aging

Dementia Patients With Obesity Had Up to 27% Lower Death Risk

In a study of 4,523 older adults, people overweight or obese at dementia diagnosis had a 16% to 27% lower risk of death. The authors urge caution.

Nov 12

A review of more than 350 studies in Cell Press Blue says lower protein intake slows aging in animals. Evidence in people is still limited.

Nov 11

Biologists now list a dozen linked processes behind aging, and a few animals, such as the naked mole-rat, seem to dodge some of them.

Nov 10

Adults 65 and older who got a high-dose flu shot had a nearly 55% lower Alzheimer's risk in a Neurology study. What it found and what it can't show.

Nov 8