Study: Healthy eating linked to long-term healthy aging
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 08, 2024
Sticking to a healthy eating pattern in the long term is linked to higher chances of healthy aging, recent research shows.
Report: Accelerated aging linked to early-onset cancers
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 18, 2024
People under the age of 55 are more likely to experience accelerated aging, and that’s linked to more early-onset solid tumors, according to research presented at the American Association for Cancer...
Social stress may speed immune system aging: study
Jun 27, 2022
Exposure to social stress including trauma and discrimination is associated with signs of accelerated immune system aging, a first-time study has found.
Older people have greater functional ability than 3 decades ago, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 22, 2020
Today’s elders appear to have greater physical and cognitive function than they did in the 1990s. The consequences of this trend are a mixed bag, Finnish investigators say.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, January 15
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 14, 2020
‘Ageotypes’ study ties healthy behaviors to decrease in aging markers … Access to Medicare increases cancer detection, reduces cancer mortality rate … Psychiatric conditions linked to cognitive...
Common disorders linked to accelerated brain aging
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 22, 2019
Common brain disorders appear to be associated with accelerated brain aging, according to a new Finnish study.
Eating less meat? Vegetable protein may ensure healthy aging
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 27, 2019
Seniors who eat fewer animal proteins, carbohydrates or fats may delay unhealthy aging by adding more vegetable protein to their diet.
Playing tennis, and the ‘what if?’ game
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 21, 2014
Watching the Australian Open tennis tournament, where temperatures have been hovering around 110 degrees, has helped my recovery from the recent polar vortex. It’s also unexpectedly prompted me to...