collaborators reveal why recombinant BCG induces a stronger and longer-lasting response than the conventional vaccine. Credit:

Team reveals why new tuberculosis vaccine induces a stronger, longer response than the conventional vaccine

by Karina Toledo,FAPESPResearchers from the Butantan Institute and collaborators reveal why recombinant BCG induces a stronger and longer-lasting response than the conventional vaccine. Credit:
Boosting fruit intake during midlife can ward off late-life blues, study finds

Boosting fruit intake during midlife can ward off late-life blues, study finds

byNational University of SingaporeCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPopulations are rapidly aging worldwide, and there is an increased prevalence of late-life depressive symptoms among older adu

Boosting fruit intake during midlife can ward off late-life blues, study finds

byNational University of SingaporeCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPopulations are rapidly aging worldwide, and there is an increased prevalence of late-life depressive symptoms among older adu
Language comprehension impacts medical prescriptions for Ontario's long-term care residents

Language comprehension impacts medical prescriptions for Ontario's long-term care residents

by Paul Logothetis,University of OttawaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients living in linguistically discordant long-term care homes in Ontario are at higher odds of being inappropriately

Language comprehension impacts medical prescriptions for Ontario's long-term care residents

by Paul Logothetis,University of OttawaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients living in linguistically discordant long-term care homes in Ontario are at higher odds of being inappropriately
Age is just a number: Immune cell 'epigenetic clock' ticks independently of organism lifespan

Age is just a number: Immune cell 'epigenetic clock' ticks independently of organism lifespan

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalCartoon summary of experiential age-associated DNA methylation programs that delineate longevity versus malignancy among T cells. Credit:Nature A

Age is just a number: Immune cell 'epigenetic clock' ticks independently of organism lifespan

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalCartoon summary of experiential age-associated DNA methylation programs that delineate longevity versus malignancy among T cells. Credit:Nature A
AI-powered tool helps doctors detect rare diseases

AI-powered tool helps doctors detect rare diseases

by Mary-Rose Abraham,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn her first year at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Katharina "Kat" Schmolly, M

AI-powered tool helps doctors detect rare diseases

by Mary-Rose Abraham,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn her first year at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Katharina "Kat" Schmolly, M
Smoking is a key lifestyle factor linked to cognitive decline among older adults

Smoking is a key lifestyle factor linked to cognitive decline among older adults

byUniversity College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainSmoking may be among the most important lifestyle factors affecting how quickly our cognitive skills decline as we age, suggests a new study l

Smoking is a key lifestyle factor linked to cognitive decline among older adults

byUniversity College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainSmoking may be among the most important lifestyle factors affecting how quickly our cognitive skills decline as we age, suggests a new study l
Transcriptional control of GSH metabolism in aging and age-related diseases

Transcriptional control of GSH metabolism in aging and age-related diseases

Credit:www.freepik.comGSH, a tripeptide composed of glutamate, cysteine, and glycine, plays a crucial role in cellular antioxidant defense mechanisms, protecting cells from oxidative stress and mainta

Transcriptional control of GSH metabolism in aging and age-related diseases

Credit:www.freepik.comGSH, a tripeptide composed of glutamate, cysteine, and glycine, plays a crucial role in cellular antioxidant defense mechanisms, protecting cells from oxidative stress and mainta
Yoga has many health benefits as you age—but is it also the secret to longevity?

Yoga has many health benefits as you age—but is it also the secret to longevity?

by Holger Cramer,The ConversationCredit: Mikhail Nilov from PexelsYoga has been linked to numerous health benefits. But is it also the secret to a long life? This is what Daisy Taylor, a centena

Yoga has many health benefits as you age—but is it also the secret to longevity?

by Holger Cramer,The ConversationCredit: Mikhail Nilov from PexelsYoga has been linked to numerous health benefits. But is it also the secret to a long life? This is what Daisy Taylor, a centena
Pasteurization inactivates highly infectious avian flu in milk, study shows

Pasteurization inactivates highly infectious avian flu in milk, study shows

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn March 2024, dairy cows in Texas were found to be infected with highly pathogenic avian flu, or H5N1 bird flu, in the first

Pasteurization inactivates highly infectious avian flu in milk, study shows

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn March 2024, dairy cows in Texas were found to be infected with highly pathogenic avian flu, or H5N1 bird flu, in the first
Scientists discover switching off inflammatory protein leads to longer, healthier lifespans in mice

Scientists discover switching off inflammatory protein leads to longer, healthier lifespans in mice

byUK Research and InnovationCredit: MRC Laboratory of Medical ScienceScientists at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Medical Science and Imperial College London have discovered that &#3

Scientists discover switching off inflammatory protein leads to longer, healthier lifespans in mice

byUK Research and InnovationCredit: MRC Laboratory of Medical ScienceScientists at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Medical Science and Imperial College London have discovered that &#3
Study explores race and ethnicity dynamics in survival in the US after people reach their mid-80s and beyond

Study explores race and ethnicity dynamics in survival in the US after people reach their mid-80s and beyond

byWileyGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Internal Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1111/joim.20031Though African Americans have higher death rates before their 80s, after about age 85, th

Study explores race and ethnicity dynamics in survival in the US after people reach their mid-80s and beyond

byWileyGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Internal Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1111/joim.20031Though African Americans have higher death rates before their 80s, after about age 85, th