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A group from Nagoya University in Japan has discovered that when the diet of nematodes, tiny worms measuring about a millimeter or less in length, includes the bacteria Lactobacillus reuteri, the weakening of associative learning ability…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Americans 60 and older can get a new RSV vaccine but should discuss it with their doctor first, U.S. health officials…

Respiratory syncytial virus vial.Manjurul | Istock | Getty ImagesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended that adults ages 60 and above receive a single dose of RSV vaccines from Pfizer and GSK after consulting…

In a study that followed more than 2,000 community-dwelling older adults over eight years, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have significant new evidence of a link between decreased sense of smell and risk of developing…

In an eight-year study of more than 600 community-dwelling older adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have further linked levels of cell-free DNA (DNA fragments resulting from cell death) circulating in the blood to chronic…

The US population is now older than it has ever been before, new national statistics show.Data from the US Census Bureau revealed that the median American was a record 38.9 years old in 2022 — up from 30 in 1980 and 28 in 1970.The rising…

Respiratory syncytial virus vial.Manjurul | Istock | Getty ImagesVaccinating one million adults ages 65 and above with a single RSV shot from Pfizer or GSK may prevent thousands of hospitalizations over two seasons of the virus, according…

A health worker prepares a flu vaccine shot before administering it to a local resident in Los Angeles, the United States, on Dec. 17, 2022.Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesAn advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and…

Respiratory syncytial virus viral vaccine under research.Hailshadow | Istock | Getty ImagesGlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday said its vaccine to protect adults ages 60 and older from respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, remained effective across…

Respiratory syncytial virus - viral vaccine under researchHailshadow | Istock | Getty ImagesPfizer's vaccine that protects adults ages 60 and older from respiratory syncytial virus was slightly less effective after 18 months, according to…