Aging

Hyperaged Men And The Scale Of Male Suffering

Life expectancy at birth is about six years shorter for White males than White females. This gap is about eight years for Blacks. Given the close correlation between declining health and early death, older males are effectively on average several years mo ...

Article - Sascha Vongehr - Dec 18 2016 - 10:29pm

Kidney Stones Are On The Rise Among Youth

Kidney stones are increasing in the U.S., a striking change from the historic pattern in which middle-aged white men were at highest risk for the painful condition. Researchers, clinicians and public health experts have been aware of the overall increase ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 14 2016 - 6:28pm

MLL1 Enzyme Key To Link Between Age-Related Inflammation And Cancer

Researchers have shown that an enzyme key to regulating gene expression-- and also an oncogene when mutated-- is critical for the expression of numerous inflammatory compounds that have been implicated in age-related increases in cancer and tissue degener ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 3 2016 - 2:46pm

Why Do Women Go Through Menopause?

Passing on our genes to the next generation is the key process in evolution that happens through natural selection. So why do women suddenly stop having periods when they have at least a third of their lives left to live? It makes no sense, which is why i ...

Article - The Conversation - Feb 22 2016 - 8:31am

Anterior Vs. Posterior Surgical Approach Makes No Difference In Hip Replacement Outcomes

The surgical approach to total hip replacement (THR)--either from the front of the body or the side/back (anterior versus posterior)--has no impact on outcomes six months after surgery, according to research presented today at the 2016 Annual Meeting of t ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 4 2016 - 8:58am

Trouble Sleeping? It May Be The Size Of Your Tongue

The best time to identify signs of obstructive sleep apnea may not be at night while snoozing in bed but, instead, while sitting in the dentist's chair. ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 8 2016 - 5:38pm

Exercise May Slow Brain Aging By 10 Years For Older People

MINNEAPOLIS- Exercise in older people is associated with a slower rate of decline in thinking skills that occurs with aging. People who reported light to no exercise experienced a decline equal to 10 more years of aging as compared to people who reported ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 25 2016 - 8:26am

Farmers Have Stronger Hips

The hip fracture risk of farmers is lower than the general population, according to a study in Sweden, one of the few countries which tracks hip fractures through a national registry, making it possible to assess how hip fracture risk across the country a ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 16 2016 - 7:47pm

Women More Likely To Be Over-Prescribed Prescription Drugs, And Elderly Women Most Of All

Nearly one in three British Columbia women over age 65 received inappropriate levels of prescription medicines in 2013, while only one in four men of the same age did, according to a new paper. The work analyzed population-based health-care datasets to fi ...

Article - News Staff - May 5 2016 - 2:02pm

Old Man Balls: Fact Or Fiction?

Disclaimer: If you read this, don't blame me for whatever psychological damage that will inevitably follow. This may not be the most dignified thing I've ever written, but I couldn't resist once I thought of the title. And, it also happens ...

Article - Josh Bloom - Jun 10 2016 - 11:11am