Aging

ATHENA Clinical Results For Dronedarone (Multaq(R)) Highlighted At The World Cardiology Congress

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, May 21 /PRNewswire/-- Today at the World Congress of Cardiology (WCC), the press conference entitled "New Perspectives in Atrial Fibrillation Management" chaired by John Camm, Professor of Clinical Cardiology, St George& ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 21 2008 - 12:32am

Shock- Some Collagen Repair Skin Treatments Actually Work

Dozens of studies show collagen repair is possible and demonstrate why three types of available skin treatments, topical retinoic acid, carbon dioxide laser resurfacing and injections of cross-linked hyaluronic acid, are effective. University of Michigan s ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2009 - 12:29pm

Play Golf, Live Longer

Researcher at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden say golf is good for your health. People of the same sex, age and socioeconomic status who golf can expect a 5 year increase in life expectancy compared to those who do not, they say. And great golfers live ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 4 2011 - 1:29pm

Nursing Home Fights Between Residents More Common Than Believed- Study

When people hear about elder abuse in nursing homes, they usually think of staff members victimizing residents. However, research by Cornell University faculty members suggests that a more prevalent and serious problem may be aggression and violence that o ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 2 2008 - 4:48pm

Soot, Black Icebergs And Arctic Ice

A black iceberg & melting snow http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=impure-as-the-driven- snow ...

Article - Lee Rodgers - Jun 3 2008 - 2:03pm

Leading Blood Pressure Medication Diovan(R) With Diuretic Reduces Key Sign Of Artery Ageing Which Is Linked To Risk Of Heart Att

BASEL, Switzerland, June 5 /PRNewswire/--- First Study to Show Diovan/HCT Improves Artery Elasticity in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease(1)- Diovan/HCT Demonstrated Superior Benefits on Artery Elasticity, a Strong Pred ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 5 2008 - 1:32am

Senetek PLC Announces Key Personnel Appointments

NAPA, California, June 9 /PRNewswire/--- Phillip Rose Named Chief Operating Officer Senetek PLC (OTC Bulletin Board: SNKTY), a Life Sciences company engaged in the development of technologies that target the science of healthy aging, today announced that ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 9 2008 - 9:30am

Amyloid-Beta 42 Gene Variation Linked To Early Alzheimer's Symptoms

Investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a genetic variation associated with an earlier age of onset in Alzheimer's disease. Unlike genetic mutations previously linked to rare, inherited forms of early-ons ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 9 2008 - 10:41pm

Hormonal Regeneration: Footballers' Wives Breasts Made Using Stem Cells, Just In Time For EURO 2008

Silicone breasts for a football star's girlfriend, aging Hollywood actresses with doll-like, over-tightened faces- all this could soon be a matter of the past. Cosmetic surgery is developing into an interdisciplinary medicine of beauty and rejuvenati ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 11 2009 - 10:15pm

Estrogen Therapy May Limit Strokes In Women- But The Timing Has To Be Right

Since the Women's Health Initiative study found that long-term therapy with estrogen or estrogen plus progestin may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, many women have found it difficult to decide whether to take hormone therapy at menopause ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 15 2008 - 11:01pm