Recreational activity

2 papers2 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

Labs are independent when their papers share no last author and no institution.

Against: findings that point the other way from most findings on the same outcome.

On aging: the drug’s trials ARN judged to be about aging, of every trial that tests it for any use.

No results posted: trials that ended more than a year ago with no results on ClinicalTrials.gov and no paper in ARN’s record.

Company ties: findings with an author at a company, or from a paper whose competing-interests statement declares ties to one.

2 independent labs in 2 countries

Funder: Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province

Humans2

Associations

Social frailty

downin humans1

1 study

Recreational activity lowers the risk of social frailty in humans.
“Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed several protective factors against social frailty, including being married and cohabiting, being married but living apart, being enrolled in urban employment or urban resident medical insurance, participating in recreational activities, and having stronger family support.”
Humansin community-dwelling empty-nest older adultsn = 739
Prevalence and determinants of social frailty among community-dwelling empty-nest older adults in China
Frontiers in public health21 Jul 2026

Mild cognitive impairment

upin humans1

1 study

Recreational activity is associated with mild cognitive impairment in humans.
“Older age, unmarried status, unstable income, lower education, reduced recreational activity, and lower IADL scores were associated with higher odds of MCI”
HumansOutpatients in southern Vietnam; screen-detected impairmentReduced recreational activityn = 631
Prevalence and Correlates of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Older Outpatients: A Cross-Sectional Study
Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing1 Mar 2026