Successful participation of UNC-ZH at Nacht van Ontdekkingen 2024

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On September 14, UNC-ZH, in collaboration with the Master Health Aging and Society and LCO participated in Nacht van Ontdekkingen, a festival celebrating art and science in Leiden.

Interactive activities focused on research

Melanie van der Velde – van Buuringen delivered an inspiring presentation about the Vital Garden, sharing beautiful memories of outdoor activities and highlighting the importance of spending time outside.

Charlotte Poot, Tosca van Hoorde, and Reon Smits from Mentech organized an engaging activity centered around the MASQUE [...]

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First patient enrolled in TOPFORM study

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Patients are getting older while at the same time undergoing increasingly intensive treatments. This brings up the concept of physical resilience – the ability to recover and adapt after health-related stressors such as surgery or chemotherapy. Identifying physical resilience in older patients may enable more personalized treatment plans, ultimately allowing for better recovery and improved functional outcomes. The first step, however, is being able to measure physical resilience, which is the goal of the TOPFORM study.

Today, the first patient [...]

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Physical activity and fiber intake beneficial for muscle mass and strength preservation during aging

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A recently published study by LEGend researchers investigated factors associated with muscle mass in the UK Biobank (Morwani-Mangnani J et al., 2024).

As we age, muscle mass and strength naturally decline, affecting our health and independence. This study explored how diet, exercise, and sleep influence muscle health in middle-aged men and women. It [...]

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LEGend researcher answers reader questions from EenVandaag about increased life expectancy

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LUMC researcher Niels van den Berg gave an interview together with Henne Holstege from Amsterdam UMC to answer reader’s questions about the predicted further increase in life expectancy.

During the interview with EenVandaag, the researchers address factors influencing life expectancy, including the role of genetics and social contacts, and how extra life years are linked to retirement age.

Read the whole interview in Dutch here.

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Growing Old TOgether study published in Nature Communications

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A Paper on the effects of the Growing Old TOgether study on the transcriptomes of blood, subcutaneous adipose tissue and muscle tissue was published by Fatih Bogaards and collaborating researchers from Wageningen and Belgium.

The researchers investigated the effects of a 13-week combined Growing Old TOgether (GOTO) lifestyle intervention on the transcriptomes of blood, subcutaneous adipose tissue and muscle tissue. The transcriptomic effects were related to the metabolic health changes of the intervention and the shared variation between the three [...]

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Irregular brain white matter lesion shape increases risk of cerebrovascular disease in aging

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Jasmin Keller and other researchers from the LUMC and Iceland found that the shape of white matter hyperintensities (WMHs), white matter brain lesions visible on MRI scans, is linked to the risk of dementia and the progression of cerebrovascular disease in older adults. In a study of 2,297 participants, those with irregularly shaped WMHs were more likely to experience an increase in these lesions and develop new brain issues, such as small strokes and microbleeds, over 5.2 years. These findings [...]

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LEGend visits the EuGMS conference in Valencia, Spain

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In September, a delegation of LEGend will visit the 20th congress of the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS) in Valencia, Spain. The theme of this year’s conference is From Healthy Ageing to Complex Needs in Older Adults. Our delegation will consist of >30 members who will contribute to the conference with over 10 presentations.

For more information visit the event website: https://eugms2024.com/

 

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First patient enrolled in TOPFORM study: Physical resilience in older adults

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Patients are getting older while at the same time undergoing increasingly intensive treatments. This brings up the concept of physical resilience – the ability to recover and adapt after health-related stressors such as surgery or chemotherapy. Identifying physical resilience in older patients may enable more personalized treatment plans, ultimately allowing for better recovery and improved functional outcomes. The first step, however, is being able to measure physical resilience, which is the goal of the TOPFORM study.

Today, the first patient [...]

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🌱 🌷 Vitality Garden Toolkit is now available in English – let’s get started! 🌷 🌱

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With this Toolkit, you will know how to design a nursing home garden based on evidence based practice!
The toolkit was developed in collaboration with W E I J D E Tuin – en Landschapsarchitecten.
The research was conducted by UNC-ZH in collaboration with Pieter van Foreest and the Academische Werkplaats Ouderenzorg Limburg.

For more information click here.

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FACTSHEET EU-COGER: research results

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, we conducted an international multicenter study on the treatment and recovery of post-COVID-19 patients in geriatric rehabilitation: the EU-COGER study. Over 700 patients across 10 European countries were recruited within one year and were followed up to 6 months past discharge from rehabilitation. Recently, the first two scientific articles based on the EU-COGER study have been published in Age & Ageing and JAMDA. The most important findings are outlined in a factsheet, which you [...]

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