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A "Genetic Thermometer" May In The Future Reveal How Healthy You Are You For Your Age
JoVE has published details of a technique to measure the health of human genetic material in relation to a patient's age. The method is demonstrated by the laboratory of Dr. Gil Atzmon at New York's Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr... (Medical News Today)

Aging Brains May Benefit More From Mediterranean Than Low Fat Diet
Brain power in older people at risk for vascular dementia seems to improve more from a Mediterranean diet with added mixed nuts or extra virgin olive oil than from a low-fat diet that is typically followed to prevent heart attack and stroke, according to the results of a Spanish trial... (Medical News Today)

Mediterranean Diet Seems To Boost Ageing Brain Power
Better than low fat option for those at risk of vascular dementia A Mediterranean diet with added extra virgin olive oil or mixed nuts seems to improve the brain power of older people better than advising them to follow a low-fat diet, indicates research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry... (Medical News Today)

Progeria Treatment On The Horizon
"This study is a breakthrough for our research group after years of work. When we reduce the production of the enzyme in mice, the development of all the clinical symptoms of progeria is reduced or blocked... (Medical News Today)

Assessing The Efficacy Of Different Types Of Training Programs On Cognitive Performance In Elderly Patients
Forget apples - lifting weights and doing cardio can also keep the doctors away, according a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute... (Medical News Today)

Retirement Bad For Physical And Mental Health
Retirement is bad for mental and physical health, says a new study published by the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Age Endeavour Fellowship, London. The author, Gabriel H. Sahlgren, explained that initially retirement gives most people a small health boost, but over the medium- and long-term, it causes "a drastic decline in health"... (Medical News Today)

Synthetic Silicate Used To Stimulate Stem Cells Into Bone Cells
In new research published online in Advanced Materials, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) are the first to report that synthetic silicate nanoplatelets (also known as layered clay) can induce stem cells to become bone cells without the need of additional bone-inducing factors... (Medical News Today)

ICU Admissions From Emergency Departments Nearly Double
A study released by George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) researchers offers an in-depth look at hospitals nationwide and admissions to intensive care units (ICU). The study, published in the journal Academic Emergency Medicine, finds a sharp increase - nearly 50 percent - in ICU admissions coming from U.S. emergency departments... (Medical News Today)

Gender Differences In The Aging Immune System
Women's immune systems age more slowly than men's, suggests research in BioMed Central's open access journal Immunity & Ageing. The slower decline in a woman's immune system may contribute to women living longer than men... (Medical News Today)

Immune Systems Of Women Remain Younger For Longer
The secret to why women live longer than men is due to their superior immune systems, according to a new study published in the journal Immunity & Ageing... (Medical News Today)

The IT Industry Can Keep Silver Surfers Productive And Improve Their Overall Quality Of Life
Hardware and software vendors are foolish to ignore the needs of the growing population of older computer and information technology users, the so-called "silver surfers"... (Medical News Today)

Medical Diagnostic Device Employs Wireless Signals To Identify Brain Swelling Or Bleeding
New technology developed at the University of California, Berkeley, is using wireless signals to provide real-time, non-invasive diagnoses of brain swelling or bleeding. The device analyzes data from low energy, electromagnetic waves, similar to the kind used to transmit radio and mobile signals... (Medical News Today)

The Sequencing Of The Genome Of The 'Sacred Lotus' May Release Anti-Aging Secrets
A team of 70 scientists from the U.S., China, Australia and Japan reports having sequenced and annotated the genome of the "sacred lotus," which is believed to have a powerful genetic system that repairs genetic defects, and may hold secrets about aging successfully... (Medical News Today)

Insomnia Can Lead To Future Hospitalization And Increased Health Service Use
Having trouble falling or staying asleep? According to a new study led by a team of researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, insomnia may be an important indicator of future hospitalization among middle-aged and older adults... (Medical News Today)

Restoring Levels Of A Hormone May Reverse Symptoms Of Heart Failure
Heart failure is one of the most debilitating conditions linked to old age, and there are no specific therapies for the most common form of this condition in the elderly... (Medical News Today)

Slowing Down The Aging Process By Boosting "Cellular Garbage Disposal"
Scientists say that a gene, called parkin, can delay the onset of aging and make fruit flies live longer. They believe their findings might have important implications for the aging process and development of disease in human beings. The study was published in the peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)... (Medical News Today)

Protein Rejuvenates Hearts In Mice
Researchers in the US have identified a protein that rejuvenates old hearts in mice. The mouse hearts had thickened walls, a sign of aging similar to that seen in humans, but after treatment their hearts reduced in size and thickness, and became more like the hearts of younger mice... (Medical News Today)

Optical Media Changes With Age, But Neural Mechanisms Keep Color Perception Constant
Cone receptors in the human eye lose their color sensitivity with age, but our subjective experience of color remains largely unchanged over the years. This ability to compensate for age-related changes in color perception rests in higher levels of the visual system, according to research published in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Sophie Wuerger from the University of Liverpool, UK... (Medical News Today)

Memory Problems In Some Older Adults May Be Related To Anticholinergic Use
Research from the Regenstrief Institute, the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and Wishard-Eskenazi Health on medications commonly taken by older adults has found that drugs with strong anticholinergic effects cause cognitive impairment when taken continuously for as few as 60 days... (Medical News Today)

Problems Processing Everyday Events Linked To Older Adults' Memory Lapses
Some memory problems common to older adults may stem from an inability to segment daily life into discrete experiences, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science... (Medical News Today)

Adding Omega-3 Fatty Acids And Lutein/Zeaxanthin To Formulation Does Not Further Reduce Risk Of Progression To Advanced AMD
In a large, multicenter, randomized clinical trial that included persons at high risk for progression to advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), adding the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin, the omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA, or both to a formulation of antioxidant vitamins and minerals that has shown effectiveness in reducing risk did not further reduce risk of prog... (Medical News Today)

Study Finds Increase In Fall-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Elderly Men And Women
"Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of hospitalization, disability, and death-worldwide, and among older adults, falling is the most common cause of TBI," writes Niina Korhonen, B.M., of the Injury and Osteoporosis Research Center, Tampere, Finland, and colleagues in a Research Letter... (Medical News Today)

Some Seniors Could Be Driven Out Of Medicare Program By Attempts To Curb Costs
The rising cost of Medicare can be cut through strategies such as increasing premiums and raising the eligibility age, but those moves could drive many elderly Americans from the program, leaving them with limited access to health services, according to a new study... (Medical News Today)

Delaying The Aging Process By Boosting 'Cellular Garbage Disposal'
UCLA life scientists have identified a gene previously implicated in Parkinson's disease that can delay the onset of aging and extend the healthy life span of fruit flies. The research, they say, could have important implications for aging and disease in humans... (Medical News Today)

Progerin's 'Discrimination' May Contribute To Fatal Disease That Resembles Premature Aging
A mutant protein responsible for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome (HGPS) bars large proteins from entering the nucleus, according to a study in The Journal of Cell Biology. The culprit in HGPS, a fatal disease that resembles premature aging, is a protein variant called Progerin. This defective protein impairs cells in many ways, including reducing nuclear levels of the RanGTPase... (Medical News Today)

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