Sepsis is a serious condition that arises due to an improper immune response of the body to an infection. It is characterized by simultaneous unbalanced hyperinflammation and immunosuppression. Though sepsis can have severe impact on patients of all ages, studies on elderly and octogenarian patients remain limited. Now, researchers have explored the immune profile in elderly and octogenarian patients with sepsis. The study reveals that continuous decrease in CD3⁺ T-cells is associated with higher mortality.

It’s well known that alcohol misuse can harm not only drinkers themselves but also those around them. Now, a new report in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs shows that, among college students, harms such as lower grades, mental distress and even suicidal thoughts are linked to being exposed to a drinker’s poor behavior.

Tailored exercise programs, vitamin D supplements, and better nutrition are proven to help prevent falls in aged care homes reveals a new study from Flinders University.

A major international review led by Flinders University and published by the Cochrane Collaboration analysed data from 104 clinical trials involving nearly 69,000 older people living in care facilities across 25 countries to explore how to reduce falls.

Scientists at Kumamoto University have made a major breakthrough in regenerative medicine by successfully creating functional ureter tissue—organoids resembling the urinary tract—from pluripotent stem cells. The achievement brings researchers one step closer to developing transplantable kidneys capable of producing and expelling urine.