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3/3 the emergence of clinical symptoms without altering overall disease risk or progression."

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Coffee Consumption Is Associated With Later Age‐at‐Onset of Parkinson's Disease
Observation studies suggest that coffee consumption may lower the risk and delay the age-at-onset (AAO) of Parkinson's disease (PD). The aim of this study was to explore the causal relationship and g...
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February 13, 2026 at 4:04 PM
2/3 Unfortunately, coffee did not reduce the overall risk for PD, or how it progressed.

"Our findings indicate a potential protective relationship between coffee consumption and PD onset, suggesting that greater coffee intake may delay ...
February 13, 2026 at 4:04 PM
"These results suggest that oral CBD treatments can improve memory processes that are impaired due to aging."

Effects of cannabidiol (CBD) treatment on age-related cognitive decline in C57 mice
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Frontiers | Effects of cannabidiol (CBD) treatment on age-related cognitive decline in C57 mice
Aging is associated with cognitive decline, and currently, there are no approved medications that can prevent these impairments. Recently, cannabinoids deriv...
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February 13, 2026 at 2:21 AM
3/3 "In older burn patients, metformin was linked with improved outcomes and no adverse effects, underscoring its safety and efficacy in this population."

Metformin administration improves adverse outcomes in older adult burn patients: a single-centre cohort study www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Metformin administration improves adverse outcomes in older adult burn patients: a single-centre cohort study - npj Aging
npj Aging - Metformin administration improves adverse outcomes in older adult burn patients: a single-centre cohort study
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February 13, 2026 at 2:20 AM
2/3 Despite having a higher incidence of pre-existing diabetes and hypertension, metformin-treated patients showed improved survival and systematic levels of several organ damage markers were significantly reduced.
February 13, 2026 at 2:20 AM
3/3 "Higher MDS was associated with lower BPMs over time. This study highlights the role of diet quality in healthy aging and mitigating cardiometabolic risk in older adults."

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Longitudinal effects of diet quality on healthy aging - Focus on cardiometabolic health: findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) - Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
Background Hypertension, a major concern for older adults, contributes to morbidity and mortality by increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, kidney dysfunction, and cognitive decline. A...
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February 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
2/3 inverse relationship between blood pressure and diet quality. This is probably due to the high amount of beneficial polyphenols found in the MD as well as the fact that eating healthy "crowds out" processed salty foods which can raise blood pressure.
February 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
2/2 ATFS-1 can extend lifespan when expressed at low levels and that this lifespan extension is not dependent on the ability of ATFS-1 to enhance resistance to stress."

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Mild activation of the mitochondrial unfolded protein response increases lifespan without increasing resistance to stress
Abstract. The mitochondrial unfolded protein response (mitoUPR) is a stress response pathway that responds to mitochondrial insults by altering gene expres
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February 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM
2/2 cognition in older adults at risk for dementia. Angiogenin may protect against cognitive decline, opening new avenues for innovative preventive, or therapeutic interventions."

Blood Angiogenesis Markers and Cognition in Older Adults at Risk for Dementia
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February 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
3/3 Cannabis smoking is associated with persistent epigenome-wide disruptions despite smoking cessation
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Cannabis smoking is associated with persistent epigenome-wide disruptions despite smoking cessation - BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Background The use of cannabis has been associated with both therapeutic and harmful effects. As with cigarette smoking, cannabis smoking may affect the epigenetic regulation (e.g., DNA methylation) o...
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February 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM
2/3 many of which persist despite cannabis smoking cessation. Epigenetic modulation of genes associated with aging and cancer that remains even after quitting cannabis should serve as a caution that there may be long-lasting epigenetic injury with cannabis smoking."
February 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM
They recommend that aerobic exercise and resistance training should be more commonly prescribed.

As the authors conclude, "Older adults who become more physically active can potentially add years to their lives as well as higher quality of life to those years."
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Move more, age well: prescribing physical activity for older adults
KEY POINTS Canada is poised to become a “super-aged” country in 2025, when at least 20% of the nation’s population will be aged 65 years and older; furthermore, over the next 2 decades the number of p...
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February 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Unsurprisingly, the authors tout the health benefits of exercise - not only can 150 mins/week of moderate exercise reduce mortality by 31%, the benefits extend to improved cognition, prevention of falls, functional independence and quality of life.
Move more, age well: prescribing physical activity for older adults
KEY POINTS Canada is poised to become a “super-aged” country in 2025, when at least 20% of the nation’s population will be aged 65 years and older; furthermore, over the next 2 decades the number of p...
www.cmaj.ca
February 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM