Aging

With respect to binge-drinking, “shot-gunning” a beer involves inserting a hole in the beer can and drinking it FAST. The game is so popular that a shotgun beer opener is even available to interested enthusiasts through the "liquorsnob" website. ...

Article - Audrey Amara - Jul 30 2008 - 4:24pm

Free Radicals Linked To Appetite

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found the brain's appetite center uses fat for fuel by involving oxygen free radicals—molecules associated with aging and neurodegeneration. The findings suggest that antioxidants could play a role in weight ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 30 2008 - 9:39pm

Sleep Apnea Linked To 2-3X Increased Risk Of Death

Sleep-disordered breathing (also known as sleep apnea) is associated with an increased risk of death, according to new results from the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort, an 18-year observational study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 31 2008 - 11:53pm

Researchers Correct Age-Related Decline In Liver Function

As people age, their cells become less efficient at getting rid of damaged protein, resulting in a buildup of toxic material that is especially pronounced in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, and other neurodegenerative disorders. Scientists at t ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 10 2008 - 12:41pm

England's NHS Failing To Provide Basic Care, Shows Survey

The NHS and private healthcare are not providing good enough basic care to a large portion of the population in England, especially older and frailer people, according to a study published on bmj.com today. Overall, only 62% of the care recommended for old ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 15 2008 - 12:07am

Eye Switching Mechanism Plays Key Role In Setting Biological Clock

Biological clocks are the body's complex network of internal oscillators that regulate daily activity/rest cycles and other important aspects of physiology, including body temperature, heart rate and food intake. Besides sleep disorders, research in t ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 17 2008 - 10:57am

Anti-psychotic Medications Linked To Elderly Deaths

Elderly patients who are prescribed a conventional, or first-generation, antipsychotic medication are at an increased risk of death from cardiovascular or respiratory diseases as compared to those who take an atypical, or second-generation, antipsychotic m ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 24 2008 - 8:30am

Is Allele 334 An 'Infidelity' Gene For Men?

Variation in the gene for one of the receptors for the hormone vasopressin appears to be associated with how human males bond with their partners, according to an international team of researchers. The researchers found that the "334" allele of a ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 3 2008 - 1:13pm

Francis Collins Honored With Inamori Foundation's Inaugural Prize For Ethics

Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., a physician-geneticist and leader of the Human Genome Project, has been awarded with the new Inamori Ethics Prize from the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University. ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 5 2008 - 5:27pm

A Quick Review of Experimental Support for the Two Central Theories of Aging

Death is one of the few fundamental inevitabilities of human existence. This event is both fear-invoking and inspiring. This understanding, it seems, shares a shadowy symbiotic relationship with our daily lives. The inevitable outcome of death generates t ...

Blog Post - Micah Mangione - Oct 22 2008 - 10:58pm