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Ghana’s national agenda often focuses on the country’s large number of young people. In fact a less noticed demographic transformation is reshaping society: the country’s older population is growing rapidly. According to Ghana Statistical Service estimates, people aged 60 and above are projected to make up over 12% of the total population by 2050, more than doubling the 2021 estimate of 6.8%.

A new study led by Keck Medicine of USC researchers may have uncovered an effective combination therapy for glioblastoma, a brain tumor diagnosis with few available effective treatments. According to the National Brain Tumor Society, the average survival for patients diagnosed with glioblastoma is eight months.

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences presents a blood-based proteomic signature that predicts how long people are likely to live in good health—known as healthspan. The Healthspan Proteomic Score (HPS), developed by researchers at the UConn School of Medicine and collaborators at the University of Helsinki and the University of Exeter (UK), provides a powerful tool for understanding biological aging and assessing risks for a wide range of chronic diseases.

A team led by Rutgers University-New Brunswick engineers has developed a portable device capable of detecting rare genetic mutations from a single drop of blood.

Researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that children living with multiple sclerosis (MS) show signs of accelerated biological aging, even in their teenage years. The research, published online recently in Neurology, is the first to examine whether MS causes early aging in a pediatric population—offering new insight into the disease and its long-term progression.

UC Davis infectious diseases experts George Thompson and Angel Desai are raising the alarm about the role new pesticides can play in building resistance to antifungal medical treatments. In a commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine, they call for a coordinated, global “One Health” approach to developing, testing and using agents to fight pathogens like fungi and bacteria.

Stopping the widespread use of unnecessary, potentially even harmful, cancer screenings can take up to 13 years and potentially even longer after new guidelines are put in place, according to a new study published in BMJ Quality & Safety.

A study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals a previously unknown peripheral mechanism by which paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen, Tylenol, or Panadol) relieves pain.

In one of the largest and most comprehensive studies of its kind, a research team led by UC San Francisco has identified the regions where dementia occurs most often. The research is published in the JAMA Neurology journal.

Two topical treatments applied to kids’ cavities can stop the majority of them from progressing for years, according to a study led by NYU College of Dentistry and published in JAMA Network Open.