#CognitiveHealth #Aging #Neurogenesis
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The science behind the 'super-ager' brain
Older adults who remain cognitively sharp as they age have a genetic advantage over their peers, new research shows.
Scientists at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago found that so-called super-agers generate twice as many new neurons in the hippocampus -- a part of the brain critical to learning and memory -- as typical older adults.
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#Vaccines #Aging #PublicHealth
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Opinion | Kennedy's war on vaccines is also a war on the elderly
The miseries of aging are more linked to late-life infections than was previously understood.
Donald G. McNeil Jr. , a former global health reporter for the New York Times, is the author of "The Wisdom of Plagues: Lessons From 25 Years of Covering Pandemics.
#PFAS #HealthImpact #AgingResearch
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Men in their 50s may be aging faster due to toxic 'forever chemicals'
The "forever chemicals" known as PFAS appear to be aging men faster in their 50s and early 60s, a new study found.
Called forever chemicals due to the years it takes for them to break down, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances are present in the blood of an estimated 98% of Americans, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
#BrainHealth #ExerciseScience #AgingResearch
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The exercise routine that scientists say can make your brain 'measurably younger'
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Following a simple, guideline-based aerobic workout programme for a year could make the brain "measurably younger", scientists claim in a new study.
#LindseyVonn #WinterOlympics #AgingGracefully
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Act 2 of Lindsey Vonn's life begins from an Italian hospital bed. Expect her to push the limits the same way she did in Act 1
The lights shine from Olimpia della Tofane here every night, an eerily beautiful beacon in austere black and white hanging just off in the distance beyond Cortina d'Ampezzo.
#China #Automation #AgingPopulation
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China has another solution to its shrinking population: robots
China's birth rate has hit a historic low - deepening fears of a major economic shock in the decades to come as the country's massive labor force dwindles and its population of pension-drawing retirees swells.
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The Guthrie Kidnapping Has Families Rethinking Senior Safety and Independence
Well-wishers leaving flowers outside the Tucson, Ariz. , home where 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was living alone. Rebecca Noble/Reuters
The Nancy Guthrie case, while a nightmare for one high-profile family, is striking a personal chord with millions of Americans.
#ImmuneSystem #HealthInnovation #AgingResearch
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Scientists Think They Found a Way to Boost Your Immune System -- and Slow Down Your Aging
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