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June 26, 2025

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Hot Tubs Outperform Saunas in Boosting Blood Flow and Immune Power

June 25, 2025 — Hot tubs don't just feel great, they may actually outperform saunas when it comes to health perks. A study found that soaking in hot water raises core body temperature more than dry or infrared saunas, triggering stronger heart, blood vessel, and ...

Scientists Reveal Your Morning Coffee Flips an Ancient Longevity Switch

June 25, 2025 — Caffeine appears to do more than perk you up—it activates AMPK, a key cellular fuel sensor that helps cells cope with stress and energy shortages. This could explain why coffee is linked to better health and longer ...

The Pleasure Prescription: Why More Sex Means Less Menopause Pain

June 25, 2025 — Keeping sex on the schedule may be its own menopause medicine: among 900 women aged 40-79, those active in the last three months reported far less dryness, pain, and irritation, while orgasm and overall satisfaction stayed rock-solid despite dips in ...

HIV Is Surging in Over-50s—But Campaigns Still Target the Young

June 21, 2025 — HIV is surging among adults over 50 in sub-Saharan Africa, yet prevention and treatment campaigns still focus mainly on the young. New research reveals older adults face comparable or higher infection rates but remain largely invisible in HIV ...

Cannabis Use Among Seniors Surges 46% in Two Years--Study Reveals

June 7, 2025 — Cannabis use among older Americans has climbed dramatically, with 7% of adults 65 and older now reporting recent use. This rise isn't just in numbers but also in diversity older users today are more likely to be women, college-educated, and ...

Record High: Study Finds Growing Cannabis Use Among Older Adults

June 3, 2025 — Marijuana use among older adults in the US has reached a new high, with 7 percent of adults aged 65 and over who report using it in the past month, according to a recent ...

Combination Therapy With Rapamycin and Trametinib Prolongs the Life of Mice

May 30, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that the combination of the two cancer drugs Rapamycin and Trametinib significantly extends the lifespan of mice. This therapy shows greater effects than the individual drugs and offers not only a longer lifespan, but ...

Mitochondrial DNA Mutation Accumulation May Not Be a Determining Factor in Aging

May 29, 2025 — Mutations accumulated in mitochondrial DNA associated with aging were earlier believed to cause aging by decreasing the energy-producing function (mitochondrial respiratory function). In this study, ...

New Pace of Aging Measurement Reveals Trajectories of Healthspan and Lifespan in Older People

May 28, 2025 — A newly refined method for measuring the Pace of Aging in population-based studies provides a powerful tool for predicting risks associated with aging, including chronic illness, cognitive ...

Southeast Asia Could Prevent Up to 36,000 Ozone-Related Early Deaths a Year by 2050 With Stricter Air Pollution Controls

May 24, 2025 — A study has found that implementing robust air pollution control measures could mean Southeast Asian countries prevent as many as 36,000 ozone-related premature deaths each year by ...

'Barcodes' Written Into Our DNA Reveal How Blood Ages

May 22, 2025 — A study explains how age reshapes the blood system. In both humans and mice, a few stem cells out-compete their neighbors and gradually take over blood production. The loss of diversity results in a blood system that has a preference for producing ...

Technique Rapidly Measures Cells' Density, Reflecting Health and Developmental State

May 20, 2025 — MIT researchers found a way to measure cell density quickly and accurately -- measuring up to 30,000 cells in a single hour. They also showed density changes could be used to make useful predictions, ...

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Discovering the Role of microRNA-27a in Tissue Regeneration and Bone Healing

May 19, 2025 — MicroRNA-27a has been shown to stimulate both the wingless-type integration site family, or Wnt signaling, and the bone morphogenetic protein ...

Hormone Cycles Shape the Structure and Function of Key Memory Regions in the Brain

May 13, 2025 — Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, ...

Higher Success Rate Using a Simple Oral Swab Test Before IVF

May 13, 2025 — Researchers have conducted a clinical study to show how a woman's genetic profile provides information on which hormone treatment is most effective for in vitro fertilization (IVF). The researchers ...

Incidence Rates of Some Cancer Types Have Risen in People Under Age 50

May 8, 2025 — Researchers have completed a comprehensive analysis of cancer statistics for different age groups in the United States and found that from 2010 through 2019, the incidence of 14 cancer types ...

Biological Age Predicts Cardiovascular Disease Morbidity and Mortality

May 8, 2025 — Looking at your biological age -- the level of deterioration in your body -- can give a clearer picture of your heart disease risk than traditional tools ...

Incidence of Several Early-Onset Cancers Increased Between 2010 and 2019

May 8, 2025 — In the United States, breast, colorectal, endometrial, pancreatic, and kidney cancers are becoming increasingly common among people under age 50, according to a new ...

Klotho: A Protein That Promotes Healthy Aging and Improves Longevity

May 7, 2025 — An international study has shown that increasing levels of the Klotho protein in mice extends lifespan and improves both physical and cognitive health when ...

A Healthy Diet in Childhood Is Linked to Starting Menstrual Periods Later, Regardless of BMI or Height

May 7, 2025 — Eating a healthy diet as a child is linked to girls having their first menstrual period at an older age than those who consumed a less healthy diet, ...

