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Aging
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Therapy animals eased depression in older adults across 20 studies, but not loneliness
A review in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association pooled 20 studies of live and robotic animals in older adults. Depression and thinking scores improved. Anxiety and loneliness did not move.
Aug 26, 2026
Exergames beat doing nothing for older adults' thinking across 51 trials, on very low certainty
A JMIR network meta-analysis ranked four kinds of digital exercise across 51 randomized trials and 3,673 older adults. Screen-based exergames helped global thinking most consistently. Remote exercise produced the only robust memory gain.
Aug 26, 2026
Exercise for muscle loss peaked near 690 MET-minutes a week, then the benefit fell away
A Geriatric Nursing network meta-analysis of 29 randomized trials modeled dose curves for sarcopenia. Grip strength and walking both improved from 140 MET-minutes, both turned over at the top, and each preferred a different exercise.
Aug 26, 2026
Redesigning meals raised older adults' protein intake by 12 grams a day, and counseling did the work
A Nutrition Reviews meta-analysis of 16 studies in adults over 50 found that redesigning ordinary meals added about 12 grams of protein a day. What made it work was individual counseling and a specific gram target, not the food itself.
Aug 26, 2026