Half of vision impairment in first world is preventable
Around half of vision impairment in Western Europe is preventable, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. …
Surpassing critical blood pressure threshold could signal hypertension regardless of age
Hypertension, abnormally high blood pressure, is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Many healthcare professionals still believe that incremental changes in blood pressure are normal, …
Can we turn back time? Muscles’ own protective systems could help reduce frailty
New research published today helps explain why people experience muscle loss in old age, increasing the prospects of reversing the condition in the future. …
Protective ‘epigenetic landscape’ of normal aging is impaired in Alzheimer’s disease
Although certain genetic variants increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), age is the strongest known risk factor. But the way in which molecular processes of aging predispose people to AD, or become impaired in AD remains a mystery. …
Stem cell study may result in stronger muscles in old age
A new study shows how an unexpectedly high number of mutations in the stem cells of muscles impair cell regeneration. …
Just a few minutes of light intensity exercise linked to lower death risk in older men
Clocking up just a few minutes at a time of any level of physical activity, including of light intensity, is linked to a lower risk of death in older men, suggests research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. …
Genome wide association study of epigenetic aging rates in blood reveals a critical role for TERT
Researchers from several institutions, including, UCLA, Boston University, Stanford University and the Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, analyzed blood samples from nearly 10,000 people to find that genetic markers in the gene responsible for keeping telomeres (tips of chromosomes) youthfully longer …
Proper exercise can reverse damage from heart aging
Exercise can reverse damage to sedentary, aging hearts and help prevent risk of future heart failure – if it’s enough exercise, and if it’s begun in time, according to a new study by cardiologists …
Facial exercises help middle-aged women appear more youthful
A 30-minute daily or alternate-day facial exercise program sustained over 20 weeks improved the facial appearance of middle-aged women, …
Vitamin deficiency in later life
One in two persons aged 65 and above has suboptimal levels of vitamin D in the blood. This is the conclusion of an investigation conducted by researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München, …
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