Category Archives: Healthy Aging

Beyond Resistance Training

Beyond Resistance Training: Can Whole-Body Vibration Support Muscle Health as We Age?

October 2, 2026

When it comes to healthy aging, physical activity is crucial. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that adults with at least one chronic disease were less active than adults reporting no chronic disease. The CDC also reports that only about one in seven adults aged 65+ meet both aerobic and muscle-strengthening exercise targets, and that nearly 30% of adults 50+ are physically inactive. But physical activity may be particularly difficult for aging adults, especially those with sarcopenia, a syndrome characterized by progressive loss of muscle mass, strength, and physical performance. Current research is looking at whether people who are unable to exercise can use vibration and electrical stimulation to support muscle health when age-fighting activities like resistance training are no longer an option.

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The Brain-Immune Connection

The Brain-Immune Connection: How Attention Impacts Neuroinflammation and Brain Aging

September 18, 2026

The Brain and the Immune System

The human brain is the seat of human function, the body’s control center, and the organ responsible for processing sensory information, coordinating actions, regulating automatic functions, and enabling cognition, language, and behavior. The brain is linked to movement, memory, emotions, and thoughts, as well as body temperature and involuntary processes like breathing and heart rate. Now, the link between the brain and the immune system is being more closely examined, as scientists explore whether focusing attention allows the brain to influence how the immune system responds to inflammation.

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XPRIZE Healthspan Finals

XPRIZE Healthspan Finals: The Latest in the Race to Extend Healthy Aging

September 4, 2026

Imagine reaching your 70s or 80s with the strength to keep moving, the clarity to stay engaged, and the independence to continue living life on your own terms. For too many people, the later decades of life are marked not by vitality, but by impaired muscle function, cognition, and immune function.

But what if we could change what it means to grow old? As populations age and age-related conditions continue to rise worldwide, improving healthspan has become one of the defining scientific and public health challenges of our time. It’s a challenge the $101 million XPRIZE Healthspan competition was created to address. As XPRIZE announces the 20 finalist teams advancing to the next stage of the competition, we’ll look at what XPRIZE means to the global race to transform how we age – and, more importantly, what the competition has decided to measure.

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