People who had adopted these lifestyle factors or started most of them by age 40 saw the biggest benefit. Last month, new research presented at the American Society for Nutrition’s yearly meeting explored the behaviors that can add decades — yes, decades — to your life. The study was made up of 719,147 people from the Million Veteran Program who ranged in age from 40 to 99. The data used was from questionnaires and medical records from 2011 to 2019. According to the research, there are eight lifestyle factors you should focus on to add years to your lifespan. And you’re probably already doing some of these things.
Anti-ageing pills are real, and some of us are taking them without knowing it
Eternal youth is the stuff of religion and mythology, but what if we could just have a bit more of it? What if there was a pill that could slow down the ravages of time, so that you could feel younger for longer. It sounds like snake oil, but there’s a growing body of research that’s betting on making it a reality.
UConn Center on Aging to Transform our Understanding of Cellular Senescence in Human Aging with NIH-Funded Tissue Mapping Center Discoveries
The journal Nature Aging has highlighted the new NIH-funded SenNet Consortium that includes an NIH Common Fund U54 Tissue Mapping Center at UConn Health/JAX to better understand senescent cells which underlie aging and chronic disease development.
INTERVIEW: Scams targeting older adults are on the rise
Dr. Kevin Manning, a Neuro-Psychologist and Associate Professor at UConn Health, talks about how scams targeting older adults are on the rise.
Pepper Center Study to Help Seniors Avoid Financial Fraud and Prolong their Autonomy and Independence
Dr. Kevin Manning is accepting participants for a study to better understand financial decision making in older adults in order to help seniors avoid fraud. The ultimate goal is to be able to prolong older adults’ autonomy and independence.
UConn Center on Aging Awarded $7 Million NIH Grant to Support Older Adults Initiative
The grant will establish a center focused on helping older adults maintain their independence.
Research Study for Seniors
Have you ever thought about being part of a research study? Melissa Cole visited UCONN’s Center on Aging to learn more.
Great Day Connecticut Aging in Style
Melissa Cole visited the UConn Health Center for Aging to learn about staying strong and mobile as you age.
UConn Health Physicians Recognized as ‘Top Doctors’
Connecticut Magazine’s 2022 ‘Top Doctors’ list is out and 39 UConn Health doctors are on the list.