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May 15, 2024

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Study Links Sleep Apnea Severity During REM Stage to Verbal Memory Decline

May 14, 2024 — A research team has revealed the link between the frequency of sleep apnea events during the rapid-eye-movement stage and the severity of verbal memory impairment in older adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease. Verbal memory refers to the cognitive ...

Some Brain Cells Age Faster and Are More Prevalent in Alzheimer's

May 14, 2024 — Engineers have discovered that some brain cells age more rapidly than others, and they are disproportionately abundant in individuals afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. Additionally, researchers observed male-female-specific differences in the ...

Distinct Population of 'Troublemaker' Platelet Cells Appear With Aging, Lead to Blood Clotting, Disease

May 14, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a distinct, secondary population of platelets that appears with aging and have hyperreactive behavior and unique molecular properties, which could make them easier to ...

Who Should Receive Preventive Treatment for TB? Individuals of All Ages With Positive Skin or Blood Test

May 8, 2024 — Researcher found that exposed individuals with confirmed TB infection -- i.e. a positive skin or blood test -- should receive priority treatment in settings with a low prevalence of the disease, ...

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Discrimination May Accelerate Aging

May 9, 2024 — Discrimination may speed up the biological processes of aging, according to a new ...

How Biological Aging Clocks Tick

May 9, 2024 — Aging clocks can measure the biological age of humans with high precision. Biological age can be influenced by environmental factors such as smoking or diet, thus deviating from the chronological age ...

Damaging Impact of Heat Waves on Vital Organs

May 8, 2024 — Researchers have found evidence of the molecular causes of the damaging impact heat stress causes on the gut, liver and brain in the elderly. These findings point to the potential of developing ...

Could Getting Enough Sleep Help Prevent Osteoporosis?

May 7, 2024 — In people's early- to mid-20s, they reach what is called peak bone mineral density, which is higher for men than it is for women, according to researchers. This peak is one of the main determinants ...

Small Molecule Shows Early-Stage Promise for Repairing Myelin Sheath Damage

May 2, 2024 — A breakthrough study appears to overcome difficulties that have long frustrated previous attempts to reverse a form of nerve damage that robs people with MS of motor control and gradually blunts ...

How E. Coli Get the Power to Cause Urinary Tract Infections

May 3, 2024 — New research examines how the bacteria Escherichia coli, or E. coli -- responsible for most UTIs -- is able to use host nutrients to reproduce at an extraordinarily rapid pace during infection ...

Uncovering the Secret of Long-Lived Stem Cells

Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that the enzyme cyclophilin A, which is produced in large amounts in hematopoietic stem cells, is key for these cells to retain their regenerative potential and avert the ...

AI Can Improve Alzheimer's Treatment Through the 'Gut-Brain Axis'

Apr. 22, 2024 — Researchers are using artificial intelligence to uncover the link between the gut microbiome and Alzheimer's disease. Previous studies showed that Alzheimer's disease patients have changes in their ...

The Aspirin Conundrum: Navigating Negative Results, Age, Aging Dynamics and Equity

Apr. 29, 2024 — A new study examining the role of aspirin in breast cancer treatment reveals critical issues related to health equity and aging that have broad ...

People With Rare Longevity Mutation May Also Be Protected from Cardiovascular Disease

Apr. 26, 2024 — Patients with growth hormone receptor deficiency, or Laron syndrome, appear to have lower than average risk factors for cardiovascular disease, ...

RNA Modification Is Responsible for the Disruption of Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis in Alzheimer's Disease

Apr. 25, 2024 — A team of researchers has identified a mechanism that causes mitochondrial dysfunction in Alzheimer's patients resulting in a reduction of the supply of energy to the ...

Good Heart Health in Middle Age May Preserve Brain Function Among Black Women as They Age

Apr. 24, 2024 — Cognitive decline among Black women linked to poor heart health in middle ...

Wake Up and Die: Human Brain Neurons Re-Entering the Cell Cycle Age Quickly Shift to Senescence

Apr. 23, 2024 — Post-mitotic neurons in the brain that re-enter the cell cycle quickly succumb to senescence, and this re-entry is more common in Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study. The phenomenon ...

