Losing someone close, like a family member, can make you age faster, says a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Butler Columbia Aging Center. The study found that people who lost a parent, partner, sibling, or child, showed signs of older biological age compared to those who hadn’t experienced such losses. The research was published in JAMA Network Open.

Losing Someone Close to You Could Speed Up Biological Aging

Cancer Health

Medical research has shortchanged women for decades. This is particularly true of older women, leaving physicians without critically important information about how to best manage their health. Late last year, the Biden administration promised to address this problem with a new effort called the White House Initiative on Women’s Health...

Older Women Are Different Than Older Men. Their Health Is Woefully Understudied.

ScienceAlert


A little-known form of dementia, easily mistaken for Alzheimer's disease, now has a brand new name and specific diagnostic criteria.
Researchers are calling it limbic-predominant amnestic neurodegenerative syndrome (LANS), and they hope that their work makes it easier for medical professionals to care for and counsel patients with various forms of memory loss.



					
			

LANS presents with a different set of brain changes to  Alzheimer's, and it tends to progress slower and with milder symptoms, mostly impacting those over the age of 80.
Similar to Alzheimer's, a definitive diagnosis is only available upon autopsy.
To help those living with memory loss, neurologist Nick Corriveau-Lecavalier...

Scientists Name New Type of Memory Loss Often Mistaken For Alzheimer's

A recent study reveals that people aged over 50 who develop anxiety are more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease compared to those without anxiety. This finding, published in the British Journal of General Practice, highlights the potential role of anxiety as an early indicator of Parkinson’s, prompting further investigation into its implications for early diagnosis and treatment.

Anxiety may signal early Parkinson’s disease in older adults, study suggests

Talker

People who lost a parent, partner, sibling, or child, revealed signs of older biological age compared to those who hadn’t experienced loss.
The post Columbia study finds losing a loved one may make you age faster appeared first on Talker.

Columbia study finds losing a loved one may make you age faster

New York City, NY

Writers represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program and self-verified their accounts. Writers are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

writer

Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Colorado State

Contributors represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program and self-verified their accounts. They have also demonstrated their experience writing hard news for other outlets. Contributors are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

contributor

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Saint Louis, MO

CBS News

Ziyad Al-Aly is chief of research and development at VA St. Louis Health Care System and a clinical epidemiologist at Washington University in St. Louis.Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force. The intense scientific effort that long COVID sparked has resulted in more than 24,000 scientific publications, making it the most researched health condition in any four years of recorded human history.Long COVID...

Long COVID has affected millions. Here's what scientists now know.

Irish Star

Dementia is a condition that affects cognitive abilities, but memory is not the first thing to go, and there are symptoms that appear before memory loss

Five early dementia symptoms you'll notice before memory loss

Virginia State

Wendy's birthday was spent away from her loved ones. Virginia Wendy Williams fans, the latest update is not encouraging. The former talk show host turned 60 on July 18 without any of her loved ones around. According to Yahoo, family members remain "out of bounds" and have no access to Wendy as she battles dementia and progressive aphasia.

The family of talk show diva Wendy Williams were unable to celebrate her 60th birthday by her side

Scott Ninneman @ Speaking Bipolar

The four things I wish I knew from the start. “I’m mad at you,” my mom said, staring out the window and refusing to look at me. For two weeks, she said only a few words to me. I knew something was upsetting her, but I know better than to push. Battles are easier fought on her timetable.

Caring for My Aging Parents is a Tougher Gig Than I Expected

MadameNoire

The study also reported that Black girls are more likely to experience menarche-- a girl's first menstrual cycle-- at an earlier age.

American Girls Are Menstruating Earlier, It’s Even Worse For Black Girls

Pregnancy is a transformative experience. It’s filled with excitement, anticipation, and of course — a lot of worry. For the mom-to-be, it’s a journey that brings profound changes to their bodies and minds. Seriously, my feet grew a whole shoe size when I was pregnant. Talk about profound change. While the grand prize at the end is your adorable newborn, a new study suggests that mom will be dealing with more sleepless nights and allowing her body to heal after giving birth because pregnancy might also be linked to faster aging on a molecular level?

Pregnancy May Speed Up a Woman’s Biological Aging, Study Finds

Community Voices represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program but not yet verified their accounts. Community Voices are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

community_voice

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are two of the biggest celebrities in modern times. While much of the happenings between the two involved their marriage and divorce, there are bigger things for them to focus on. Most notably their children.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Son Diagnosed With Rare Skin Condition

Emily Standley Allard

If you’ve ever wondered why your partner or mate was so gosh darn easy to love, or on the flip side impossible to love at times, their sun sign could give you some important clues! I’ve definitely been in relationships that have tested my patience to the limits and other ones that have been a smooth sailing ride. The answers just may be in the stars! Read on to discover the zodiac signs according to Astrology.com that are the easiest to the hardest to love.

The Zodiac Signs Ranked Easiest to Hardest to Love

Autism spectrum disorder risk was similar with prenatal topiramate or lamotrigine vs. no antiseizure medication exposure. Prenatal valproate was tied to a dose-dependent increased autism spectrum disorder risk. Autism spectrum disorder incidence was higher for children with prenatal exposure to antiseizure medications vs. the general population, but some associations weakened...

Childhood autism may be linked to prenatal exposure to antiseizure medication

San Francisco, CA

Do the foods we eat affect how young or old we feel or look? Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have had a riveting revelation. They found a critical link between a nutrient-rich, low-sugar diet and a younger biological age at the cellular level. The research was led...

Want to reverse your age? Take sugar out of your diet

The Mirror US

Although there is currently no known cure for Alzheimer's, there are treatments that can lessen its symptoms, including disorientation and memory loss, and some may even stop the disease's progression

New Alzheimer's treatment could reverse brain disease and restore memory, study finds

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

NewsBreak

Losing loved ones can speed up biological aging

A recent study reveals that losing close family members, such as a parent, partner, sibling, or child, can accelerate biological aging. The results suggest that losing...

Losing loved ones can speed up biological aging

Comments / 0