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Childhood adversity patterns linked to poorer aging in China

The odds of persistently low successful aging were 1.97 times as high with widespread childhood adversity as with low adversity.The odds of persistently low successful aging were 1.97 times as high with widespread childhood adversity as with low adversity. A prospective cohort study used 2011–2018 data from 3,092 community-dwelling adults aged 60 or older…

Cohort · 3,092 peoplePopulations

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bioRxiv

Young donor immune cells may aid cognition in aged mice

In experiments in aged mice, blocking a receptor for a protein that supports nerve cells impaired cognitive improvements after young donor bone marrow transplants.In experiments in aged mice, blocking a receptor for a protein that supports nerve cells impaired cognitive improvements after young donor bone marrow transplants.

Hippocampal tissue filled with branching immune cells sits beside gray tissue lacking those cells, with a laboratory mouse and scattered cells nearby.
Preprint: mouse studyBlood and immune system
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Chemical changes mark aging in animal cell recycling centers

Experiments across species and tissues identified a chemical signature that could predict chronological age but was largely hidden when researchers analyzed whole…Experiments across species and tissues identified a chemical signature that could predict chronological age but was largely hidden when researchers analyzed whole tissues.

Animal studyBiomarkers

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Nature Communications

Lactate export may contribute to aging defects in egg cells

In laboratory experiments, inhibiting a protein involved in moving lactate out of cells improved the quality of aged egg cells.In laboratory experiments, inhibiting a protein involved in moving lactate out of cells improved the quality of aged egg cells. In a laboratory study of mouse and human oocytes, or egg cells, researchers measured proteins and RNA…

Animal cell studyMechanisms
Research Square

Hearing age gap linked to higher mortality in adults

Among 13,331 US adults, each additional year of hearing age gap was associated with higher mortality, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.024.Among 13,331 US adults, each additional year of hearing age gap was associated with higher mortality, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.024.

Ear cutaways beside strong and faint sound waves, with white gaps in a dark blue-green group of people and an intact gray group.
Preprint: cohort · 13,331 peopleBiomarkers
Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Microneedle patch improved muscle mass and endurance in mice

Researchers tested a patch designed to release muscle-targeted packages from human umbilical cord stem cells in mice with age-related muscle loss.Researchers tested a patch designed to release muscle-targeted packages from human umbilical cord stem cells in mice with age-related muscle loss.

HUMSCs were induced to undergo apoptosis, and the resulting ApoVs were isolated and engineered with the muscle-targeting aptamer A01B.
Mouse studyMuscle
International Journal for Equity in Health

Sight and hearing problems linked to multiple health conditions

Adults reporting both problems had a higher rate of combined physical and psychological conditions than those reporting neither, with a hazard ratio of 2.18.Adults reporting both problems had a higher rate of combined physical and psychological conditions than those reporting neither, with a hazard ratio of 2.18.

Flow chart of participant selection across three longitudinal cohorts.
Cohort · 15,022 peopleEar
Kidney International

Fewer serious medical events with semaglutide in kidney trial

In the lowest kidney-function subgroup, serious medical events were reported in 56.4% receiving semaglutide versus 60.4% receiving placebo.In the lowest kidney-function subgroup, serious medical events were reported in 56.4% receiving semaglutide versus 60.4% receiving placebo.

Randomized trial · 3,533 peopleSemaglutide
Research Square

Uncorrected hearing loss linked to memory decline at lower care access

A 10-year observational analysis of 2,397 older adults found no clear memory-decline link at high healthcare access among those with uncorrected hearing loss.A 10-year observational analysis of 2,397 older adults found no clear memory-decline link at high healthcare access among those with uncorrected hearing loss.

The association of hearing loss status with change in memory.
Preprint: cohort · 2,397 peopleHearing loss
bioRxiv

Protein segment supports cellular waste breakdown in worms

Genetic experiments also identified a role for the segment in heat resistance associated with the removal of worms’ reproductive cells. In C.Genetic experiments also identified a role for the segment in heat resistance associated with the removal of worms’ reproductive cells. In C.

Worms beside branching neurons and lysosomes contrast intact blue-green compartments with damaged gray compartments crowded with waste.
Preprint: worm studyMechanisms
European Journal of Epidemiology

Excess weight linked to tears in the body’s main artery

In the meta-analysis, each 0.1-unit higher waist-to-height ratio was linked to a relative risk of 1.32 for tears in the main artery’s inner wall.In the meta-analysis, each 0.1-unit higher waist-to-height ratio was linked to a relative risk of 1.32 for tears in the main artery’s inner wall.

Meta-analysis · 4,962,288 peoplePopulations
medRxiv

Kidney layers showed contrasting disease links in adults

Chronic kidney disease was linked to thinning across 87.7% of the left kidney’s inner region and 72.8% of the right.Chronic kidney disease was linked to thinning across 87.7% of the left kidney’s inner region and 72.8% of the right. In an observational study of 70,270 UK Biobank participants, researchers used magnetic resonance imaging to map…

A kidney cutaway beside smaller sections contrasts reduced inner tissue in gray with a thick outer layer in blue-green.
Preprint: cohort · 70,270 peopleBiomarkers

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Cell identity stayed intact in aging mouse brain cells

An animal study of the mouse hippocampus found cell-specific changes in DNA marks while the basic patterns of gene regulation remained intact.An animal study of the mouse hippocampus found cell-specific changes in DNA marks while the basic patterns of gene regulation remained intact.

