Not smoking and remaining socially engaged are significant markers of living past 100, according to a New Zealand analysis of 292 centenarians, while a Washington State University study suggested living in highly walkable, mixed-age communities was...Gerontology
A US study found that age-reversing effects found that the rejuvenating effect of “young” blood on old mice can be achieved by simply diluting the blood plasma of the old mice, thus shifting the model from a “fountain of youth” toward...Gerontology
A large-scale study led by the University of Exeter and funded by NIHR, analysed 415,980 electronic medical records of older adults in England. The research was conducted after some countries have changed blood pressure guidelines to encourage...
March 4th, 2020
The death of a spouse often means the loss of intimacy, companionship and everyday support for older adults. A study finds that widowhood can have another profound effect: It may accelerate cognitive decline. Investigators from Brigham and Women's...
December 4th, 2019
People who play non-digital games – such as cards, crosswords and board games – are more likely to stay mentally sharp in later life, a longitudinal University of Edinburgh study found. The participants were part of the Lothian Birth Cohort...
November 20th, 2019
It may be time to rethink how we measure and define old age in the UK because more people are surviving into their late 80s and beyond.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) team says although 65 has traditionally been seen as the start of...
The walking speed of 45-year-olds, particularly their fastest walking speed without running, can be used as a marker of their ageing brains and bodies, a study by researchers from King’s College London and Duke University has found.
Slower...
September 11th, 2019With three Democrats in their 70s vying to challenge the 73-year old Donal Trump, the oldest first-term president in US history, age’s importance will be tested as never before.
ABC News reports that only a few years separate President Donald...
Hearing loss in middle age is associated with higher odds of cognitive decline and dementia in later years, Reuters Health reports a large study in Taiwan suggests. Researchers tracked more than 16,000 men and women and found that a new diagnosis of...
August 7th, 2019Scientists found that a short daily therapy, stimulating the vagus nerve with an electrical current, delivered for two weeks led to both physiological and wellbeing improvements, including a better quality of life, mood and sleep.
The therapy,...
June 19th, 2019
A growing band of of "master athletes" demonstrate that "we often confuse the effects of inactivity with the ageing process itself", write Stephen Harridge and Norman Lazarus, both of King's College London, in a BBC News report.
While many...
May 8th, 2019A new Michigan State University study suggests that older adults with poor sense of smell may see an almost 50% increase in their risk of dying within 10 years – surprisingly in healthier individuals.
“Poor sense of smell becomes more common...
Older adults with hypertension followed from 2008-2010 through 2012-2013, using sleeping pills on a regular basis was linked with use of an increasing number of blood pressure medications over time, a study has found.
The association was observed...Gerontology
Human error, not human biology, largely accounts for the apparent decline of mortality among the very old, according to a report by Saul Newman of Australia National University in Canberra. The result casts doubt on the hypothesis that human...Gerontology
Disturbances during sleep decreases capability to control posture and balance according to researchers from the department of engineering and Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick.
This is the first study demonstrating the...
November 28th, 2018Around half of older patients are exposed to potentially inappropriate prescribing, each year, and hospitalisation is independently associated with an increased risk, finds a study in Ireland. Inappropriate prescribing can include the...
