Aging

Researchers Agree: Get That Old Brain Moving

There was a time when I could hide my gray hairs with some strategic combing. Now, I have succumbed and describe my new hair color as “executive blond.” Of course, that also means that the important stuff under my scalp is getting older too. Brains start t ...

Article - Dan Peterson - Jun 23 2011 - 3:34pm

Regenerative Medicine: Barriers To Commercialization Online Summit Go Online

LONDON, August 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/--  Pharma IQ recently conducted a survey which showed that the funding of regenerative medicine was a big hurdle, closely followed by the progression into clinical development and the subsequent regulatory approval proc ...

Article - Newswire - Aug 5 2011 - 9:25am

Can We Reverse Aging In The Immune System?

Weakened immunity is a serious issue for older people. Because our immune systems become less effective as we age we suffer from more infections and these are often more severe. This is an important process that has probably evolved to prevent certain can ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 16 2011 - 10:18am

'Successful Aging' Linked To Sexual Satisfaction In Older Women

Successful aging and positive quality of life indicators correlate with sexual satisfaction in older women, according to a report in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society which also shows that self-rated 'successful' aging, quality of lif ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 24 2011 - 2:08pm

Dexamethasone May Stop Arthritis Before It Starts

Around 27 million Americans have arthritis, three million of which began with a joint injury that provokes slow and steady cartilage deterioration. A new study from MIT suggests that glucocorticoid dexamethasone, a steroid drug currently used to treat inf ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 6 2011 - 10:39am

Lifelong Musicians Experience Fewer Age-Related Hearing Problems Than Non-Musicians

Does playing music lead to less age-related hearing problems or do people without hearing problems continue to play music? Hearing studies have shown that trained musicians have highly developed auditory abilities compared to non-musicians but a new study ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 13 2011 - 9:53am

Is The 'Longevity' Gene Sirtuin One Big Research Error?

A study out tomorrow in Nature by researchers from the Institute of Healthy Ageing at the University College of London and colleagues is questioning the anti-aging effects of sirtuin – which is “just”the most important anti-aging gene of the decade- claim ...

Article - Catarina Amorim - Sep 22 2011 - 10:04am

Women And Weight Gain: Your Brain On Estrogen

Women often gain weight as they age and a new study in Cell Metabolism says the sex hormone estrogen,  and estrogen receptor-α (ERα) has an important yet under-appreciated role in those bigger waistlines.  ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 4 2011 - 9:36pm

Higher Testosterone Linked To Lower Muscle Mass Loss In Older Men

Higher levels of testosterone have been associated with reduced lean muscle mass loss in older men, especially in those who were losing weight. In thoese men, higher testosterone levels were also associated with less loss of lower body strength. Loss of m ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 27 2011 - 9:39am

PGC-1 Gene Activity In Intestines Slows Aging In Fruit Flies

Biologists working with fruit flies activated a gene called PGC-1, which increases the activity of mitochondria, the tiny power generators in cells that control cell growth and tell cells when to live and die.  Result: it slowed the aging process of the f ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 9 2011 - 12:23am