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Study links sitting for longer stretches to risk of blood clots in older womenTaking more breaks from sitting could potentially lower the risk.
aging, sedentary behavior, sitting, older women, venous thromboembolism, VTE
2025-06-04
Study measures risks of screening colonoscopies for older adultsThe findings can help guide colorectal cancer screening decisions later in life.
colorectal cancer, screening, aging, colonoscopy, older adults
2025-03-03
Reframing how we speak about dyingIn a recently published blog based on her legacy research, Marlaine Figueroa Gray describes how to talk about death.
2024-12-17
ACT Study contributes to understanding Alzheimer’s disease in brain cellsMapping the disease at the cellular level identifies possible new treatment targets.
aging, ACT study, Alzheimer’s disease
2024-11-13
A single question helps identify patients at higher risk of cannabis use disorderPeople who use cannabis more frequently are more likely to have negative effects.
screening, cannabis use disorder
2024-10-24
Alzheimer’s vision study improved with home testingThe research builds on the ongoing Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) Study, started in 1994.
aging, ACT study, dementia, Alzheimer’s, retinal biomarkers
2024-07-15
Changing sitting habits shows meaningful impactA new trial highlights a promising intervention to improve blood pressure in older adults.
aging, sedentary behavior, blood pressure, sitting
2024-03-27
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Our Seattle offices sit on the occupied land of the Duwamish and by the shared waters of the Coast Salish people, who have been here thousands of years and remain. Learn about practicing land acknowledgment.