old age
Coverage of old age in the Nexus archive.
- How statins may keep you from getting frail in old age
The article discusses how statins may help prevent frailty in older adults. It highlights the potential role of statins in reducing age-related physical decline.
- Why cancer spreads more in middle age than in old age
Researchers discovered that melanoma spread in mice is lowest in young mice, peaks in middle age, and declines again in very old mice. A specific immune cell type appears to regulate cancer dormancy and prevent metastasis, challenging previous assumptions about age-related cancer progression.
- There’s New Evidence for How Loneliness Affects Memory in Old Age
A longitudinal study reveals that loneliness in old age is more strongly associated with lapses in immediate and delayed recall than with the overall speed of cognitive decline. The findings highlight specific memory impacts linked to social isolation in aging populations.