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All Groan Up: UVA Expert Explains the Sounds of Middle Age
March 18, 2026
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 18 -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news:

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All groan up: UVA expert explains the sounds of middle age

By Bryan McKenzie, bkm4s@virginia.edu

If you catch yourself making peculiar vocalizations when standing up, bending over or mildly exerting yourself, don't think of it as a sign of age; think of it as an involuntary expression of power.

The "middle-aged gro . . .

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