Friendships, community ties and family bonds may apply the brakes to natural cell aging, providing a simple way to invest in health in older age. In a massive new study, scientists have found that social connections are tied to slower biological aging and less chronic inflammation.| New Atlas
In a review of more than 200 clinical trials, scientists have identified which exercise offers the most benefits in relieving the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis in both the short and long term. It's the most comprehensive look at physical activity in treating the condition yet. Continue Reading Category:Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind Tags:Zhejiang University, Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Knee, Joints, Chronic pain, Age-Related, Aging, Exercise, Walk, Cycling, Swimming| New Atlas - New Technology & Science News
What naked mole-rats lack in the looks department they make up for it in longevity, living healthily for nearly four decades. Now scientists have uncovered just how they repair their DNA – and it has the potential to be harnessed for humans to do the same. Continue Reading Category:Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind Tags:molecular biology, DNA, Cells, anti-aging, Age-Related, Aging, Animal science| New Atlas - New Technology & Science News
Animal studies say rapamycin can slow aging – but does it work in humans? A new review finds the evidence for the off-label, low-dose use of the drug in healthy adults is thin, inconsistent, and far from conclusive. Continue Reading Category:Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind Tags:Aging, Healthy aging, anti-aging, Longevity| Aging Well
Scientists have just taken the most detailed look yet at the biology of a record-breaking human life, profiling a woman who lived to 117 years and 168 days free of cancer, cardiovascular disease and dementia. What they found could help us all with our own longevity. Continue Reading Category:Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind Tags:Age-Related, anti-aging, Cells, molecular biology, Health, Longevity| Aging Well
Scientists have developed a new eyedrop that can ferry protective compounds all the way to the retina, paving the way for a less-invasive injection-free method of managing sight-stealing diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD).| New Atlas
Large weight swings or weight loss in later life aren’t just physical health risks, they’re tied to fast memory and cognitive decline, a new study has found. It underscores the importance of weight stability for brain health in older adults. Continue Reading Category:Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind Tags:Weight, Weight Loss, Healthy aging, Pennsylvania State University| New Atlas - New Technology & Science News
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
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
Why do wrinkles form as we age? A new study has revealed that aging skin stretches more sideways under tension, causing it to buckle – like Silly Putty – into deeper, straighter wrinkles. And it all starts with how collagen is arranged.| 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
