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Functional Decline Precedes Cardiovascular Disease Events By Many Years

Functional Decline Precedes Cardiovascular Disease Events By Many Years

A JAMA Cardiology study of 12,015 older adults found worsening frailty and physical function years before cardiovascular events.
The Beginner’s Guide To Functional Fitness For Women Over 60

The Beginner’s Guide To Functional Fitness For Women Over 60

A Sixty and Me guide outlines five at-home exercises for women over 60, with safety tips and recommendations for building strength, balance and mobility.
Novel GIP/GLP-1 Yields Uneven Findings In Diabetes Patients With Obesity

Novel GIP/GLP-1 Yields Uneven Findings In Diabetes Patients With Obesity

In phase III SYNCHRONIZE-2, survodutide improved weight and blood sugar measures, but gastrointestinal events led many participants to stop treatment.
Sean Terwilliger’s Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Made Him ‘A Completely Changed Man’

Sean Terwilliger’s Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Made Him ‘A Completely Changed Man’

Sean Terwilliger describes a four-year path to an early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis, 18 months of Leqembi infusions and a new role as an advocate.
Swedish Study Links Lower Midlife Cognitive Scores To Future Strokes

Swedish Study Links Lower Midlife Cognitive Scores To Future Strokes

A Swedish study found higher later stroke risk among adults 60 to 69 with lower cognitive scores, but it did not establish cause and effect.
Do You Really “Need” A Joint Replacement? Why It’s More Of A Choice Than You May Think

Do You Really “Need” A Joint Replacement? Why It’s More Of A Choice Than You May Think

A Sixty and Me report says hip or knee replacement is usually planned, leaving patients and surgeons to weigh symptoms, treatment options and timing.
Factors That Speed Up Aging

Factors That Speed Up Aging

A study of 726 midlife women linked anxiety about aging with faster epigenetic aging; researchers say lifestyle and other factors also matter.
Greater Variation In Blood Pressure Associated With Higher Risk Of Death And Strokes

Greater Variation In Blood Pressure Associated With Higher Risk Of Death And Strokes

A UK Biobank study linked greater blood pressure variation between visits to higher risks of death and some strokes; researchers say clinical use needs more study.
Exercise Linked To Better Attention And Memory After Breast Cancer

Exercise Linked To Better Attention And Memory After Breast Cancer

A 253-person trial found exercise was linked to better attention and some memory gains after breast cancer treatment, alongside slower epigenetic aging.
Fitness Has Monetized Experience. Can It Monetize Outcomes?

Fitness Has Monetized Experience. Can It Monetize Outcomes?

As amenity-led growth plateaus, fitness operators eye measurable health outcomes and healthcare contracts as the next revenue stream, per Athletech News.