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Study highlights the epigenetics of life at high altitudes

Humans inhabit an incredible range of environments across the globe, from arid deserts to frozen tundra, tropical rainforests, and some of the highest peaks on Earth.

16 Feb 2021

Vaccines go mobile to keep seniors from slipping through the cracks

A mobile "strike team" is bringing vaccines to some of Northern California’s most vulnerable residents along with a message: This is how you avoid dying from covid-19.

16 Feb 2021

New tool tracks symptoms, assists healthcare providers to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment

Researchers from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine have developed and validated a short questionnaire to help patients report symptoms and assist healthcare providers in assessing the severity of symptoms, and in monitoring and adjusting treatment accordingly.

16 Feb 2021

What makes some people COVID superspreaders?

The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, showed that older, obese people who have an acute COVID-19 infection release more aerosols, increasing viral transmission potential.

15 Feb 2021

One-size-fits-all approach to evaluating blood pressure could be detrimental to women’s health

A new study from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai shows that women have a lower "normal" blood pressure range compared to men. The findings were published today in the peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

15 Feb 2021

Pitt scientists develop fast, efficient technique for discovering tiny antibody fragments

By capitalizing on a convergence of chemical, biological and artificial intelligence advances, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists have developed an unusually fast and efficient method for discovering tiny antibody fragments with big potential for development into therapeutics against deadly diseases.

15 Feb 2021

Study finds link between brain metabolism, cardiovascular risk, and atherosclerosis

The links between cardiovascular disease and cognitive impairment begin years before the appearance of the first clinical symptoms of either condition.

15 Feb 2021

A machine learning approach to identify drugs that could be repurposed to fight COVID-19

When the Covid-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, doctors and researchers rushed to find effective treatments. There was little time to spare.

15 Feb 2021

A novel approach to suppress the growth of glioblastoma cells

Inhibiting a key enzyme that controls a large network of proteins important in cell division and growth paves the way for a new class of drugs that could stop glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer, from growing.

12 Feb 2021

AI-assisted video analysis can help doctors to diagnose Parkinson’s disease at an early stage

Scientists from Skoltech and A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical and Biophysical Center have designed and developed a second opinion system, based on AI-assisted video analysis, which can help medical professionals to objectively assess patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) even at an early stage.

12 Feb 2021

Short duration, poor-quality sleep may increase risk of dementia and earlier death in elderly people

Sleep and health are inextricably connected. New research from investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital explores the connection between sleep disturbances and deficiencies among older adults and risk of dementia and death, finding that risk of dementia was double among participants who reported getting less than five hours of sleep compared to those who reported 7-8 hours of sleep per night.

11 Feb 2021

Older adults can be more focused, less mentally restless than younger adults

New research from Trinity College Dublin suggests that older adults can be more focused, less impeded by anxiety and less mentally restless than younger adults.

11 Feb 2021

Minimally-invasive deep aging clocks could improve response to COVID-19 vaccine

Deep Longevity, a fully-owned subsidiary of Regent Pacific (SEHK:0575.HK), specializing in the development and the application of next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) for aging and longevity research, today announced the publication of an article in Lancet Healthy Longevity titled "The potential of rapalogs to enhance resilience against SARS-CoV-2 infection and reduce the severity of COVID-19".

11 Feb 2021

COVID-19 immunity study to enroll college students to test vaccine effectiveness

A University of Arizona Health Sciences study that is examining COVID-19 immunity and re-infection among frontline workers is expanding to include some Arizona college students while broadening its research focus to include COVID-19 vaccination effectiveness.

11 Feb 2021

Researchers analyze overall survival rate of prostate cancer patients treated with melatonin

Oncotarget recently published "Melatonin increases overall survival of prostate cancer patients with poor prognosis after combined hormone radiation treatment" which reported that a retrospective study included 955 patients of various stages of prostate cancer who received combined hormone radiation treatment from 2000 to 2019.

11 Feb 2021

Choir singing may have positive effects on cognitive functioning of elderly people

Alongside the effects of lifestyle, including physical exercise and diet, on aging, research has increasingly turned its attention to the potential cognitive benefits of musical hobbies. However, such research has mainly concentrated on hobbies involving musical instruments.

10 Feb 2021

Mediterranean diet may have benefits for cognitive functioning in later life

People who eat a Mediterranean-style diet--particularly one rich in green leafy vegetables and low in meat--are more likely to stay mentally sharp in later life, a study shows.

10 Feb 2021

Sensitive caretaking boosts mood, neuroprotection in infants of depressed mothers

About 1 in 9 mothers suffers from maternal depression, which can affect the mother-infant bond as well as infant development.

10 Feb 2021

UIC researchers receive $10.15 million grant to develop treatment for dry eye conditions

Researchers at University of Illinois Chicago have been awarded a five-year, $10.15 million grant to develop a broad-spectrum immunomodulatory eye drop to treat patients with severe dry eye and ocular surface disease due to inflammatory and immune system disorders.

9 Feb 2021

BMI, male sex, smoking, depression and metabolic syndrome contribute to biological aging

A 'biological age' score predicts that being male, overweight, a smoker and having depression all contribute to biological aging, a study published today in eLife reports.

9 Feb 2021

Aging News and Research

Study highlights the epigenetics of life at high altitudes

Vaccines go mobile to keep seniors from slipping through the cracks

New tool tracks symptoms, assists healthcare providers to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment

What makes some people COVID superspreaders?

One-size-fits-all approach to evaluating blood pressure could be detrimental to women’s health

Pitt scientists develop fast, efficient technique for discovering tiny antibody fragments

Study finds link between brain metabolism, cardiovascular risk, and atherosclerosis

A machine learning approach to identify drugs that could be repurposed to fight COVID-19

A novel approach to suppress the growth of glioblastoma cells

AI-assisted video analysis can help doctors to diagnose Parkinson’s disease at an early stage

Short duration, poor-quality sleep may increase risk of dementia and earlier death in elderly people

Older adults can be more focused, less mentally restless than younger adults

Minimally-invasive deep aging clocks could improve response to COVID-19 vaccine

COVID-19 immunity study to enroll college students to test vaccine effectiveness

Researchers analyze overall survival rate of prostate cancer patients treated with melatonin

Choir singing may have positive effects on cognitive functioning of elderly people

Mediterranean diet may have benefits for cognitive functioning in later life

Sensitive caretaking boosts mood, neuroprotection in infants of depressed mothers

UIC researchers receive $10.15 million grant to develop treatment for dry eye conditions

BMI, male sex, smoking, depression and metabolic syndrome contribute to biological aging

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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