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·July 29, 2024·3 min read

Eight Week Vegan Diet Lowers Biological Age

A new study reveals that an eight-week vegan diet can reduce biological age estimations based on DNA methylation levels. The study, involving 21 pairs of adult identical twins, found that participants on a vegan diet showed decreases in biological age and the ages of their heart, hormone, liver, inflammatory, and metabolic systems.

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·November 10, 2023·3 min read

Loneliness: A Silent Risk of Early Death

A new study using UK Biobank data highlights the deadly risks of social isolation, revealing that never being visited by friends or family is linked to a 39% increased risk of death. Analyzing social interactions of over 450,000 adults, the study found that objective measures of social interaction, like visits and group activities, are more strongly related to mortality than subjective feelings of loneliness.

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·August 8, 2020·5 min read

Experiences of Loneliness May Differ by Age

People experience loneliness differently in adult life, depending on their age. The strongest association with loneliness is feeling excluded from society.

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·January 18, 2018·7 min read

Hits, Not Concussion, Cause CTE

A new study reveals head impact, not concussion, triggers CTE. The discovery could help with early detection and treatments for the neurodegenerative disorder.

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·January 12, 2018·4 min read

Commonalities in the Brains of People With Huntington’s and Parkinson’s Discovered

A new study reveals a commonality in gene activity related to the same immune response and inflammatory pathways in the brains of patients with Parkinson's and Huntington's disease.

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·January 3, 2018·4 min read

Genetic Factors that Contribute to Alzheimer’s Identified

Boston University School of Medicine researchers have identified several new genes associated with Alzheimer's disease, including some which may cause functional and structural alterations in the brain. The findings could help to shed light on the processes leading up to the development of the neurodegenerative disease.

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·January 2, 2018·2 min read

Possible Biomarker for Huntington’s Identified

Researchers have discovered a new biomarker that can help diagnose Huntington's disease. They note the findings could result in the development of treatments to postpone neuron death in those who carry the Huntington's gene mutation, but who do not currently show symptoms of the disease.