All articles tagged with #longitudinal study
Originally Published 1 day ago — by Ynetnews
A 17-year study by Ben-Gurion University suggests that the risk of ADHD is influenced by early environmental factors and individual sensitivity, especially in children with certain temperaments and parental ADHD symptoms, highlighting the importance of early intervention.
Originally Published 9 days ago — by SciTechDaily
A 47-year Swedish study reveals that physical decline begins around age 35, but regular exercise can still significantly improve fitness levels even later in life, emphasizing the importance of staying active at any age.
Originally Published 13 days ago — by PsyPost
A long-term study of the 1946 British Birth Cohort found that maintaining a high-quality diet from childhood through adulthood is associated with better cognitive abilities and a lower risk of dementia in older age, emphasizing the importance of lifelong nutrition for brain health.
Originally Published 18 days ago — by PsyPost
A study finds that weaker muscles in middle-aged and older adults are linked to a higher risk of developing dementia, suggesting that maintaining muscle strength could be important for brain health and early risk detection.
Originally Published 26 days ago — by PsyPost
A new study challenges the traditional view that self-control leads to happiness, instead finding that higher well-being predicts better self-control over time across different cultures, suggesting that prioritizing emotional health may be more effective for personal growth than relying solely on willpower.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Nautilus | Science Connected
A 30-year study suggests that childhood friendships have a greater impact on adult attachment styles than parental relationships, with early friendships influencing how individuals form secure or insecure bonds in adulthood more significantly than interactions with parents, especially mothers.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Nature
This study uses multi-omic profiling over two years to reveal that in healthy adults, immune system changes with age are characterized by stable, transcriptional reprogramming of T cells, a progressive TH2 bias in memory T cells, and altered B cell responses to influenza vaccination, with minimal influence from chronic CMV infection or systemic inflammation prior to advanced age.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Nature
A wearable-based aging clock called PpgAge, developed using PPG data from Apple Watch, accurately predicts chronological age, associates with disease and behavior, and detects physiological changes, offering a scalable tool for longevity research and clinical practice.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by PsyPost
Children who exhibit masculine-typical play styles at age 3.5 tend to perform better in mental rotation tasks at age 13, suggesting early play behavior may influence later spatial skills, though causality is not established.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by psypost.org
A long-term study finds that sexual minority adults, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and mostly heterosexual individuals, experience higher and increasing levels of social isolation from early adulthood into midlife compared to heterosexuals, with implications for health disparities later in life.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by PsyPost
A UK study found that bright children from low-income families perform similarly to their wealthier peers until secondary school, after which they experience a sharp decline in attitudes, behavior, mental health, and academic achievement between ages 11 and 14, highlighting the impact of socioeconomic environment on development.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by PsyPost
A large UK study found that individuals who used psychedelics and cannabis during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced improvements in anxiety and depression over time, with their mental health scores becoming comparable to those who never used illicit drugs, suggesting potential therapeutic benefits of psychedelics in times of crisis.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by Medical Xpress
A study found that adults who develop cardiovascular disease show a decline in physical activity starting about 12 years before diagnosis, with Black women at the highest risk of low activity post-diagnosis, highlighting the importance of maintaining activity levels throughout life to reduce cardiovascular risk.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by Medscape
A study from the CARDIA cohort found that moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity declines about 12 years before cardiovascular disease onset, with Black women showing the lowest activity levels and highest risk for low activity post-CVD, highlighting the importance of promoting lifelong physical activity especially in vulnerable groups.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by theregister.com
A study involving nearly 996 healthy adults found that the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated brain aging by an average of 5.5 months, likely due to chronic stress, social isolation, and economic insecurity, even among those who did not contract the virus. The research highlights the impact of environmental and social factors on brain health and underscores the importance of addressing inequalities to mitigate such effects in future crises.