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Mediterranean Diet May Boost Tiny Proteins That Protect The Heart And Brain

Mediterranean Diet May Boost Tiny Proteins That Protect The Heart And Brain

A study of older adults linked closer Mediterranean diet adherence with higher humanin and SHMOOSE levels and lower oxidative-stress indicators.
5 Simple Steps To A Healthy Pelvis After 60

5 Simple Steps To A Healthy Pelvis After 60

Sixty and Me outlines five daily habits for pelvic health after 60, while medical guidance is needed for symptoms such as urine leakage.
Patient Death Reported In Multiple Sclerosis CAR-T Study

Patient Death Reported In Multiple Sclerosis CAR-T Study

A participant in a phase I zola-cel study died of septic pneumonia after receiving cyclophosphamide; investigators are examining the event.
Hip Fracture In Older Adults Is Far More Than An Orthopedic Injury

Hip Fracture In Older Adults Is Far More Than An Orthopedic Injury

A Umeå University thesis links hip fracture risk, mortality and recovery in adults 85 and older to health, medical conditions and well-being.
What The Blue Zones Can – And Can’t – Teach Us About Growing Older

What The Blue Zones Can – And Can’t – Teach Us About Growing Older

A Sixty and Me report weighs disputed age records against the broader lessons Blue Zones may offer about movement, connection and purpose.
Movement Helps People Learn Complex Patterns More Effectively, Study Finds

Movement Helps People Learn Complex Patterns More Effectively, Study Finds

A Florida Atlantic and Brown study found larger arm movements improved learning of similarity-based visual categories, but not explicit-rule categories.
Alzheimer's Breakthrough: 2 Hrs Of Sleep Restored Without Clearing Brain Plaques

Alzheimer’s Breakthrough: 2 Hrs Of Sleep Restored Without Clearing Brain Plaques

A mouse study found that temporarily depleting most brain microglia restored more than two hours of sleep daily without clearing amyloid plaques.
Should You Stay Close To Home In Retirement?

Should You Stay Close To Home In Retirement?

A retired Kiplinger writer explains why she plans to stay near home, weighing health care and transit access against taxes and housing costs.
No Daytime Grogginess Observed With Menopause Hot Flash Drug

No Daytime Grogginess Observed With Menopause Hot Flash Drug

A post-hoc analysis of two phase III trials found daytime sleepiness scores improved with bedtime elinzanetant versus placebo over 12 weeks.
End-of-Life Conversations Can’t Wait

End-of-Life Conversations Can’t Wait

End-of-life doula Jessica Sadler says families can face added uncertainty and pressure when care preferences and important documents have not been discussed.