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The Mysteries of the Super-Ager Revealed

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 4, 2019

Scientific research is helping to unlock the secrets behind why some people live to become super-agers. Researchers propose ways in which we can slow the aging process and extend our life spans.... Read More...

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The Odds of Living to 110 Plus Level Out Once You Hit 105

Neuroscience NewsJuly 1, 2018

Researchers report death rates slow after the age of 105. The study reveals there appears to be no fixed limit to the human life span yet in sight. ... Read More...

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Close Friends Linked to a Sharper Memory

Neuroscience NewsNovember 2, 2017

A new PLOS ONE study reports superagers who maintain positive friendships have better cognitive ability and slower memory decline that peers who do not maintain strong social networks. ... Read More...

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A Genetic Influence on Aging Into the 90s, But Not Beyond

Neuroscience NewsJuly 18, 2017

A new study challenges previous research into the role of the FOXO3 gene in super-aging. Researchers found the gene did, to a degree, play a role in longevity, but did not affect living to ages 96+ in men or 100+ in women.... Read More...

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SuperAger Brains Shrink More Slowly Than Peers’ Brains

Neuroscience NewsApril 4, 2017

Typical agers lose brain volume twice as fast as SuperAgers, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Aspirin green light for brain bleed stroke patients

Examining ethical issues surrounding wearable brain devices marketed to consumers

Want to help the vaccine hesitant become pro-vaccine? Have them meet someone with a vaccine-preventable disease

Neuroscience

Aspirin green light for brain bleed stroke patients

Examining ethical issues surrounding wearable brain devices marketed to consumers

Want to help the vaccine hesitant become pro-vaccine? Have them meet someone with a vaccine-preventable disease

Neurology

Aspirin green light for brain bleed stroke patients

Want to help the vaccine hesitant become pro-vaccine? Have them meet someone with a vaccine-preventable disease

Like A Lot of Things, Women’s Gut Microbiomes Appear to Mature Earlier than Men’s

AI

Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

New AI Sees Like a Human, Filling in the Blanks

Robotics

Dog-like robot made by students jumps, flips and trots

Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

New AI Sees Like a Human, Filling in the Blanks

Psychology

Want to help the vaccine hesitant become pro-vaccine? Have them meet someone with a vaccine-preventable disease

Infants later diagnosed with autism seldom initiate joint attention

Unlike men, women’s cognitive performance may improve at higher room temperature

SuperAgers

The Mysteries of the Super-Ager Revealed

The Odds of Living to 110 Plus Level Out Once You Hit 105

A Genetic Influence on Aging Into the 90s, But Not Beyond

SuperAger Brains Shrink More Slowly Than Peers’ Brains