Check out the latest in aging advances, research, and events from NIA:
- Tai chi, especially an enhanced version, may improve cognition in older adults with memory problems — An NIA-funded study found that a modified form of tai chi that combines traditional physical movements and mental puzzles improved cognitive test scores in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.
- Poor sleep in midlife may increase women’s risk of later-life cardiovascular disease events — NIA-funded researchers discovered that women who experience poor sleep during midlife are more likely to experience heart attacks, strokes, or heart failure later in life.
- Study suggests treatments that unleash immune cells in the brain could help combat Alzheimer’s — Recent finding from an NIA-funded study in mice identified a potential Alzheimer’s treatment that uses immune cells to clear amyloid plaques from the brain.
Read more of the latest NIA research news from the NIA newsroom.
