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Frailty sets in far earlier than you’d expect, but you can reverse it

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By David Cox
| New Scientist Verified
If we live long enough, many of us will eventually start to exhibit telltale signs of frailty, from unsteady feet to mental confusion. Yet not all. Think of Julia Hawkins, who set world records in the 100-metre sprint after taking up running at age 100. Or the journalist Leonard Barden, who still files weekly chess columns at the age of 96. Such people defy the odds and seem to dodge the destiny of frailty. The question is: why?
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Frailty can be eased with an infusion of stem cells from young people Original

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By David Cox
| New Scientist Verified
Slow walking speed is a common feature of frailty An experimental stem cell therapy could treat frailty by targeting the condition at its biological roots. Frailty – which raises the risk of falls and infections – is typically only mitigated through lifestyle changes, like doing strength training and balance exercises. But now, it seems that a novel infusion of stem cells from young, healthy people into older individuals significantly improved their mobility.
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By David Cox
| Yahoo Style Canada Verified
‘I was a zombie’: Cathy Wield, 65, says the side effects of the treatment left her barely able to function - Andrew Crowley After many years of campaigning from patient groups, UK regulators have taken the step to place strengthened warning labels surrounding the risk of addiction, physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms on a range of common prescription drugs.
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