Innovative Microscopy Demystifies Metabolism of Alzheimer's

Apr. 23, 2024 — Using state-of-the-art microscopy techniques, researchers have shed new light on the underlying mechanisms driving Alzheimer's ...

New Approach to Tackle Muscle Loss in Aging

Apr. 22, 2024 — A specific protein, TP53INP2, might prevent muscle loss associated with aging. A new study indicates that high levels of this protein are linked to greater muscle strength and healthier aging. This ...

People Think 'Old Age' Starts Later Than It Used To, Study Finds

Apr. 22, 2024 — Middle-aged and older adults believe that old age begins later in life than their peers did decades ago, according to a new ...

Protecting Brain Cells With Cannabinol

Apr. 17, 2024 — Scientists created four cannabis-derived CBN analogs (chemical look-a-likes) with enhanced neuroprotective properties and potential for therapeutic application in neurological disorders like ...

Calorie Restriction Study Reveals Complexities in How Diet Impacts Aging

Apr. 17, 2024 — The rate at which human cells age is influenced by multiple interconnected factors. New research examined how restricting calories influences telomere length and biological ...

Researchers Find That Accelerated Aging Biology in the Placenta Contributes to a Rare Form of Pregnancy-Related Heart Failure

Apr. 17, 2024 — In a new study, researchers show that elevated levels of proteins related to cellular senescence, or aging, in the blood and the placenta are linked to this form of heart ...

Common HIV Treatments May Aid Alzheimer's Disease Patients

Apr. 16, 2024 — Scientists have identified promising real-world links between common HIV drugs and a reduced incidence of Alzheimer's ...

Take It from the Rats: A Junk Food Diet Can Cause Long-Term Damage to Adolescent Brains

Apr. 15, 2024 — A study on the effects of a junk food diet on rats reinforces scientific understanding about the gut-brain ...

Specific Nasal Cells Protect Against COVID-19 in Children

Apr. 15, 2024 — Important differences in how the nasal cells of young and elderly people respond to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, could explain why children typically experience milder COVID-19 symptoms, a new study ...

Human Muscle Map Reveals How We Try to Fight Effects of Aging

Apr. 15, 2024 — The first comprehensive cell atlas of aging human muscle reveals the intricate genetic and cellular processes behind muscle deterioration and mechanisms to counteract ...

Impact of Aldehydes on DNA Damage and Aging

Apr. 10, 2024 — Researchers have discovered the connection between aldehydes, organic compounds produced by cells as part of metabolic processes, and rapid aging. Their findings indicate a potential treatment for ...

Scientists Identify Pro-Aging 'Sugar Signature' in the Blood of People Living With HIV

Apr. 10, 2024 — Scientists have identified sugar abnormalities in the blood that may promote biological aging and inflammation in people living with ...

Tiny Brain Bubbles Carry Complete Codes

Apr. 8, 2024 — Scientists discovered that the biological instructions within these vesicles differed significantly in postmortem brain samples donated from patients suffering from Alzheimer's ...

Pregnancy Accelerates Biological Aging in a Healthy, Young Adult Population

Apr. 8, 2024 — Pregnancy may carry a cost, reports a new study. The research shows that women who reported having been pregnant looked biologically older than women who had never been pregnant, and women who had ...

Disparities in Sleep Health and Insomnia May Begin at a Young Age

Apr. 8, 2024 — Children and teens from racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by persistent insomnia symptoms that begin in childhood and continue through young adulthood, according to a ...

RNA That Doesn't Age

Apr. 5, 2024 — Certain RNA molecules in the nerve cells in the brain last a life time without being renewed. Neuroscientists have now demonstrated that this. RNAs are generally short-lived molecules that are ...

Functional Capacity in Old Age Is Like an Ecosystem That May Collapse When Disrupted

Apr. 5, 2024 — In old age, a tighter interlinkage between different domains of functional capacity may indicate a loss of system resilience. When functional capacity domains are tightly interconnected, a disruption ...