Older adults experience less muscle soreness following exercise according to research which overturns the widespread belief that ageing muscles are less resilient.

The study is published in the Journal of Ageing and Physical Activity (JAPA).

Younger adults were categorised as between 18 to 25 and older adults more than 35 years old.

One striking discovery was that muscle soreness was consistently lower in older adults, with reductions of around 34% at 48 hours and 62% at 72 hours compared with younger individuals. Creatine kinase levels, an indicator of muscle damage, were approximately 28% lower in older adults at 24 hours post-exercise.  

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)—an alliance of leading cancer centers—celebrated 30 years of helping people with cancer to live better lives during the NCCN 2025 Annual Conference, March 28-30 in Orlando, Florida. The yearly event brings together leading minds and subject matter experts in front of a multidisciplinary audience to share the latest recommendations for cancer treatment and prevention.

Recent guidelines have restricted aspirin use for primary cardiovascular disease prevention, with the AHA/ACC restricting it to patients under 70 and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force further restricting it to those under 60, even though heart attack and stroke risks increase with age. Researchers argue they were overly influenced by the flawed ASPREE trial, which failed to provide reliable evidence of aspirin’s efficacy in the enrolled age groups, and that proper statistical principles must guide trial design, analysis, and interpretation to avoid misleading conclusions.

Although wellbeing at work is a frequently discussed topic, the impact of insufficient sleep on employees’ performance is often overlooked. According to Jenni Tuomilehto, sleep deprivation affects all workplaces. In her doctoral dissertation at the University of Vaasa, Finland, Tuomilehto examines the effects of insufficient sleep on work performance in workplaces in Finland and presents practical methods for identifying and managing the impacts of sleep deprivation in the workplace. Tuomilehto presents a theoretical model that helps identify fatigue caused by insufficient sleep. The model also provides supervisors, HR professionals, and others practical tools for maintaining work performance by preventing chronic fatigue and exhaustion.

A study from East China Normal University explores how Large Language Models (LLMs) can revolutionize education by automating teaching tasks. It highlights two key applications: generating customized materials and streamlining assessment. While LLMs reduce educators’ workload, human oversight remains crucial. The research suggests a collaborative model where teachers act as orchestrators and LLMs serve as assistants, ensuring AI integration enhances personalized education while maintaining instructional quality and adaptability.