Age Forward

04/28/2023

"We are very proud to offer this unique resource to the large and growing community of adults who want to be proactive in understanding the basic biology of in order to give themselves a leg up when it comes to living better longer." Buck Institute for Research on Aging

The Buck Academy’s free online course is the first-ever of it's kind.

04/27/2023

“Our findings challenge the concept that biological age can only increase over a person’s lifetime and suggest that it may be possible to identify interventions that could slow or even partially reverse biological age."

More than you might assume, say researchers who studied three triggers of severe physiological stress: pregnancy, COVID, and surgery.

04/26/2023

"We all age at the same rate in chronological terms. But from a biological perspective, some of us age faster than others, developing chronic disease and disability much earlier and living shorter, sicker lives." Medical Xpress - Medical and Health News

A study just released by Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and Peking University School of Public Health provides some of the first, large-scale evidence that processes of biological aging may contribute to risk of depression and anxiety.

04/25/2023

"New research reveals that biological age in humans and mice can rapidly increase due to stress but is reversible upon stress recovery, challenging the traditional view of ." SciTechDaily

New research reveals that biological age in humans and mice can rapidly increase due to stress but is reversible upon stress recovery, challenging the traditional view of aging. Transient changes in biological age were observed during major surgery, pregnancy, and severe COVID-19, suggesting stress

04/24/2023

“Whole fresh fruit comes with beneficial fibre, vitamins and minerals, and can keep us full. It can be easy to drink a glass of fruit juice in seconds, but you aren’t going to eat three oranges in the same time.” The Guardian

Sugary foods are easier to access than ever and designed to keep us coming back for more. Are they actually addictive – and should we quit them?

04/23/2023

04/21/2023

"The findings represent a literal linkage of body and mind in the very structure of the brain." EurekAlert!

A new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reveals that a connection between the body and mind is built into the structure of the brain. The study shows that parts of the brain area that controls movement are plugged into networks involved in thinking and pla...

04/20/2023

"Researchers found that participants with positive-age beliefs at baseline were more likely to experience cognitive recovery from mild cognitive impairment. The amount of time for cognitive recovery was also shorter for participants with positive-age beliefs versus those with negative-age beliefs." Medical News Today

A new study suggests that people who hold positive beliefs about aging may be more likely to experience improvements in symptoms of mild cognitive impairment, including thinking and memory problems.

04/19/2023

"Alternative milks are considered ultra-processed because they're not in their natural state, and they have a lot of added ingredients to destabilize the products." Daily Mail

A 'handmade' tuna sandwich from Whole Foods has more than 40 ingredients in it. Other healthy' foods have been shown to have dozens of additives, making them ultra-processed.

04/18/2023

“If I had to sum up what we’re doing, I want in the female reproductive system to be synched up with aging in the rest of the body. If we can do that, then there are all these amazing, profound impacts on over-all health, not to mention ."

A new crop of biotech startups want to revolutionize human reproduction.

04/17/2023

“First and foremost, high blood sugar can raise the level of triglycerides in the blood." PARADE Magazine

Your blood sugar is a lot more important than you might think.

04/14/2023

"Our previous research has demonstrated that age beliefs can be modified; therefore, age-belief interventions at the individual and societal levels could increase the number of people who experience cognitive recovery." Medical Xpress - Medical and Health News

A Yale School of Public Health study has found that older persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a common type of memory loss, were 30% more likely to regain normal cognition if they had taken in positive beliefs about aging from their culture, compared to those who had taken in negative beli...