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During lockdowns, researchers have explored loneliness with Australians over 65. Picking up the phone for a meaningful chat is more important than you might think.
Golden years.
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Many of the advice given to humans works for dogs, too.
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Mice given a faecal transplant from young mice, rejuvenated their brains and were better able to complete a maze task.
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Gymnasts need to carefully calibrate their leg muscles to gain optimum spring from the floor, springboard or beam. And their arms are crucial for balance and creating the right amount of rotation.
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A neuroscientist and a clinician watched two new films about dementia. They recognised what they saw.
Long term care for the aged in Ghana faces several hurdles.
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Families in Ghana are struggling to manage the long-term care of ageing relatives.
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We have the technology to make it easier for older Australians to pursue active ageing in their own communities. The smart city just needs their input to make it work for them.
Men can produce children for longer than women.
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Older fathers have a lower chance of conceiving and increased chances of negative effects on children.
Repurposed drugs and senolytics could bring us five more years of disease-free life.
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Preventing age-related disease could give us five more years of healthy life in older age.
Memory declines with age.
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Anti-inflammatory drugs may be able to reverse cognitive decline in the future.
Hydrogen sulfide is a stinky toxic gas, but it has health benefits when released in small amounts inside the body. That’s why eating more plant proteins is linked to longevity.
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Hydrogen sulphide is a smelly, poisonous gas, but it plays an important role in aging and longevity. New research shows that eating less meat could be a key to harnessing its healthy effects.
People protest outside the Tendercare Living Centre long-term-care facility in Scarborough, Ont. on Dec. 29, 2020. This LTC home has been hit hard by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Canadians are living longer, but are they living well? The challenges to aging well go beyond the problems in long-term care. Substantial change to Canada’s support service systems is long overdue.
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It’s not just older adults who get shorter. You start shrinking, the moment you get out of bed in the morning.
Eccentric exercises (such as walking downhill) cause our muscles to lengthen under the load in order to slow the body down.
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‘Eccentric exercises’ are a normal part of everyday life – but they may carry some risks.
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A new book contains much wisdom on the question of ageing and the search for meaning.
Muscle loss might be an inevitable part of ageing, but exercise can slow this process down.
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Without proper care, lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic could worsen muscle loss and long-term health in ageing populations.
Older people in urban informal settlements live in poor socioeconomic conditions.
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The higher pace of demographic ageing and the noncommunicable diseases that come with it call for new management approaches.
Pepper the robot visits Clinic Hospital in Barcelona, Spain, July 2018.
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Using robots to provide companionship is a slippery slope in removing the aged and infirm still further from human interaction.
Many lifestyle factors and chronic conditions affect our life expectancy.
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The app’s predictions may only work if we’re willing to make life changes.
Muscle mass is important for maintaining health and being active during older age.
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The vitamin could also protect against sarcopenia, which affects more than 50 million people globally.