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UrduResearch summary from the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Tag: Aging
Unique case of disease resistance reveals possible Alzheimer’s treatment
NIH-funded study identifies gene variant as potential drug target
Is physical activity always good for the heart?
Physical activity is thought to be our greatest ally in the fight against cardiovascular disease. But there may be significant variations in its protective effects across a range of different situations, such as regularly playing a sport, carrying heavy loads…
Combination gene therapy treats multiple age-related diseases
Treatment increases healthspan in mice and could lead to increased longevity
Poll reveals older adults’ risky use of antibiotics, opportunities to improve prescribing
Despite widespread awareness of antibiotic resistance, many admit to taking leftover antibiotics without guidance, or expecting a prescription for colds
First study of how family religious and spiritual beliefs influence end of life care
Study led by Regenstrief researcher finds belief in miracles influenced choices
Following hospitalization for heart failure, home care lessens re-admission risk
Research summary from the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Gene variant may help protect against Alzheimer’s disease
BOSTON–A new study led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), in collaboration with the University of Antioquia, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye and Ear, and Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, provides insights on why some people may be more…
Unique case of disease resistance reveals possible Alzheimer’s treatment
NIH-funded study identifies gene variant as potential drug target
Gene variant may help protect against Alzheimer’s disease
BOSTON–A new study led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), in collaboration with the University of Antioquia, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye and Ear, and Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, provides insights on why some people may be more…
Studies Find Nurse-Led Program Improves Care of Older Adults
An analysis of research on the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) program finds that it improves older adult care, including preventing falls, improving patient safety and quality of care, reducing potentially inappropriate medications, and helping healthcare providers to care for patients with dementia. The study is published in the journal The Gerontologist.
Movement patterns predict frailty and disability in the elderly
Elderly people who show more random changes in daily movement tend to be at greater risk of frailty, disability and death, according to a large study involving 1,275 individuals over the course of 13 years. The findings – based on…
Research shows that early retirement can accelerate cognitive decline
Early retirement can accelerate cognitive decline among the elderly, according to research conducted by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Adults 85 years and older generally fare well after colon cancer operations
Preliminary study results show many older patients receive a colon cancer diagnosis and operation at the same time, and that a surgeon’s experience may be an important component in how surgical treatment should be delivered
ACS NSQIP surgical risk calculator predicts outcomes for geriatric surgical patients
Online tool has been enhanced to help surgeons, patients, and families learn ahead of time about the risk of postoperative decubitus ulcer, delirium, need for a mobility device, or functional decline
Update: House passes EMPOWER for Health Act, supporting care for us all as we age
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) congratulates the U.S. House of Representatives, which within hours of bringing the legislation to the floor approved by voice vote the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act of…
EMPOWER for health act highlights rare, important bipartisan priority: Care as we age
Among several legislative proposals slated for a vote today in the U.S. House of Representatives, one in particular offers a glimpse at something unique: Bipartisan collaboration and support. But as experts from the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) observe, that may…
What Factors Influence the Decisions Older Adults Make About Their Care and Living Plans?
Northwestern Medicine Geriatrics receives nearly $4 million to better understand which factors influence older adults when making plans to age-in-place
Health in old age is a lifelong affair
Reduced food intake in old mice can no longer improve health
Dartmouth-Hitchcock, West Health to create rural geriatric ED
$4.5 million research collaboration will combine geriatrics, emergency medicine, telehealth to benefit Northern New England seniors
Researchers find risk factors for unemployment with multiple sclerosis vary by age
Kessler Foundation researchers studied relationships of multiple factors — age, disease, psychological, person-specific — with unemployment in individuals with multiple sclerosis
Could taking statins prevent dementia, disability?
NIH-funded clinical trial will test statins in 20,000 older adults
Novel Study Documents Marked Slowdown of Cell Division Rates in Old Age
In a novel study comparing healthy cells from people in their 20s with cells from people in their 80s, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have documented that cell division rates appear to consistently and markedly slow down in humans at older ages.