Biological 'Clocks' Key to Muscle Health and Accelerated Aging in Shift Workers

May 5, 2025 — Muscle cells contain their own circadian clocks and disrupting them with shift work can have a profound impact on aging, according to new ...

Black Tea and Berries Could Contribute to Healthier Aging

May 5, 2025 — Higher intakes of black tea, berries, citrus fruits and apples could help to promote healthy aging, new research has ...

Rainfall Triggers Extreme Humid Heat in Tropics and Subtropics

Apr. 29, 2025 — Scientists believe they have found a way to improve warning systems for vulnerable communities threatened by humid heatwaves, which are on the rise due to climate change and can be damaging and even ...

New Machine Algorithm Could Identify Cardiovascular Risk at the Click of a Button

Apr. 29, 2025 — An automated machine learning program has been able to identify potential cardiovascular incidents or fall and fracture risks based on bone density scans taken during routine clinical ...

Drug Combination Reduces Breast Cancer Risk and Improves Metabolic Health in Rats

Apr. 28, 2025 — Researchers investigated the combined effects of bazedoxifene and conjugated estrogens in rat models as an alternative to ...

Scientists Develop New Bone Marrow Imaging Technique

Apr. 24, 2025 — A new bone marrow imaging technique could change treatment for cancer, autoimmune disease and musculoskeletal ...

Malfunctions in Mitochondria Influence Skeletal Aging

Apr. 24, 2025 — New mechanisms discovered that show how development-dependent disruptions in mitochondrial function lead to premature skeletal ...

Apr. 23, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that expansion of mutant blood cells, a phenomenon linked to aging, can be found in cancerous tumors, and this is associated with worse outcomes for ...

Can Hormone Therapy Improve Heart Health in Menopausal Women?

Apr. 22, 2025 — Oral hormone therapy may benefit heart health in menopausal women. A new analysis of data from the Women's Health Initiative found that estrogen-based oral hormone therapy had a long-term ...

Insomnia and Sleep Medication Use Connected to Disability in Older Adults

Apr. 18, 2025 — For adults over the age of 65, higher levels of both insomnia symptoms and sleep medication use were associated with higher risk of disability a year later, according to a new ...

Key Enzyme in Lipid Metabolism Linked to Immune System Aging

Apr. 18, 2025 — New research suggests that decreased activity of ELOVL2 -- a key enzyme in lipid metabolism -- accelerates white blood cell aging and alters genes associated with the onset of blood ...

How Do Age, Sex, Hormones and Genetics Affect Dementia Biomarkers in the Blood?

Apr. 16, 2025 — A new study has found important clues about the roles age, sex, hormonal changes and genetics play in how certain biomarkers for dementia are expressed in the blood, according to a new ...

Menopause at an Early Age Can Exacerbate Cognitive Decline

Apr. 16, 2025 — Why does dementia affect more women than men? To help solve this mystery, researchers uncovered a new risk factor: age of menopause ...

Sleep Matters: Duration, Timing, Quality and More May Affect Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Apr. 14, 2025 — Healthy sleep includes multiple components, such as number of hours of sleep per night, how long it takes to fall asleep, daytime functioning and self-reported sleep satisfaction, and addressing ...

Eating Only During the Daytime Could Protect People from Heart Risks of Shift Work

Apr. 8, 2025 — Numerous studies have shown that working the night shift is associated with serious health risks, including to the heart. However, a new study suggests that eating only during the daytime could help ...

No Bones About It: New Details About Skeletal Cell Aging Revealed

Apr. 4, 2025 — Scientists and researchers around the globe are investigating a series of mysteries about what happens to our bones over ...

Older Adults Experience Similar or Even Less Muscle Damage Than Young Adults After Exercise

Apr. 2, 2025 — Older adults experience less muscle soreness following exercise according to research which overturns the widespread belief that aging muscles are less resilient. Younger adults were categorized as ...

Open-Label Placebos Improve Premenstrual Syndrome

Mar. 26, 2025 — Almost half of women of reproductive age experience complaints in the days leading up to menstruation. A lot of treatments come with side effects, only provide limited relief, or don't work for ...

Embryo Development Holds Key to Healthy Lifestyles

Mar. 18, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that the earliest days of embryo development have a measurable impact on a person's future health and ...

New AI Model Reveals Your True Biological Age from 5 Drops of Blood

Mar. 14, 2025 — A research team has developed a new system to estimate a person's biological age -- a measure of how well their body has aged, rather than just counting the years since birth. Using just five ...

Proteins and Pathways Involved in Inflammation Are Associated With Changes in Bone Mineral Density Over Time

Mar. 14, 2025 — Researchers have found that proteins and pathways involved in inflammation are associated with changes in bone mineral density (BMD) over time. The research, could potentially lead to the ...

Does Exercise Really Extend Life? Finnish Twin Study Offers New Insights

Mar. 13, 2025 — Physical activity is seen as a way to extend the human lifespan, but twin studies found the benefits of physical activity for longevity may not be as straightforward as has been previously ...