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Scientists Reversed Biological Age in Older Adults With a 4-week Diet Change

by Shari Barbanel | May 20, 2026

Older adults who cut back on dietary fat or reduced the amount of animal-based protein they consumed showed signs of becoming biologically younger, according to new research from the University of Sydney (Australia). The study, published in Aging Cell, found that adults between the ages of 65 and 75 experienced reductions in their estimated “biological age” ...

Scientists Say a Daily Multivitamin May Help Slow Aging

by Shari Barbanel | May 18, 2026

A large clinical trial suggests that taking a daily multivitamin could help slow biological aging in older adults, especially in people whose bodies were aging faster than expected at the start of the study. Researchers from Mass General Brigham analyzed data from older adults who participated in a randomized clinical trial and found that two ...

This Bedroom Temperature Could Help Older Adults Sleep With Less Stress

by Shari Barbanel | February 11, 2026

New research from Griffith University (Australia) published in BMC Medicine suggests that keeping a bedroom at 24°C (75°F) overnight can lower stress responses during sleep in older adults. The findings point to bedroom temperature as an important and often overlooked factor in nighttime recovery. The study was led by Dr. Fergus O’Connor from Griffith’s School ...

Cocoa Extract Supplement May Benefit Cognition Among Older Adults With Lower Diet Quality

by Shari Barbanel | December 20, 2023

Cocoa extract has shown a potential protective effect on cognition but randomized clinical trials in older adults have had inconsistent results. A new study of cognition in a randomized trial, known as the Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS), suggests that taking cocoa extract supplements containing 500 mg per day of cocoa flavanols had ...

Deep Sleep May Mitigate Alzheimer’s Memory Loss

by Shari Barbanel | May 10, 2023

A deep slumber might help buffer against memory loss for older adults facing a heightened burden of Alzheimer’s disease, new research from the University of California (UC), Berkeley, suggests. Deep sleep, also known as non-REM slow-wave sleep, can act as a “cognitive reserve factor” that may increase resilience against a protein in the brain called ...

Study Links Nutrients, Brain Structure, Cognition in Healthy Aging

by Shari Barbanel | May 1, 2023

In a new study, scientists explored the links between three measures known to independently predict healthy aging: nutrient intake, brain structure and cognitive function. Their analysis adds to the evidence that these factors jointly contribute to brain health in older adults. Reported in the Journal of Nutrition, the study found that blood markers of two saturated ...

Exercise Can Help Older Adults Retain Their Memories

by Shari Barbanel | February 28, 2022

We all know exercise is good for us, but that still leaves plenty of questions. How much exercise? Who benefits the most? And when in our lives? New research led by University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) psychologists pools data from dozens of studies to answer these questions, showing that older adults may be able to prevent ...

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