News tagged with adults age
Grandparents connected to success of human race
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you looked around at your family some 40,000 years ago, you would not have seen grandparents as the likelihood of a person passing their 30th birthday was slim. However, according to new research reported ...
Increasing number of Americans have insufficient levels of vitamin D
Average blood levels of vitamin D appear to have decreased in the United States between 1994 and 2004, according to a report in the March 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Research: How you think about your age may affect how you age
(PhysOrg.com) -- The saying "You're only as old as you feel" really seems to resonate with older adults, according to research from Purdue University.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Memory grows less efficient very early in Alzheimer's disease
Even very early in Alzheimer's disease, people become less efficient at separating important from less important information, a new study has found.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 04, 2009 |
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Buck Institute making progress on aging process
Downhill from the I.M. Pei-designed, Ponce de Leon-inspired and worm-saturated Buck Institute for Age Research lies the rustically tony downtown of this Marin County, Calif., city.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 09, 2009 |
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Preparing for successful aging
It's never too early or too late to start working toward the goal of improving brain health. So perhaps the New Year is the perfect time to consider how one achieves a long and satisfying life. A book recently publishing ...
Dec 30, 2009 |
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Natural substance NT-020 aids aging brains in rats, study finds
A combination of nutrients called NT-020 promoted adult neural stem cell proliferation in aged rats and boosted their memory performance, reported University of South Florida researchers studying natural therapeutic approaches ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 20, 2010 |
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Psychologists say longer lives can still lead to happier golden years
As more people live well into their 80s and 90s, it's reassuring to know that most people get happier as they age and exert more emotional control than younger adults, according to researchers who spoke at the 117th Annual ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 07, 2009 |
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New study explores role of sexual, social behaviors in seniors' well-being
Researchers and the general public have a new resource for information on the health and intimate relationships of older people, thanks to a new supplemental issue of The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological an ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 18, 2009 |
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