Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Older adults residing in assisted living facilities and quarantined to their rooms during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic lost significant weight, according to gerontology care providers and researchers from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 13, 2021

The Gerontological Society of America’s highly cited, peer-reviewed journals are continuing to publish scientific articles on COVID-19. Aging, Emotion, and Coping During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Research article in The Gerontologist by Nathaniel A Young, MA, […].

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Clinical Trial Podcast

AUGUST 24, 2023

Unlike an electrical engineer or a plumber, clinical research roles are not explicitly defined or categorized as such, in government employment databases. There are no certification or degree requirements to work as a clinical research professional either. Erika holds her B.A. from the University of Vermont, her M.A.

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The Gerontological Society of America’s highly cited, peer-reviewed journals are continuing to publish scientific articles on COVID-19, and all are free to access. County-Level Analysis of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Urban and Rural America: Research report in The Journals […].

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Scienmag

APRIL 11, 2022

Researchers Laura Kadowaki and Andrew Wister from Simon Fraser University’s Gerontology Research Centre (GRC) prepared the report for […].

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Scienmag

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The Gerontological Society of America’s highly cited, peer-reviewed journals are continuing to publish scientific articles on COVID-19.

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Scienmag

MARCH 9, 2022

A new study led by Simon Fraser University’s Gerontology Research Centre has found that female informal caregivers who provide intensive care at home experienced higher levels of depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, and suggests more support is needed.

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

has been awarded a three-year, $300,000 Breakthroughs in Gerontology (BIG) Award. The BIG Award is sponsored by The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research in collaboration with the American Federation […]. Malene Hansen, Ph.D.,

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The Gerontological Society of America’s highly cited, peer-reviewed journals are continuing to publish scientific articles on COVID-19. The following articles make up the latest issue of Public Policy & Aging Report, titled “Policy Considerations for a Post-COVID Presidency”: Has It Really Become Us Versus Them?

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 20, 2023

Researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), belonging to the Valencian Institute of Artificial Intelligence (VRAIN), have developed a new prototype of a small desktop robot for older adults that can monitor their physical and mental state and recommend different exercises to contribute to their well-being.

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Older adults living in counties with greater age bias had better health outcomes than those living in areas with less age bias, according to University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers, who were surprised at the findings.

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Scienmag

JULY 14, 2021

Presented by the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) Credit: image courtesy of UW Medicine New York, NY – The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), a national non-profit organization whose mission is to support and advance healthy aging through biomedical research, is proud to recognize the outstanding contributions of Andrea (..)

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Scienmag

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Work will tell us how loneliness interacts with brain structure and function in normal aging and pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease Credit: The Neuro Two researchers from The Neuro, with collaborators from the StoP-AD Centre at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and the Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, will lead a research (..)

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Scienmag

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

A recent study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, by researchers at the University of Kentucky establishes what they believe is a new way to predict the risk […].

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Trialfacts

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Researchers need your help to investigate a potential solution. Researchers are looking at the medication metformin as a potential way to help with cognitive decline and possibly prevent Alzheimer’s disease later on. Participants will be helping to advance medical research. Forgetfulness or slight issues in your memory?

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 19, 2020

19 in the Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences. MONDAY, Oct. 19, 2020 — For older adults, social engagement (SE) is associated with greater microstructural integrity of specific gray matter (GM) regions relevant to social cognition, which have roles in dementia , according to a study published online Oct. Cynthia Felix, M.D.,

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Scienmag

APRIL 5, 2021

income–who rely on Medicare for health insurance face high medical bills and may forgo essential health care, according to new research led by health policy scientists at the University of Pittsburgh […].

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Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Social factors affect an individual's future health, but there's currently no practical way to summarize their prognostic impact.

