Aging:
News Articles on Aging, Back Pain, Age Related Disease, Eldercare, Healthy Aging
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Jul 16th, 2008
The tiny eyeless C. elegans roundworm, one of the most widely used animals in biological research, can detect flashes of light and responds to them by quickly wriggling away.
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Jul 16th, 2008
As concern about children’s health grows along with their waistlines, medical experts fear that the childhood obesity epidemic could lead to large numbers of younger adults developing type 2 diabetes, causing serious and lasting health complications for future generations of Americans.
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Jul 15th, 2008
New report on pain management shows seven states have improved Pain Policies in the Last Year, but some barriers still remain.
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Jul 10th, 2008
Research has found that older people are having more sex than they were thought and that they really enjoy their sexual lives.
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Jul 8th, 2008
Aggressive use of nationally recommended clinical prevention activities, such as smoking cessation programs, controlling pre-diabetes or lowering cholesterol, could increase life expectancy for U.S. adults by reducing cardiovascular disease .
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Jul 8th, 2008
As more adults age into the high-risk period for cognitive impairment, clinicians need simple and reliable methods to identify where they may have problems in everyday life that reveal underlying changes in the brain.
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Jul 5th, 2008
Researchers have found that resveratrol - a component found in red wine and grapes - can significantly reduce age related health problems.
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Jul 5th, 2008
Scientists have found that the compound resveratrol slows age-related deterioration and functional decline of mice on a standard diet, but does not increase longevity when started at middle age.
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Jul 3rd, 2008
Want to slow the signs of aging and live longer? New research suggests cutting back on calories could be a promising strategy.
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Jul 2nd, 2008
As more adults age into the high-risk period for cognitive impairment, clinicians need simple and reliable methods to identify where they may have problems in everyday life that reveal underlying changes in the brain.
