A trainer in the article says people in their 50s can still build and preserve muscle through consistent, intelligent strength training, and that recovery and movement quality become more important with age.
Three UCLA faculty—David Clewett, Pradip Gatkine and Juliana Londoño-Vélez—are among 126 researchers from 44 institutions awarded 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships, each receiving a two-year, $75,000 grant. The fellowships recognize early-career scholars across several scientific fields.
Planned PEThood of Georgia and the Jackson County Animal Shelter provided free veterinary care to 253 pets on Feb. 7, offering vaccines, microchips, flea-and-tick prevention and spay/neuter vouchers.
The Lunar New Year Festival organized by We Love Buford Highway will take place Feb. 21–22 on Buford Highway, marking nearly four decades of community celebration and featuring cultural performances, traditional arts, food vendors and lion and dragon dances.
A Change.org petition asking OpenAI to bring back GPT-4o has accumulated about 21,900 signatures after the company announced the model's deprecation; OpenAI cited low usage and earlier feedback said to have influenced newer models.
IKEA announced a new store in Fort Collins, Colorado, which is one of 10 new U.S. locations the company announced this year.
Camera traps show Przewalski's horses routinely using abandoned barns and buildings in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, with repeated visits recorded in both winter and summer; researchers say those structures can serve as focal points for demographic study.
Around 1.3 million children in Malawi were vaccinated in a four-day campaign using the novel oral poliovirus vaccine type 2 (nOPV2), with authorities reporting about 97% reach across eight districts; additional rounds are planned to reach children who missed the initial drive.
Georgia state Rep. Omari Crawford is running a half-marathon in each U.S. state as part of a project called "Miles for Mom" to honor his mother, who died after a battle with breast cancer; he has completed 12 states and plans to finish all 50 within four years.
A study of more than 17,000 cancer survivors found that starting or continuing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity after diagnosis was linked with a lower risk of death, and experts noted benefits both for muscle strength and at the cellular (anti-inflammatory) level.