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Scienmag

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Credit: Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain Benign breast diseases (BBD), which are non-cancerous disorders of the breast, such as lumps, are known to increase the chances of subsequent breast cancer.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Cannabis is being used to ease problems such as pain, sleep disturbances and psychiatric conditions like anxiety and depression, researchers say. He’s an assistant professor in the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). TUESDAY, Oct.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 12, 2022

NFL players age nearly a decade faster than the general population and suffer from arthritis and high blood pressure as early as their 20s, according to a new study from Harvard Medical School.

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) researchers are developing and evaluating the Belonging and Empathy, With Intentional Targeted Helping (BE […]. million grant from the U.S.

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Skip Rizzo, PhD, research director for medical virtual reality at the University of Southern California’s Institute for Creative Technologies (USC ICT), tells us how its virtual reality (VR) therapy BRAVEMIND is changing PTSD treatment and how pharma can leverage clinical VR. Does medication impact VR therapy outcomes?

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

While AJR articles were more frequently unfunded, and Radiology articles were more often funded, citation rate was not different between funded vs. unfunded; moreover, funding was not significantly associated with citations Credit: American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) Leesburg, VA, September 3, 2020–According (..)

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Scienmag

APRIL 16, 2021

The new cutoff values for a metric widely used by geriatricians, physical therapists and nutritionists are more accurate, facilitate early diagnosis and contribute to preventive treatment Aging entails a loss of muscle mass and strength, which in some cases impairs mobility, hinders walking or performance of day-to-day tasks, and exposes the elderly (..)

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 15, 2020

New research suggests that the media Americans consume matters when these decisions are made. Researchers analyzed data from more than 4,800 U.S. Compared to CNN, Fox News “consistently downplayed the danger of the virus for the sake of political interest,” the researchers said in a journal news release.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 14, 2021

There are many components to aging, both mental and physical. When it comes to the infrastructure of the human body – the musculoskeletal system that includes muscles, bones, tendons and cartilage – age-associated decline is inevitable, and the rate of that decline increases the older we get.

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 12, 2023

A new research paper titled "Selenium as a predictor of metabolic syndrome in middle age women" has been published in Aging.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 11, 2023

This is evident in a study at Umeå University, where researchers have followed individuals in special housing around Sweden. The research is published in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe.

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Scienmag

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Delirium, a common post-operative complication, is also seen frequently in patients with COVID-19 BOSTON – Delirium, a common syndrome among older adults, particularly in those who have recently undergone surgery, critically ill patients in the ICU, and in older patients with multiple health issues, is a form of acute confusion that is characterized (..)

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Medical Xpress

MAY 16, 2023

New research suggests that centenarians—people who live to be at least 100—have a diverse collection of viruses in their gut that could help protect them from infectious diseases. The findings, published May 15 in Nature Microbiology, shed light on some of the biological pathways that may help centenarians live long, healthy lives.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 16, 2023

Researchers from The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have measured the extent to which a bone fracture can lead to early death and created a publicly available tool that doctors and patients can use to calculate risk.

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

million National Institute on Aging grant to USC’s Eileen Crimmins supports collaboration of large studies in US, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland to answer questions about how life circumstances affect gene expression and health.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 15, 2023

Women who experience more severe hot flashes after menopause are more likely to develop metabolic syndrome and high blood pressure, according to research presented at the 25th European Congress of Endocrinology in Istanbul.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 17, 2023

Results from a new study in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research suggest that amputations for such injuries may negatively affect bone mass. Combat-related injuries to bone are common in military personnel and can lead to pain and disability.

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Medical Xpress

MARCH 8, 2023

In research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, investigators developed and validated models that can predict the risk of fall-related injuries in nursing home residents based on routinely collected clinical data.

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Scienmag

APRIL 2, 2021

Other subjects include changes in the Alzheimer’s brain and a new model for predicting the life expectancy of older adults New York (March 27, 2019)–Insights into molecular changes in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, a new model for predicting the life expectancy of older adults with multiple chronic diseases and age-related vulnerability, (..)

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