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For Successful aging, genetics, lifestyle decision making, and their interactions, may influence the ability to reach old age with preserved cognition.
Natural cocoa compounds may have pronounced vascular benefits for older population
A drug made to enhance memory appears to trigger a natural mechanism in the brain that fully reverses age related memory loss.
Beneficial effects of moderate drinking on the heart continue as people age into their 70s and 80s.
There may be a link between the innate biological clock, known as the circadian clock, and aging.
Baby boomers can lower their risks of illness associated with aging by adopting a healthier lifestyle.
Prospects for tomorrow's elderly as baby boomers head for retirement.
What's the secret to living longer? The answer to this age old question might be found through research looking at neuroendocrine changes throughout the lifespan.
Attitudes about aging contradict reality.
Aging is a huge factor for cancer but have so far struggled to understand why that is.
Calorie restriction has some specific anti aging effects that are due to lower energy intake, rather than to leanness.
Why do we age and stop reproducing after a certain age?
The effects of aging are lessened by trimming just a few calories from the daily diet.
A study of older adults with advanced chronic illnesses indicates that as a patient's health declines, that individual may be more likely to accept treatments that would result in mild to severe functional disability.
2006 is likely to be the first year in human history when women can expect to outlive men.
Older adults' attention tilts toward positive feelings and associations, despite the time limited future that comes with advancing age.
Longer studies are required to determine if calorie restriction changes the aging process in humans.
The number of older people living in the English countryside is soaring at a much faster rate than the rest of the country.
The finding may help explain why cognitive problems in old age, including dementia, are associated with falls.
Can becoming an adult be hazardous to your health? News study says it may be the case.
Researchers have created a 12 item index that can accurately predict the likelihood of death within four years for people 50 and older.
Today's older Americans are very different from their predecessors, living longer, having lower rates of disability, achieving higher levels of education and less often living in poverty.
Older women who attend religious services frequently are more likely to participate in leisure time physical activity.
Whatever your situation, don't be reluctant to ask for what you need to maintain independence.
Since aging is so complex, it's unlikely that one pill or procedure can slow the process.
Wrinkles, gray hair and bifocals. Past a certain age, evidence of aging is all too obvious. But so far, no single theory explains how or why aging occurs.
Researchers generally view aging as many processes or factors that interact and influence each other, including cellular wear and tear; DNA damage; hormone changes; immune system changes; and free radicals (unstable oxygen molecules).
Age need not be an automatic barrier to elective surgery.
The report features an in depth look at the 55 to 64 age group, which includes the oldest of the baby boomers.
The findings provide new insight into how the brain adjusts its thinking processes as people age.
The gene, known as SIRT1, suppresses longevity, and may play a role in regulating the aging process.
The discovery offers an intriguing new model for studying DNA repair, as well as its possible role in aging related degeneration.
