Lessons on Aging from Three Nations: The Art of Aging Well (Society and Aging)
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bloomberg: Senate Democratic leaders, who are battling Republican attempts to "block Medicare spending cuts, face an even bigger headache: overcoming concern among members of their own party about the program's future funding...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
Changes in the brain's white matter are common among the elderly and dementia patients, and often appear as blurred patches on CT and MRI images...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
One of the world's leading cognitive science institutes has announced that it has created a new company with MaRS, Canada's premiere innovation centre, to develop and market brain fitness products to help adults extend their memory and cognitive abilities longer in the lifespan. Baycrest president and CEO Dr...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Researchers in Japan have found that female mice produced by using genetic material from two mothers but no father live significantly longer than mice with the normal mix of maternal and paternal genes. Their findings provide the first evidence that sperm genes may have a detrimental effect on lifespan in mammals...
Aging Fabulous (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Recently, I have been using Suki Eye Repair Balm to hydrate, plump and protect the fragile skin around my eyes and lips. This is very important, due to the fact that this area does not produce its own moisture. The active ingredients in Suki Eye Repair Balm are rose hips and organic carrots. Filling lines and wrinkles while making skin firmer and stronger, carrot and rose hip oils infuse the delicate...
Science Daily (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
In spite of their genetic similarity to humans, chimpanzees and great apes have maximum lifespans that rarely exceed 50 years. A new study argues that humans have evolved genes that enable us to better adjust to infection, inflammation and our meat rich diets.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
A new study by radiologists found that middle-aged men and women who do lots of exercise, and particularly high impact activities like running and jumping, may be unknowingly causing damage to their knees and putting themselves at greater risk of developing osteoarthritis. By implication, low impact activities like swimming and cycling may protect damaged and healthy joints they said, although further...
Aging Fabulous (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Yesterday, we talked about the benefits of garlic oil and frankincense. Today, let’s explore more natural botanicals that can be part of your wrinkle fighting routine. Read on about neroli and lavender to learn more about their anti-aging properties and how they can benefit your skin. Neroli Although neroli is not as commonly known as frankincense, it is just as important in the fight against...
Aging Fabulous (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Look for an anti-wrinkle cream made from natural ingredients if you really want to see your wrinkles diminish. Lots of plants offer vast medicinal benefits and the results are guaranteed. After hundreds of years, people are still using them because of how effective they are fighting aging. Natural creams are typically made from volatile plant oils. These oils are found in different parts of the plants,...
Fight Aging! (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
The latest issue of Rejuvenation Research, the journal chaired by biomedical gerontologist Aubrey de Grey, is available online. In this issue, Michael Fossel lays out the case for a focus on telomere biology: In 1990, telomere length was shown to correlate with cellular senescence; this discovery was followed by a series of papers affirming a causal relationship between telomere length and cell senescence....
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
CongressDaily: "Democratic senators are aiming to pass legislation to extend subsidies to help the unemployed and underemployed afford healthcare coverage before federal funding expires at the end of this year, Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., said today.
Aging Fabulous (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Scarves and turtleneck sweaters are the less expensive and least invasive “cures” for turkey neck. This delicate part of the anatomy can begin sagging and drooping due to weight loss or gain, laxity of the platysma muscle, swollen neck cords or loose skin. The cure can be determined by the cause and the extent of the sagging. Treatments range from skin creams to surgery. Your pocketbook...
Aging Fabulous (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Most of us don’t get enough sleep at night. However if you want to slow down the aging process, this is one of the most important things to try and do. Although aging will occur anyway, you will have a longer and healthier life if you get enough sleep. You will also look and feel better if you do! Whatever else you do to slow down the aging process may be less effective if you don’t get...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The healthcare reform bill the Senate leadership unveiled last week includes key provisions that would help ensure older Americans access to higher quality, more cost-effective and affordable healthcare, and help make the Medicare program more sustainable, thanks to the efforts of Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and other senators at the forefront of efforts to enhance the health of older adults.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
The California Medical Association praised the U.S. House of Representatives today for passing HR 3961, legislation that will ease the difficulty seniors face in finding a physician who accepts Medicare. The bill repeals Medicare's flawed payment structure, known as the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), and replaces it with a stable foundation that would encourage physician participation.
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thegolem | 06/29/2009
Why We Age Okinawans have the longest life expectancy and those living over 100 years are claimed to be about 34 per 1,000,000. HOWEVER, surveys done in various geographical locations and investigations have demonstrated that all records of longevity are extremely unreliable. It seems that life expectancies from old age; senescence, have never varied that much. People die of old age now at the about
wellswell | 12/31/2008
Anti Aging and Human Growth Hormone Dr. Daniel Rudman, M.D., of the Medical College of Wisconsin conducted research on the effects of HGH in 1991. He concluded that HGH could reduce body fat, increase muscle tone, boost your energy level, reduce wrin...
soulfullvibes | 07/05/2008
Sean Combs aka Diddy became the target of a confused Alzheimer’s Disease sufferer during a recent stay in a Beverly Hills hotel. The unnamed elderly man approached Diddy as if he was an old friend, and then lashed out at the rapper-turned-style guru.
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