Tag: Cohort Studies

A recent study published in Geriatrics debunks the assumption that an older chronological age results in an inevitable and universal decline in health. The researchers reported that a significant number of older adults who participated in the study experienced an improvement in cognitive and/or physical functioning [1]. Challenging the status quo Older age is known...

A new study links exercise variety, defined as regularly engaging in several types of physical activity, to significantly lower all-cause mortality. Exercise amount matters as well, but the effect plateaus quickly [1]. How exactly is it good for you? “Exercise is good for you” is a stale truism, but researchers continue to uncover new information...

The authors of a recent study investigated the relationship between reproduction (number and timing of children), aging, and survival. An analysis of seven distinct reproductive trajectories suggested that two groups, women with the most live births and childless women, showed accelerated aging and increased mortality risk [1]. To maintain the body or to reproduce? "From...

A new observational study spanning two human cohorts has found a link between theobromine, a phytochemical abundant in cocoa, and slower epigenetic aging [1]. A yummy geroprotector? Popular wisdom has it that not many things in life are both healthy and delicious, but according to research, one of them is chocolate. Studies have repeatedly linked...

An analysis of UK Biobank data showed an association between regular glucosamine use and significantly lower risks of seven non-communicable chronic diseases [1]. A common supplement Glucosamine, a sugar molecule with an amine group (amino sugar), is a supplement used by almost 20% of middle-aged adults in the U.S., U.K., and Australia [2]. It is...

While the overall prevalence of dementia might be rising due to population aging, a study has found that today’s older people seem to be less prone to dementia than in the past [1]. Are we having more dementia or less? While the robust rise in average life expectancy seen in the previous century has largely...