A large branching neuron sits beside a smaller neuron, a star-shaped glial cell, and a mouse; the intact cells have differently marked nuclei.
Preprint: mouse studyMechanisms
Clinical Epigenetics

Blood fat links to DNA marks replicated in Korean adults

Links at five previously identified DNA sites were confirmed in two additional Korean groups of 389 and 417 adults.Links at five previously identified DNA sites were confirmed in two additional Korean groups of 389 and 417 adults. In an observational study of 1,527 Korean adults, researchers examined links between blood fats and DNA…

Cross-sectional · 1,527 peopleBiomarkers
BMC Geriatrics

Aerobic exercise improved balance more than Pilates in older adults

A randomized trial of 44 adults aged 60–69 compared eight weeks of exercise and found greater gains in balance and walking speed with aerobic training.A randomized trial of 44 adults aged 60–69 compared eight weeks of exercise and found greater gains in balance and walking speed with aerobic training. Aerobic training involved three 30-minute sessions weekly.

Randomized trial · 44 peopleAerobic exercise
European Heart Journal

Inherited high cholesterol linked to lower thymus output

Patients reached the healthy comparison group’s median level on a blood-based measure of thymus output about six years earlier.Patients reached the healthy comparison group’s median level on a blood-based measure of thymus output about six years earlier. An observational study in China compared 562 people with familial hypercholesterolemia, an inherited…

Helper T cells cluster around an enlarged cell, with sparse newly released cells nearby and more in the lighter group, surrounded by gray blood cells.
Cross-sectional · 562 peopleBlood and immune system
Journal of Neuroinflammation

Older mice had more scar-forming cells in spinal cord lesions

An experiment found greater exclusion of cells that can develop into nerve-insulating cells from areas where scar-forming cells accumulated in older mice.An experiment found greater exclusion of cells that can develop into nerve-insulating cells from areas where scar-forming cells accumulated in older mice.

Mouse studyMechanisms
Scientific Reports

Blood-sugar index linked to progression toward multiple diseases

Each standard-deviation increase in the index was linked to a transition-rate ratio of 1.215 for developing a first condition—diabetes, heart disease or stroke.Each standard-deviation increase in the index was linked to a transition-rate ratio of 1.215 for developing a first condition—diabetes, heart disease or stroke.

Cohort · 8,075 peoplePopulations
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Extreme heat linked to greater death risk at older ages in Brazil

Comparing extreme heat with less-hot days, the first-week relative risk of death was 1.119 below 65 and 1.329 at 85 or older.Comparing extreme heat with less-hot days, the first-week relative risk of death was 1.119 below 65 and 1.329 at 85 or older. In an observational study, researchers analyzed daily records of 11,038,656 deaths from natural causes…

Lag curve by age group, 99th versus 75th percentile of each unit's own temperature, 14 federative units, 2014–2024.
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Materials Today Bio

Hydrogen delivery reduced testicular deterioration in aged mice

A material injected into the scrotum stuck to tissue around the testes, sustaining local hydrogen delivery and promoting sperm production in aged mice.A material injected into the scrotum stuck to tissue around the testes, sustaining local hydrogen delivery and promoting sperm production in aged mice. The formulation combined tiny silicon sheets with an adhesive polymer.

Mouse studyInterventions
Disability and Health Journal

Tooth loss linked to deaths in adults with intellectual disability

Over 13 years, 54.4% of participants without teeth or dentures died, compared with 24.3% of those who retained teeth.Over 13 years, 54.4% of participants without teeth or dentures died, compared with 24.3% of those who retained teeth. The observational cohort study followed 752 adults with intellectual disabilities aged 40 or older in the…

Cohort · 742 peopleIntellectual disability
arXiv

Brain scan model improved the accuracy of brain age predictions

Pretrained on 74,425 brain MRI scans, Brain2Vec predicted brain age more accurately and learned faster than a model starting from random settings.Pretrained on 74,425 brain MRI scans, Brain2Vec predicted brain age more accurately and learned faster than a model starting from random settings.

A large brain cross-section has offset pale folds on one side and closely fitted dark folds on the other, surrounded by smaller brain sections.
Preprint: computational studyAI & data
Nutrition Journal

Alcohol’s link to death rates varied by drink in UK adults

High alcohol intake was linked to higher death rates than never or occasional drinking (hazard ratio 1.24, comparing death rates over time).High alcohol intake was linked to higher death rates than never or occasional drinking (hazard ratio 1.24, comparing death rates over time).

Associations of total and specific alcohol from beer/cider, spirits and wine with various site-specific cancer mortality&.
Cohort · 340,924 peoplePopulations
GeroScience

Metformin trial found no significant blood gene activity changes

A randomized trial sub-study in 15 older adults with macular degeneration found no significant differences in individual genes, but tentative inflammation-related…A randomized trial sub-study in 15 older adults with macular degeneration found no significant differences in individual genes, but tentative inflammation-related signals.

Randomized trial · 15 peopleMetformin
Nature Communications

Alzheimer imaging dataset spans healthy aging and disease

The observational dataset includes more than 6,000 scans from 1,645 adults aged 42–97, spanning healthy aging to Alzheimer disease with symptoms.The observational dataset includes more than 6,000 scans from 1,645 adults aged 42–97, spanning healthy aging to Alzheimer disease with symptoms.

Cohort · 1,645 peopleAI & data
The Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Melatonin reduced senescence markers in human skin cells

In human skin cell experiments, melatonin reduced the share of cells testing positive for a senescence marker by 38.5%–41.6%.In human skin cell experiments, melatonin reduced the share of cells testing positive for a senescence marker by 38.5%–41.6%. They studied senescence caused by repeated cell division, irradiation or exposure to the drug…

Human cell studyMelatonin
European Journal of Epidemiology

Higher counts of an immune cell linked to aging eye disease

One genetic analysis linked a one-standard-deviation increase in eosinophils, a white blood cell type, to 1.07 times the odds of macular degeneration.One genetic analysis linked a one-standard-deviation increase in eosinophils, a white blood cell type, to 1.07 times the odds of macular degeneration.

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