Scienmag
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
Anticholinergic medications are used for many conditions but might also accelerate cognitive decline, especially in older persons with biological or genetic risk factors A team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, report that a class of drugs used for a broad array of conditions, from allergies (..)
Scienmag
MAY 4, 2021
Credit: Image: Janos Groh / Reprinted by permission from Springer Nature Aging is the biggest risk factor for perturbation of the nervous system, even in the absence of distinct disease or trauma.
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Scienmag
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
Musculoskeletal disorders–which affect muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, and joints–can severely affect individuals’ physical and mental health, and they’re especially prevalent among aging adults.
Scienmag
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Researchers have found that a class of commonly-used heart drugs may also improve patients’ responses to anti-cancer immunotherapies called PD(L)1 inhibitors, according to preliminary findings to be presented at the 32th EORTC-NCI-AACR [1] Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, which is taking place online.
Scienmag
JUNE 23, 2021
Credit: Augusta University With age, a diet lacking in the essential amino acid tryptophan — which has a key role in our mood, energy level and immune response — makes the gut microbiome less protective and increases inflammation body-wide, investigators report.
Scienmag
OCTOBER 27, 2020
New study of older adults (aged 70 or over) in Stockholm, Sweden, suggests older people living in care homes had higher COVID-19 mortality risk than those living in single houses or apartment buildings Peer-reviewed / Observational study / People New study of older adults (aged 70 or over) in Stockholm, Sweden, suggests older people living […]. (..)
Scienmag
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
In a study of women aged 80 years and older, living in locations with higher exposures to air pollution was associated with increased depressive symptoms. The findings are published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
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