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Kevin A. Murach, Ph.D. at the University of Arkansas, talks us through prioritizing skeletal muscle health for successful aging, beginning...
Credit: Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2025.07.002 The digestive system's rhythms are controlled by body clock genes, as...
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Credit: Pexels. When the first volunteers joined the U.S. POINTER study, many were already slightly concerned about their memory.Some had...
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A new study from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus finds that older adults become more socially active after...
Ana Quiñones, Ph.D., is named co-director of the AGING Initiative, a $2.8 million grant from the NIH to advance a...
New research reveals that a higher intake of creatine from meat sources may ease constipation, especially in men and younger...
