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Tag: MORTALITY/LONGEVITY
Poor health more likely to be associated with shorter sleep in older Irish population
Trinity College Dublin researchers have shown that some Irish adults are not ‘getting a good night’s sleep’ resulting in an increased risk of negative health outcomes. The first findings on sleep duration in the older Irish population are published by…
Building a brighter way for capturing cancer during surgery
UT Dallas bioengineer demonstrates potential for hyperspectral imaging and AI
Fruit flies live longer with combination drug treatment
A triple drug combination has been used to extend the lifespan of fruit flies by 48% in a new study led by UCL and the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing. The three drugs are all already in use…
Combination immunotherapy drugs herald new hope for melanoma patients with long term survival rates
Royal Marsden Hospital research being presented at ESMO
Optimism associated with lower risk of heart disease, early death
Bottom Line: Optimism was associated with lower risk of cardiovascular events and less risk of overall death in this observational study. The study, called a systematic review and meta-analysis, combined results from 15 studies (10 studies reported data on cardiovascular…
Severe silicosis found among fabricators of engineered quartz stone
Eighteen cases discovered in four states suggest much wider problem
Racial/ethnic mortality disparities widen among many age groups
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine demonstrates progress reversals fall disproportionately among African American and American Indian infants and children
For baboons, a mother’s history of hardship can have lasting effects on her kids too
Baboons reveal how childhood wounds borne by one generation can take a toll on the next
Mayo researchers demonstrate senescent cell burden is reduced in humans by senolytic drugs
ROCHESTER, Minn. — In a small safety and feasibility clinical trial, Mayo Clinic researchers have demonstrated for the first time that senescent cells can be removed from the body using drugs termed “senolytics”. The result was verified not only in…
Pathways linking childhood stressors and socioeconomic status to longevity
(Boston)–After years of generalized theories and hypothesis, research has finally pinpointed certain aspects of childhood experience linked to people living longer. Individuals raised in families with higher socioeconomic status were more optimistic in midlife, and in turn, lived longer. Those…
Repeated periods of poverty accelerate the ageing process
Genetics, lifestyle and environment are all factors that somehow influence when and how we all age. But the financial situation is also important. Now, researchers from the Center for Healthy Aging and the Department of Public Health have found that…
The danger of heat and cold across Australia
Cold temperatures are not nearly as deadly as heat, with around 2% of all deaths in Australia relate
Harms and benefits of estrogen therapy among women with a hysterectomy appear to depend on age when
Embargoed news from Annals of Internal Medicine
Medication adherence may affect risk of hospitalization and early death
A recent analysis of published studies examined the clinical consequences of medication adherence. The British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology analysis found that medication adherence is linked with lower risks of needing to be hospitalised and of dying early. Individuals aged…
Michael A. Petr to present at the 6th Annual Aging Research, Drug Discovery, and AI Forum in Basel
Thursday, September 5, 2019 – Today the Biogerontology Research Foundation , a leading UK non-profit foundation dedicated to increasing healthy longevity and promoting advances in ageing research, Insilico Medicine , a biotechnology company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing…
Ageing research to accelerate with experimental validation in AI-powered drug discovery
Biogerontology Research Foundation scientists have developed and experimentally-validated a new AI e
Why do some people stop breathing after seizures?
New study finds that serotonin may provide a clue
In Health Affairs: Moving deliveries to hospitals in low- and middle-income countries
In many low- and middle-income countries, maternal and neonatal mortality remains high. To overcome this problem, in 2005 the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended a “close to client” approach, with delivery for most women in nearby primary care facilities. However,…
Enzyme known for promoting cancer found to also protect healthy cells
UMD researchers discovered that telomerase, which ‘immortalizes’ cancer cells, also prevents tumors
Behavioral therapy, physical strengthening may prevent disability in minority elders
BOSTON – A randomized controlled trial of a new disability prevention intervention, called Positive Minds-Strong Bodies (PMSB), indicates that improving coping skills and physical strengthening can significantly improve functioning and mood in racial and ethnic minority and immigrant older adults.…
Elderly have poor prognosis after recovery in long-term acute care hospitals
Most patients die within 5 years and spend two-thirds of remaining life as an inpatient, UCSF report
Both talk therapy and medications show some efficacy for reducing suicide risk
Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next issue of Annals of Internal Medicine . The summaries are not intended to substitute for the full articles as a source of information. 1. Both talk…
Grant awarded to MDI Biological Laboratory scientist James A. Coffman, Ph.D.
Will support research on genes governing the health effects of chronic stress
Addressing causes of mortality in Zambia
Despite the fact that people in sub-Saharan Africa are now living longer than they did two decades ago, their average life expectancy remains below that of the rest of the world population. A new study looked into the importance of…
Suicide and self-harm risk nearly triple in people with restless leg syndrome
Restless legs syndrome was associated with a nearly tripled risk of suicide and self-harm in a new study led by Penn State researchers. Using Big Data, the researchers found that people with restless legs syndrome (RLS) had a 2.7- fold…
Lower levels of dietary vitamins and antioxidants are linked to frailty in older adults
Researchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin have shown in the largest study to date that lower levels of specific dietary vitamins and antioxidants are associated with frailty. Frailty is a common chronic syndrome…
Premature mortality is partly predicted by city neighborhood
Where you live in the City of Toronto impacts your health and longevity
Genes linked to Alzheimer’s risk, resilience ID’d
Genes in the brain’s immune cells may point to strategy to protect against the disease