Aging

Sorry, Youngsters: Sugar Daddies And Cougars Are More Myth Than Reality

You've seen it on television; a rich, older man who supports a younger, attractive spouse. And it happens in real life, but it's rare. Instead, a new analysis by economists has found that people married to much younger or much older mates have l ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2013 - 3:07pm

How Medicare Costs Can Be $180 Billion Lower Over 10 Years

Combining Medicare's hospital, physician, and prescription drug coverage with private supplemental coverage into one health plan could save the government and seniors $180 billion over a decade, according to a new analysis from The Johns Hopkins Bloo ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2013 - 6:30pm

The Molecular Reason Female Fertility Declines With Age?

Scientists have a new theory as to why a woman’s fertility declines after her mid-30s: As women age, their egg cells become riddled with DNA damage and die off because their DNA repair systems wear out. Defects in one of the DNA repair genes, BRCA1, have l ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 1 2013 - 2:00pm

For Anxious Dementia Patients, Robot Pets May Be A Solution

Interacting with a therapeutic robot companion made people with mid- to late-stage dementia less anxious and also had a positive influence on their quality of life, according to a pilot study PARO, a robotic harp seal, was used to investigate the effect of ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 24 2013 - 10:23am

Awakening Sleepy Skin Stem Cells May Reduce Signs Of Aging

We constantly grow new skin and shed the old but no one is sure exactly how it works. New research says they may provide the answer.  Engineers and biologists at the University of Sheffield say a recent hypothesis- that skin has 'sleeping' stem ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 26 2013 - 11:12am

Gerovital H3: Banned Fountain Of Youth Drug Favored By Hollywood Makes A Comeback

Gerovital H3, one of the "fountain of youth" miracles drugs that crop up once a generation, was banned in the United States in 1982, but the alternative medicine crowd that never let go of homeopathy after hundreds of years is reviving it. Anti- ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 7 2013 - 9:27pm

The War On Sunshine Is Leading To More Fragile Bones

Sunshine is out. If you aren't slathering yourself in SPF 150 chemicals to keep it off of you, you're going to get skin cancer and no one will feel bad. It's not that simple. As we grow older our bones become more fragile and a team of rese ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 10 2013 - 2:15pm

Acne Treatment Clinical Trial- Results Using Bioactive Milk Proteins

Biotechnology company Quantec Ltd has presented the results of its US clinical trial of its patented complex of bioactive milk proteins product- called IDP- which was conducted at clinical research facility in California and completed in February of 2013. ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 14 2013 - 5:03pm

Artistic Ability Survives Dementia- A Case Study

Art is forever was true in the case of internationally renowned sculptor Mary Hecht. Despite an advanced case of vascular dementia, Hecht was able to draw spur-of-the moment and detailed sketches of faces and figures, including from memory and her case st ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 23 2013 - 9:17am

Sirt1 Study Finds Aging May Really Be In Your Head

Research into the role of proteins called sirtuins in enhancing longevity has yielded contradictory results from many different scientists- while it's been fine for mouse studies, weaning human babies on a diet near starvation isn't possible. As ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2013 - 12:07pm