AI finds drugs that could fight ageing and age-related diseases: Photoroyalty/Shutterstock Finding new drugs – called “drug discovery” – is an expensive and time-consuming task. But a type of artificial intelligence called machine learning can massively accelerate the process and do the job for a fraction of the price. My colleagues and I recently used …
Intermittent fasting could help protect the brain from age-related diseases like Alzheimer’s: Diego Cervo/Shutterstock As the world population has grown older, Alzheimer’s disease has become increasingly common. Alzheimer’s disease is the most prevalent form of dementia. Dementia is a term used to describe a range of symptoms linked to the decline in brain function with …
How studying fruit flies might help us prevent age-related hearing loss in humans: Around one in three people over 65 is affected by hearing loss. Vova Shevchuk/ Shutterstock Hearing loss is a common age-related ailment, affecting nearly one in every three people over the age of 65. The World Health Organization expects that by 2050, …