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A Columbia University study challenges the idea that chronic inflammation is a universal sign of aging, suggesting instead that it may be largely influenced by modern lifestyles and environmental factors, with significant differences observed between industrialized and Indigenous populations, and highlighting the need for context-aware health assessments.
A new study challenges the idea that inflammation universally increases with age, showing that in traditional societies like the Tsimane and Orang Asli, inflammation levels do not rise with age and are not linked to age-related diseases, suggesting that inflammaging may be a result of modern lifestyles rather than a universal aging process.
A study comparing different populations worldwide suggests that chronic inflammation, traditionally linked to ageing and age-related diseases, may not be a universal biological process but rather influenced by lifestyle and environment, challenging existing notions of inflammaging.
A study from Columbia University suggests that age-related inflammation, or 'inflammaging,' is not universal and is influenced by lifestyle and environmental factors, with indigenous populations showing high inflammation levels driven by infections rather than aging, challenging the idea that inflammation is inherently linked to aging and chronic disease.
A recently published study reveals the existence of a vast, habitable realm on the now-submerged northwest continental shelf off the coast of Australia, which connected the Kimberley and western Arnhem Land. This area, larger than New Zealand, likely formed a single cultural zone with similarities in technology, rock art, and languages. The landscape included archipelagos, lakes, rivers, and a large inland sea, and may have supported a population of 50,000 to 500,000 people at various times over the past 65,000 years. The findings highlight the need for Indigenous-led environmental management and the importance of Indigenous knowledge in adapting to changing climates.
The number of babies born with syphilis in Canada has increased 13-fold over five years, with Indigenous populations experiencing discrimination and poor access to health and social services being particularly affected. The rise is attributed to increased methamphetamine use and lack of access to the public health system. Syphilis in pregnancy is the second-leading cause of stillbirth worldwide, and congenital syphilis is easily preventable if an infected person gets access to penicillin during their pregnancy. Health experts are urging the Canadian government to buy and distribute syphilis and HIV test kits to expand testing and treatment access.