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Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) recently published a study in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA) suggesting that adults with a high intake of caffeine via tea or coffee had better physical function later in life. This study, led by Professor Koh Woon Puay from …
As we age, our muscles start to waste. Called sarcopenia, it happens to us all if we live long enough, but no one has ever understood why it happens. Now new research from the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) at Monash University, has used a surprising animal model – the African killifish, to study muscle …
Researchers have been working diligently in hopes of finding the proverbial fountain of youth to extend both health and lifespans. According to a team of researchers from Augusta University, they may have discovered how to help aging bodies maintain their health and vitality, and their findings were published in the journal Aging and Disease. During …
Carrying far too much weight, including a midriff bulge, from mid-life onwards, is linked to a heightened risk of physical frailty in older age, finds research published in the open access journal BMJ Open. Frailty is often wrongly perceived as a purely wasting disorder, say the researchers, who emphasise the importance of keeping trim throughout …
In a study using data from nearly 1,200 older adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have added to a growing body of evidence that loss of the sense of smell is a predictive marker for an increased risk of frailty as people age. Building on previous research showing that olfactory dysfunction is a common early sign …
Article courtesy of Dr. Joel Kahn, MD, who is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine, one of the world’s top cardiologists, best-selling author, lecturer, and a leading expert in plant-based nutrition and holistic care. Muscle strength is a powerful predictor of mortality that can quickly and inexpensively be assessed …
A commonly used blood pressure medication may help improve measures of frailty in prefrail older adults, according to a new study by researchers with UTHealth Houston published in The Journals of Gerontology. Prefrail adults are adults that exhibit signs of becoming frail. When adults become frail, they are particularly vulnerable to numerous adverse health outcomes …
Older, frail adults with heart failure who participated in a personalized physical rehab program improved their endurance, strength, balance, and quality of life. More than 80% of participants reported that they were still exercising at home six months after completing the program. Heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalization among older adults in the …
Sarcopenia, the muscle loss related to aging, may start slowly in your thirties and continue progressing with growing rapidity into your seventies. It is not identified with definite biomarkers as medical practitioners prefer to use today. Sarcopenia tends to get an “I know it when I see it” sort of diagnosis. Although this difficulty in …
According to the CDC heart disease is the leading cause of death in America, this serious and often fatal condition is caused by cardiometabolic dysfunctions such as high blood pressure, obesity, insulin resistance, and high cholesterol. Calcium is one of most common minerals within our bodies, most of which being found in the bones and …