Self-fit over-the-counter hearing aids beneficial in long term, says study

by Elana GotkineFor individuals with mild-to-moderate hearing loss, self-fit over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids offer comparable long-term benefits to audiologist-fit hearing aids, according to a stu

Updated on: August 07,2024

Self-fit over-the-counter hearing aids beneficial in long term, says study

by Elana GotkineFor individuals with mild-to-moderate hearing loss, self-fit over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids offer comparable long-term benefits to audiologist-fit hearing aids, according to a stu

Updated on:August 07,2024

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

Updated on: August 31,2024

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

Updated on:August 31,2024

A little help with exercise for seniors can go a long way, study finds

byMonash UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA large study of older Australians has found more would exercise—and exercise better—if classes were subsidized.The Monash University researc

Updated on: August 31,2024

A little help with exercise for seniors can go a long way, study finds

byMonash UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA large study of older Australians has found more would exercise—and exercise better—if classes were subsidized.The Monash University researc

Updated on:August 31,2024

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

Updated on: July 06,2024

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

Updated on:July 06,2024

Machine Learning for Alzheimer’s Disease: Unlocking the Future of Early Detection and Precision Care

Updated on: May 28,2025

Machine Learning for Alzheimer’s Disease: Unlocking the Future of Early Detection and Precision Care

Updated on:May 28,2025

Repurposing mifepristone: New hope for anti-aging treatments

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaA single live adult Drosophila expressing the mito-QC mitophagy reporter. A greater red-to-green ratio indicates greater mitophagy. Credit: John Tower/USC Dorn

Updated on: November 07,2024

Repurposing mifepristone: New hope for anti-aging treatments

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaA single live adult Drosophila expressing the mito-QC mitophagy reporter. A greater red-to-green ratio indicates greater mitophagy. Credit: John Tower/USC Dorn

Updated on:November 07,2024

Small RNA molecule plays role in driving aging, research confirms

by Kendall Daniels,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineThe liver of miR-29TG and 2 year-old wildtype mice share changes in key aging-related genes and pathways. Credit:

Updated on: September 15,2024

Small RNA molecule plays role in driving aging, research confirms

by Kendall Daniels,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineThe liver of miR-29TG and 2 year-old wildtype mice share changes in key aging-related genes and pathways. Credit:

Updated on:September 15,2024

Research team finds clusters of collapsed alveoli trigger ARDS under artificial ventilation

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverGraphical abstract. Credit:American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology(2024). DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00323.2023Artif

Updated on: July 05,2024

Research team finds clusters of collapsed alveoli trigger ARDS under artificial ventilation

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverGraphical abstract. Credit:American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology(2024). DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00323.2023Artif

Updated on:July 05,2024

Accumulation of 'junk proteins' identified as one cause of aging and possible source of ALS

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreAccumulation of "junk proteins": normal cells (left) and cells subjected to the effect of the toxic arginine-rich protein (right). In the l

Updated on: March 27,2024

Accumulation of 'junk proteins' identified as one cause of aging and possible source of ALS

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreAccumulation of "junk proteins": normal cells (left) and cells subjected to the effect of the toxic arginine-rich protein (right). In the l

Updated on:March 27,2024

Mobile phone data helps track pathogen spread and evolution of superbugs

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteConceptual cartoon drawing showing bacteria lining up at airport security, highlighting the movement or spread of pathogens. Credit: Petra KorlevicA new way to m

Updated on: July 05,2024

Mobile phone data helps track pathogen spread and evolution of superbugs

byWellcome Trust Sanger InstituteConceptual cartoon drawing showing bacteria lining up at airport security, highlighting the movement or spread of pathogens. Credit: Petra KorlevicA new way to m

Updated on:July 05,2024

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

Updated on: June 15,2024

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

Updated on:June 15,2024

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

Updated on: December 24,2024

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

Updated on:December 24,2024