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Older adults in England have experienced significant improvements in health compared to previous generations, researchers at Columbia's Robert N. Butler Aging Center have found.
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Columbia researchers have found that women born in the most sexist U.S. states experience faster memory decline in later life compared to women born in the least sexist states.
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Ovaries are the fastest aging organ in the body, but the least studied organ in aging research. New findings from Columbia's Yousin Suh suggests ovarian aging has lessons for us all.
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Ten years ago, a Columbia postdoc identified a simple nutrient that can alleviate Parkinson’s disease symptoms in mice by rewiring the brain. It’s finally being put to the test in people.
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- October 26, 2023
Can a water aerobics class teach us something about living a long and meaningful life? A panel of public health experts discussed.
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- August 22, 2023
A new study in mice shows that new neurons created in the brain during adulthood are needed to maintain working memory—the temporary “sticky notes” of the brain.
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- June 8, 2023
A study led by Columbia researchers finds that deficiency of taurine, a molecule produced in our bodies, drives aging, and taurine supplements can improve health and increase lifespan in animals.
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- May 29, 2023
Age-related memory loss is caused, in part, by lack of flavanols—nutrients found in certain fruits and vegetables—according to a large study in older adults.
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- May 24, 2023
Taking a daily multivitamin may help slow age-related memory decline, a study has found.
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- May 2, 2023
Poor mental health is thought to accelerate aging, but a new study suggests the reverse process may also occur.
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- May 2, 2023
Attending a high school with a high number of teachers with graduate training was the clearest predictor of the impact of school quality on late-life cognition, researchers found.
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- April 24, 2023
Columbia Nursing researchers are using AI analysis of voice recordings to find a quick, inexpensive way to screen home care patients for early dementia.
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- March 9, 2023
Data collected by cars on driver performance—combined with machine learning—could detect elderly drivers who will soon develop mild cognitive impairment or dementia.
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- February 17, 2023
Calorie restriction, a proven intervention to slow aging in animals, showed evidence of slowing the pace of biological aging in adults in a study led by the Columbia Aging Center.
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