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Low vitamin D associated with faster decline in cognitive function

Posted in Medicine on 19th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

A research team has found that Vitamin D insufficiency was associated with faster decline in cognitive functions among a group of ethnically diverse older adults.

Can resveratrol really stave off Alzheimers disease?

Posted in Science on 12th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Extremely calorie-restricted diets greatly reduce age-related diseases in animals. The hope is that resveratrol activates sirtuins to get the same benefits.

A blood test can show the body's biological age and predict disease

Posted in Medicine on 8th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

A blood test can tell researchers what a persons 'biological age' is and may help to change the way we think about ageing, researchers have said.

Life expectancy climbs worldwide but people spend more years living with illness and disability

Posted in Medicine on 5th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Global life expectancy has risen by more than six years since 1990

Dementia levels 'are stabilising'

Posted in Medicine on 21st Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

The University of Cambridge study shows the proportion of elderly people with the condition in the UK has fallen, contrary to predictions that cases would soar.