Aging and cancer appear to be closely linked, as over time, cells accumulate hits in their DNA code. But now research has turned to the role of RNA. Is RNA the key to a longer life?
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Gaming is a way to connect to family members. Those relationships can improve mental and physical well-being, in addition to creating meaningful personal bonds.
If game producers get better at targeting older gamers, many effects of aging - social, cognitive and physical - could be reduced.
Turning 65 in 2016 doesn’t mean the same thing as hitting 65 in 1916. So why are we still using a population aging measure that was developed a century ago?
When older people live predominantly with others their own age, there are far more benefits than costs.
Our sex lives may change as we get older but those in sexual relationships still want the same things as the young.
The very idea of a quick-fix pill for stopping, and perhaps even reversing, nature’s intricate biologic clock thus far has proven to be a hubristic notion.
Video games aren’t only for kids. A new report shows that older Australians are embracing games, for a variety of reasons.
New research says we should discard conventional ways of analyzing what it means to age. It’s how well people function that counts.
A new study looking at a long-lived lemur species attributes it to their frequent hibernation-like state. But what lessons can humans learn from this?
Every 67 seconds someone in the United States is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and new estimates suggest that it may be the third leading cause of death of older people. Alzheimer’s disease is associated…
Older people may be able to learn more from visual information than their younger counterparts, according to a study published today in the journal Current Biology. “The take-home message the study authors…
It’s no secret that the global population is ageing. We’re living longer than ever and are healthier until much later in life. But we’re still struggling to adapt to this changing demographic – and some…
By 2030, the last of the Baby Boomer generation will have turned 65 years old, putting the population of “senior boomers” in the United States at approximately 71 million. Currently, only about 7,000 certified…
For years, conventional wisdom held that growing older tends to be bad news for brains. Past behavioral data largely pointed to loss in cognitive – that is, thinking – abilities with age, including poorer…
The area of the brain that controls spatial attention may not be affected by aging, a recent study has found. Dr Joanna Brooks…
An increasing weakness with age is not a law of nature. Most look at ageing as a process from young and healthy to becoming…
Brain cells responsible for controlling immunity and microglia inhibit memory during ageing, new research has shown. However…
Researchers have discovered genes that may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s up to 20 years before symptoms become apparent…
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Regents and Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Texas A&M University
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Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer of Gerontology, UMass Boston
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Professor of Gerontology, UMass Boston
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Associate Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Virginia
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Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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Professeur Titulaire. École d'optométrie. Expertise en santé oculaire et usage des lentilles cornéennes spécialisées, Université de Montréal
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Director of the International Laboratory of Demography and Human Capital, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
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Co-Director of Texas A&M Center for Population Health and Aging, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida
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Associate Vice Provost for Health Sciences and Associate Professor, Mississippi State University
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