Tag: Aging
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Evolving Telehealth Research and its Place in Healthcare Delivery
Since the COVID-19 pandemic thrust many providers into telehealth appointments, scientists have been asking questions about the benefits and concerns of telehealth. While telehealth was in use and gathering interest prior to the pandemic, the need for it accelerated during a time when people were encouraged to stay home.
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More Green Spaces Linked to Slower Biological Aging
Living near to green spaces were associated with slower biological aging, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Science Advances.
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Biological Aging Increases Risk of Depression, Anxiety in Adults
Advanced biological aging may increase the risk of depression or anxiety in midlife for older adults, according to a recent study published in Nature Communications.
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Celebrating Advances in Alzheimer’s Research and Clinical Care
Attendees gathered on May 11 for Alzheimer Day, an annual event hosted by the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease to showcase dementia and aging research conducted throughout Northwestern and bring those discoveries to the community.
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Longtime Alcohol Consumption Speeds Up Biological Aging
Consuming certain types of alcohol over long periods of time as well as binge drinking both speed up biological aging, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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Aging Is Driven by Unbalanced Genes
In a new study, Northwestern investigators used artificial intelligence to analyze data from a wide variety of tissues, and discovered that the length of genes can explain most molecular-level changes that occur during aging.
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Inflammatory Signaling Linked to Leukemia Progression
An inflammatory signaling protein called interleukin-6 has been linked to the progression of acute myeloid leukemia, representing a potential target for future treatments of the disease.
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Morhardt Appointed to Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law
Darby Morhardt, PhD, LCSW, research professor in the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease and of Preventive Medicine in the Division of Public Health Practice, was recently appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Elder Law.
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General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics Becomes Two Divisions
The Department of Medicine’s Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics officially become two divisions: the Division of Geriatrics and the Division of General Internal Medicine.
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Celebrating Alzheimer’s Science and Clinical Care
The Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease held the 28th annual Alzheimer Day on May 5, returning to campus for the first time in three years.
