Tag Archives: AgeRelated

Flavanol Deficiency Contributes to Age-Related Memory Decline

A 2023 study1 published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) demonstrated that participants with poor diet quality and low intake of flavanols experienced improved memory when flavanols were added to their diets. Flavanols are readily available in certain foods, but for the purposes of this study participants took a pill-form supplement.2… Read More »

End of Alzheimer’s? Scientists REVERSE age-related memory loss in mice

Researchers from Cambridge and Leeds found a treatment which not only stopped but successfully reversed age-related memory decline in mice. They say their discovery could lead to the development of treatments to help prevent memory loss in people as they age. Although the initial research was conducted on mice the same mechanism could also be… Read More »

Age-related hearing loss

If a hearing healthcare professional diagnoses you with age-related hearing loss (presbycusis), you’re in good company. About one-third of adults between 65 and 70 have some degree of hearing loss, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. About half of all people 75 and older have hearing loss.  Why do we lose hearing… Read More »

FDA Approves Beovu (brolucizumab-dbll) for the Treatment of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

FDA Approves Beovu (brolucizumab-dbll) for the Treatment of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Print this page EAST HANOVER, N.J., Oct. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Novartis today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Beovu (brolucizumab-dbll) injection, also known as RTH258, for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD)1. Beovu is the… Read More »