RESEARCH


  • Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Mental Decline in Trial—But Is It a Breakthrough?

    Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Mental Decline in Trial—But Is It a Breakthrough?

    Researchers are cautiously optimistic following companies’ announcement of positive results for lecanemab Some researchers are celebrating this week’s announcement that a drug candidate for Alzheimer’s disease slowed the rate of cognitive decline for people in a clinical trial by 27%. Others, however, remain hesitant, wanting to see data beyond what was disclosed in a 27…


  • Aging Research: Blood Proteins Show Your Age

    Aging Research: Blood Proteins Show Your Age

    How can you tell how old someone is? Of course, you could scan their driver’s license or look for signs of facial wrinkles and gray hair. But, as researchers just found in a new study, you also could get pretty close to the answer by doing a blood test. That may seem surprising. But in…