Aging

If Caloric Restriction Works For Longevity, Will Anorexics Live Longer? Not So Fast

Does fasting lead to a longer life?   You never see any really old fat people but that has more to do with other issues than starvation.    Some studies indicate that caloric restriction does extend life spans in fruit flies, mice and, most recently, rhesu ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 13 2009 - 8:56pm

How To Prevent Dementia? Omega 3 Fatty Acids May Be The Answer (And You Can Eat Meat)

With as many as 24 million people worldwide afflicted with dementia, researchers are looking for correlations in genetics, diet and environment. Since many of these people live in low- and middle-income countries, the solution to reducing instances of deme ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 17 2009 - 12:01pm

Of Mice And Men And Monkeys And- Aging

Last week, scientists announced the interim results of one of modern physiology’s most closely watched experiments: the effects of caloric restriction on the lifespan of non-human primates. The report was maddeningly mixed. Caloric restriction seemed to re ...

Article - Greg Critser - Jul 21 2009 - 10:40am

Heart Failure- Women More At Risk Than Men

Striking differences in the risk factors for developing heart failure (HF) and patient prognosis exist between men and women, according to a review article published in the August 4, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.   Men a ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 28 2009 - 10:13am

Researchers- In H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic, Antivirals Might Be Wasted On The Elderly

Researchers writing in BMC Infectious Diseases say their numerical model of influenza transmission and treatment suggests that if a H1N1 Swine Flu pandemic behaves like the 1918 flu, antiviral treatments should be reserved for the young. They argue that pr ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 28 2009 - 11:48am

Play Texas Hold 'Em And Reduce Your Chances Of Going Senile

People who engage in 'brain exercise' activities, like reading, writing, and playing card games, may delay the rapid memory decline that occurs if they later develop dementia, according to a study published in Neurology.  So is Texas Hold 'E ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 3 2009 - 6:39pm

Wrinkled old bats

I laughed when I saw an upcoming conference on aging was to be held in Miami- really, can you think of a better place? Anyway, I was following a related link and discovered the story of wrinkled bats- not the leathery-skinned, bingo-playing ones living in ...

Blog Post - Becky Jungbauer - Aug 21 2009 - 9:36am

Aging Issue: When Do Misfolded Proteins Start To Misbehave?

Proteins are essential for healthy cells and all biological activities- misfolded and/or damaged proteins are common to human neurodegenerative diseases and age-associated diseases. A big question is, when during a lifespan do proteins start to misbehave? ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 24 2009 - 2:37pm

For Some Females, Fasting Prolongs Reproductive Life Span

If you studied the basics of human anatomy, you probably know that females are born with their entire lifetime's supply of eggs and once they're gone, they're gone.    New findings by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center say ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 27 2009 - 1:51pm

Facial Recognition Slows With Age

Identifying a face can be difficult when it is shown for only a fraction of a second but young adults have a distinct advantage over elderly people in those conditions, say researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience, who found indicati ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2009 - 5:33pm