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20-Aug-2026

Attaining a healthy weight range linked to lower risk of type 1 diabetes progression

Baylor College of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A Baylor College of Medicine-led team found that moving into a normal weight range was associated with about half the risk of progressing to clinical type 1 diabetes (T1D), particularly in youth.

Journal: Diabetes Care

20-Aug-2026

App-based support improves dementia caregivers’ wellbeing

Drexel University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions and the University of California, Davis, developed and tested a web app, that provides caregivers with information to help them problem-solve and identify nonpharmacological strategies to address the behavioral symptoms they are managing with their relatives with dementia.

Journal: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

20-Aug-2026

Mount Sinai returns as official health care partner of the US Open Tennis Championships

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Business Announcement

Systemwide team of practitioners to support world’s top tennis stars for 14^th consecutive year

20-Aug-2026

Hebrew Rehabilitation Center and Boston University partner to launch RDN Educational Pathway

Hebrew SeniorLife Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research
Business Announcement

Boston University and Hebrew Rehabilitation Center have partnered to create a unique educational pathway that prepares future registered dietitian nutritionists to meet the growing health care needs of older adults.

The BU MS + Hebrew Rehabilitation Center Dietetic Internship Partnership Program combines Boston University’s Master of Science in Nutrition with a clinical concentration and Hebrew Rehabilitation Center’s specialized Dietetic Internship, offering students a streamlined, 21-month path to advanced clinical nutrition training and supervised practice.

20-Aug-2026

JMIR Aging invites submissions on next-generation ambient intelligence: “invisible” monitoring and AI adoption for aging-in-place

JMIR Publications
Business Announcement

JMIR Publications invites submissions to a new section on “Next-Generation Ambient Intelligence: “Invisible” Monitoring and AI Adoption for Aging-in-Place” in its open access journal JMIR Aging.

20-Aug-2026

Insilico Medicine announces ARDD 2026 program, bringing global leaders in longevity biotechnology to Boston

InSilico Medicine
Meeting Announcement

Insilico Medicine has announced the program for ARDD 2026, the 13th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting, taking place October 1–3 at the David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University in Boston.

The three-day program will convene global leaders from pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, academia, clinical medicine, investment, artificial intelligence, scientific publishing and policy. Sessions will span aging biology, therapeutic discovery, clinical development, regulatory strategy, partnering and investment, reflecting the growing maturity of longevity biotechnology.

Meeting: Aging Research & Drug Discovery Annual Meeting

20-Aug-2026

ARDD 2026 unveils program bringing global leaders in longevity biotechnology to Boston

Nordic Aging Society
Meeting Announcement

Meeting: Aging Research & Drug Discovery Annual Meeting

20-Aug-2026

VR supports research into spaceflight-related mental health

Texas A&M University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As humanity gets closer to the possibility of long-term interplanetary travel, psychologists have started to raise concerns about mental health wellness in astronauts. Researchers at Texas A&M University conducted research on sailors in an isolated environment to address these concerns with virtual reality technology and by introducing other senses to the experience, such as smell and touch.

Journal: Frontiers in Psychology

20-Aug-2026

Longer meal intervals linked to faster disease accumulation in older adults

Karolinska Institutet
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Older adults who typically had longer intervals between meals accumulated chronic diseases more rapidly over time than those with shorter intervals, according to a study from Karolinska Institutet published in the Journal of Internal Medicine. The association was most pronounced among people aged 78 years and older.

Journal: Journal of Internal Medicine