Tackling decline with a new type of aging collaborative
Jun 21, 2022
Johns Hopkins Human Aging Project director Jeremy Walston, MD, discusses how tech-informed devices, treatments and AI will likely play key roles in identifying and addressing functional and cognitive decline.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Feb. 18
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 18, 2022
CDC reforming COVID-19 guidance … Nearly three-quarters of the U.S. now estimated to be immune to omicron variant … Brain synapse destruction culprit behind Alzheimer’s cognitive decline … Treatment...
Enrichment activities activate genes that help seniors resist cognitive decline
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 08, 2021
Spending time on intellectually stimulating activities appears to activate a gene family known as MEF2, which controls a genetic program in the brain that promotes resistance to cognitive decline. That’s...