A new study offers insight into the health and lifestyle indicators – including diet, physical activity and weight – that align most closely with healthy brain function across the lifespan. The study used machine learning to determine which variables best predicted a person’s ability to quickly complete a task without becoming distracted. Reported in The…
Stroke and dementia as well as late-life depression are more common in people who have a biomarker of aging called short leukocyte telomere length, according to a study published on June 11, 2025, online in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The good news is that this relationship was not found…
Discover how a new epigenetic clock measures how fast you are really aging from just a drop of blood or saliva. Study: A blood-based epigenetic clock for intrinsic capacity predicts mortality and is associated with clinical, immunological and lifestyle factors. Image credit: Zapylaiev Kostiantyn/Shuuterstock.com A recent study published in the journal Nature Aging constructed an intrinsic capacity (IC) clock…
Share on PinterestDrinking coffee appears to support healthy aging in women, according to recent study findings. Image credit: OLEKSANDRA TROIAN/Getty Images. Coffee has many potential health benefits, and research into its potential benefits is ongoing. Experts are interested in how coffee may impact women, specifically. Results from a recent study shared at the Nutrition 2025…
In this study, multidomain lifestyle intervention resulted in favourable changes in participants’ dietary habits and physical activity, and part of the improvements remained also during the long-term post-intervention follow-up. Although no significant differences between the intervention and control groups were evident in other modifiable factors, we showed that, in the whole cohort, social and cognitive…