IOF report underscores urgent need to maintain mobility in the world’s older population
Launched for World Osteoporosis Day, a new edition of the IOF Compendium of Osteoporosis highlights alarming increases in dependency ratios for older people and outlines nine global priorities for fracture prevention
A blood factor involved in weight loss and aging
Aging is a process that affects all functions of the human body, particularly brain function. However, aging can be delayed through lifestyle changes (physical exercise, restricting calorie intake, etc.). Researchers at the Institut Pasteur and CNRS have elucidated the properties…
Fathers are ‘cautionary tales’ about health for some adults
Moms have a more positive influence, study finds
Columbia Public Health Dean Linda Fried honored for pioneering work in aging
Gerontology trailblazer is 2019 Alma Dea Morani Award winner
Twin study shows what’s good for the heart is good for the brain
Relationship between CV risk and cognitive decline
Family members can assist in preventing post-operative delirium by as much as 16.8%
BOSTON (October 21, 2019) – In a study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine , researchers reported that training family members in delirium prevention approaches can significantly reduce the incidence of post-operative delirium by up to 16.8 percent within seven…
Dementia and eating disorders: it is a problem of (semantic) memory
New research sheds light on the possible origin of eating disorders in patients suffering from dementia
Study reveals fundamental insight into how memory changes with age
New research from King’s College London and The Open University could help explain why memory in old age is much less flexible than in young adulthood. Through experiments in mice the researchers discovered that there were dramatic differences in how…
CNIO researchers obtain the first mice born with hyper-long telomeres
The study shows that it is possible to extend life without any genetic modification
Types of activities that can help stave off effects of aging on the brain
Exercise plus some type of cognitive component can impact brain aging
Could young blood hold secrets to longer, healthier life?
In what sounds like a scene from a science fiction movie, researchers in 2005 stitched together old and young mice so they shared a circulatory system. Youthful blood seemingly rejuvenated many tissues of the elderly rodents, boosting their cognitive and…
In a first, scientists pinpoint neural activity’s role in human longevity
The brain’s neural activity–long implicated in disorders ranging from dementia to epilepsy–also plays a role in human aging and life span, according to research led by scientists in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School. The study, published Oct. 16…
Listening to ‘noisy knees’ to diagnose osteoarthritis: The first human cohort study
A new way of diagnosing and assessing knee osteoarthritis (OA) has moved a step closer with a major study paving the way for its use in research and clinical practice. The technique involves attaching small microphones to knees, and detecting…
First study to test healthy lifestyle changes in reducing the risk of dementia in a large-scale, diverse population in the United States
A new study at Rush University Medical Center aims to determine whether a combination of lifestyle changes can protect memory and thinking skills in people at risk of developing dementia. The two-year U.S. Study to Protect Brain Health Through Lifestyle…
Osteoarthritis can increase your risk for social isolation
Research summary from the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Frailty: The rising global health burden for an aging society
October 15, 2019 — Despite the evidence on risk factors for frailty, and the substantial progress that has been made in frailty awareness, the biological mechanisms underlying its development are still far from understood and translation from research to clinical…
Meeting of nation’s top health leaders and scholars — Oct. 21
Artificial intelligence in health care, healthy longevity, and human genome editing among topics at meeting of nation’s top health leaders and scholars — Oct. 21
Rutgers study examines smoking status, health conditions in older Chinese American men
The findings of the study by the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research underscore the need for culturally targeted interventions to prevent and reduce tobacco use, manage chronic disease and screen for lung cancer.
Deciphering the early stages of Parkinson’s disease is a matter of time
The secret to deciphering elderly disorders is understanding how key proteins organize themselves over time
Adipogenic progenitors keep muscle stem cells young
In adult skeletal muscle, loss of myofiber integrity caused by mechanical injuries or diseases are repaired by resident muscle stem cells, called satellite cells, which promptly exit from quiescence after disruption of muscle architecture to expand, diffe
Conclusions from a behavioral aging study on male and female F2 hybrid mice on age-related behavior
Due to strain-specific behavioral idiosyncrasies, inbred mouse strains are suboptimal research models for behavioral aging studies.
Habitual tea drinking modulates brain efficiency: Evidence from brain connectivity evaluation
The researchers recruited healthy older participants to two groups according to their history of tea drinking frequency and investigated both functional and structural networks to reveal the role of tea drinking on brain organization.
Slower walkers have older brains and bodies at 45
Retrospective analysis shows the slower walkers could have been identified by brain function at age 3
Scientists at the MDI biological laboratory are decoding the genetic mechanisms of aging
Discoveries could one day lead to new drugs to prolong healthy human lifespan
With AGS CoCare: Help, AGS expands reach of seminal delirium prevention program
A seminal program for preventing delirium (the medical term for abrupt, rapid-onset confusion or altered mental state, affecting millions of older adults annually) and loss of function for hospitalized older adults stands poised for a major expansion thanks to the…
New Diagnostic Criteria May Enable Earlier Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Women
Study finds when verbal memory test cut-offs were tailored to patient sex, more female patients and fewer male patients were considered to have amnesic mild cognitive impairment. This could change the way aMCI diagnoses are determined and make it easier to catch the condition in its early stages.
CTFH and Insilico collaborate on accelerating first-in-class therapeutics using AI
Research Collaboration Highlights The collaboration aims to accelerate drug discovery and development with an AI-enabled platform for triple-negative breast cancer; CTFH is one of the top pharmaceutical companies in China focused on innovative drug discovery and development, with a strong…