How and when we eat as we get older changes, but what impact this has on our health isn't well understood. New research, however, has found that in midlife and beyond, eating one particular meal later in the day is linked with a higher risk of early death. Continue Reading Category:Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind Tags:Mass General Brigham, Age-Related, Healthy aging, Chronic illness, Health, mental health, Mortality| Body and Mind
In a groundbreaking study, scientists have mapped the most detailed genetic blueprint yet of frailty – the age-related decline in resilience that affects around 40% of people aged 65 and above, dramatically increasing the risk of hospitalization, disability and death. The findings offer new hope in the development of effective anti-aging therapies. Continue Reading Category:Aging Well, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind Tags:University of Colorado, anti-aging, Biological age, Age-Relate...| Body & Mind
A model wasp species loved and well studied by scientists has another trick under its wings – the ability to pause development in response to the environment, leading to a slower rate of aging through adulthood. These new findings show that biological aging is not a fixed trajectory and opens up new avenues for aging research and epigenetic interventions. Continue Reading Category:Aging Well, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind Tags:University of Leicester, Insect, Age-Related, Healthy a...| Aging Well
A fan might feel like a lifeline in a heatwave, and for older adults it may be of some help – but not as much as it might seem. A new study has found that while high-speed fan use slightly reduced core body temperature and improved comfort in humid heat, it doesn’t stop internal heat buildup entirely. And in extremely hot and dry conditions, where fan use has previously been shown to raise heart strain, it can do more harm than good. Continue Reading Category:Aging Well, Wellness & Health...| Aging Well
A new study has found that a specific amount of trace element copper is linked to protecting cognitive function in older adults, providing novel insight into how the mineral impacts the brain. Continue Reading Category:Aging Well, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind Tags:Healthy aging, Age-Related, Aging, Minerals, Nutrition, Brain, Cognitive functioning| Aging Well
Beet juice has been praised for its blood-pressure-lowering benefits, but new research suggests those benefits may also depend on your age – and your mouth. Scientists have discovered that the bacteria on your tongue play a critical role in whether dietary nitrate from beets is successfully…| New Atlas
Taking a vitamin D supplement – or getting enough of the compound naturally – can knock three years off your biological aging, according to the results of a large, long-term study. This may not seem like a lot, over a lifetime, but it's a significant amount as you become more and more susceptible…| New Atlas
From vampire legends to lab-grown tissue, the idea that young blood can reverse aging is no longer pure myth. A new study shows that proteins secreted by bone marrow cells, triggered by young blood, can rejuvenate aging skin in the lab.| New Atlas
A new study has found that for older adults receiving in-home care, loneliness doesn’t increase the risk of death. The findings contradict much of the existing research into the link between loneliness and health.| New Atlas
