Aging

Why Aren't Older Women In California Getting More Cervical Cancer Screenings?

California gives free medical care to a lot of people but that doesn't mean they are getting access. Many doctors won't accept new patients at all due to the increased number of patients, while an alarming number of offices ask what kind of insur ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 16 2023 - 2:15pm

Just Correlation: Sleeping Pills Linked To Dementia

A new exploratory paper links sleeping pills to dementia but while the press release uses the term risk frequently, it minimizes a giant confounder; older people sleep less and people who have not yet received a dementia diagnosis may go on sleeping medic ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 1 2023 - 10:44am

Study Says Gen X Is 'Biologically Aging' Faster Than Boomers

People are living better lives for longer than ever but an EXPLORATORY study using a computer simulation says there is reason for concern; people are getting cancer younger than ever. The authors analyzed results of blood samples from 148,724 people ages 3 ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 8 2024 - 9:47pm

Study: Caloric Restriction In Humans And Aging

In mice, caloric restriction has been found to increase aging but obviously mice are not little people, and mice are weaned on a starvation diet. That cannot and will never happen in humans. Yet  restricting calories even by 20 percent has been shown to pr ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 17 2024 - 5:46pm