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“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says

Age-related deterioration in postural control is an important factor decreasing quality of life. Functional neuroimaging studies have shown that the activation of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) during balancing is typically higher in older (OA) compared to younger adults (YA), probably reflecting a mechanism contributing to worsened balance control with aging. Here, we hypothesized that balance training (BAL) shifts PFC activation towards a more efficient pattern, enabling improved balance...

INTRODUCTION: Differences in lifestyle factors contribute towards inequalities in dementia incidence and memory trajectories across racial and ethnic groups. We identifieded lifestyle risk factors that best discriminat memory trajectories in older adults without cognitive impairment.

Cellular senescence is a conserved cellular program characterized by a permanent cell cycle arrest triggered by a variety of stressors. Originally described as a tumor-suppressive mechanism, it is now recognized to exert pleiotropic and context-dependent functions, contributing to key physiological processes such as embryogenesis and tissue repair, as well as to processes associated with aging and the development of age-related diseases. Unlike normal cells, senescent cells remain metabolically...

Resistance to age-related pathological changes (brain maintenance), including Alzheimer's disease, cerebrovascular disease, and neurodegeneration may promote cognitive resilience in aging. However, how lifestyle and health profiles relate to successful cognitive and brain aging remains poorly understood. In a novel, deeply phenotyped cohort of 211 cognitively unimpaired older adults (age = 71.0 ± 7.4 years, 46% female), we characterized principal components of lifestyle and health using...

CONCLUSION: Better diet quality, reflected by higher HEI scores, is associated with a lower prevalence of sarcopenia in older adults, highlighting the importance of nutrition in preventing sarcopenia.

The gradual decline in physiological functions that comes with aging contributes to a range of chronic diseases, such as Alzheimer's, type 2 diabetes, heart failure, and osteoarthritis. Significant advancements in human longevity due to socioeconomic development have resulted in a foreseeable and substantial strain on the global healthcare system. In fact, there is now a shift in research focus towards enhancing healthspan. As a result, the development of improved therapies for various chronic...

The hippocampus (Hc), which is crucial for memory across the lifespan, is comprised of distinct subfields: dentate gyrus (DG), Cornu Ammonis (CA) sectors 1-3, and subiculum. Cross-sectional studies show that Hc subfield volumes exhibit a differential association with age across the lifespan. However, the evidence of age-related changes and individual variability in developmental trajectories is sparse. We examined changes in Hc subfield volumes in a large normative lifespan sample (N = 474 at...

The gradual decline in physiological functions that comes with aging contributes to a range of chronic diseases, such as Alzheimer's, type 2 diabetes, heart failure, and osteoarthritis. Significant advancements in human longevity due to socioeconomic development have resulted in a foreseeable and substantial strain on the global healthcare system. In fact, there is now a shift in research focus towards enhancing healthspan. As a result, the development of improved therapies for various chronic...

Age-related iron accumulation is widely observed in various species and significantly impacts physiological processes. However, systematic investigation into how age-related iron dysregulation affects different life traits is still limited. This study utilizes the model organism C. elegans to examine the roles of iron regulatory genes throughout different life stages, focusing on their effects on iron homeostasis, longevity, mobility, size, and mechanosensation. Our expression analysis indicated...

Cellular senescence is a hallmark of organismal aging but how it drives aging in human tissues is not fully understood. Here we leverage single nucleus multiomics to profile senescence in mononucleated cells of human skeletal muscle and provide the first senescence atlas. We demonstrate the intra- and inter-populational transcriptomic and epigenomic heterogeneity and dynamics of cellular senescence. We also identify commonalities and variations in senescence-associated secretory phenotypes...

CONCLUSION: Sarcopenia can serves as a significant predictor of long-term mortality in centenarians and functions as an important independent predictor.

CONCLUSIONS: In addressing apathy, it is important to check for the co-occurrence of depression, life satisfaction, and the availability and utilization of social support.