Research shows that aligning your workouts with your body’s natural sleep-wake rhythm can boost strength, improve recovery, and sharpen focus. https://t.co/tIy5rnh2v4
Scientists Find a Sleep Duration Sweet Spot for Healthy Aging
More sleep sounds like the safe answer. The data told a different story. 👇
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A Cochrane review found that anti-amyloid drugs offer minimal cognitive benefit while raising risks of brain swelling and bleeding. https://t.co/LBM0eDzUZn
Findings show adding metformin to exercise training was linked with modest but notable reductions in improvements typically seen in fitness and blood pressure. https://t.co/yccrICJ6zU
Oxford researchers tested an imaging agent that detects the most common, and hardest to diagnose form of a condition affecting millions of women. https://t.co/0sr3TSEaFe
Adults Who Don’t Age: The Secrets of ‘Superagers’
They are over 80, 90, and even 100, yet their minds are as sharp as those of people decades younger.
Superagers challenge everything we assume about aging...👇
https://t.co/dHAPKk6CDx
What Makes Superagers’ Brains So Special
Some people reach their 80s with memories sharper than many 50-year-olds. Scientists now think they know why: Their brains never stopped growing new cells.
Scientists studying a rare group of older people known as superagers—those aged 80 and over whose memory rivals someone 30 years younger—have found that their brains produce new neurons at twice the rate of typical older adults.
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https://t.co/s8odraEWwQ
When CPAP Doesn’t Work–A Potential Pill for People With Sleep Apnea
For millions of sleep apnea patients, the cure can feel as bad as the disease. The gold-standard therapy is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), which up to half of patients discontinue due to discomfort.
Now, a clinical trial suggests a nightly pill could offer an effective alternative.
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https://t.co/WmdnZ5JoEf
When people stop or reduce their glucose-lowering medications, there may be improvements in quality of life, fewer side effects, and a lower risk of hypoglycemia https://t.co/6c8go9tx5R
People who ate more than nine servings of these foods daily were 67 percent more likely to experience a major heart event, such as a heart attack, stroke. https://t.co/GRzdAODYaT
A chemical commonly found in plastics and household products may be behind nearly 2 million preterm births worldwide in a single year https://t.co/lbY9ZXUKyt
What Makes Superagers’ Brains So Special
Some people reach their 80s with memories sharper than many 50-year-olds. Scientists now think they know why: Their brains never stopped growing new cells.
Scientists studying a rare group of older people known as superagers—those aged 80 and over whose memory rivals someone 30 years younger—have found that their brains produce new neurons at twice the rate of typical older adults.
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https://t.co/s8odraEWwQ
A medication millions of heart attack survivors take every day for the rest of their lives may not need to be taken forever, according to a major new study. https://t.co/jR5UzGkLkf
New research from Sweden finds that replacing passive screen time with mentally stimulating activities like reading or working may reduce dementia risk. https://t.co/Se2sLm1dyS