News tagged with age restriction
Scientists ferret out a key pathway for aging
For decades, scientists have been searching for the fundamental biological secrets of how eating less extends lifespan.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Longer-lived, healthier mice offer promise of drug treatments for age-related diseases
Scientists have managed to extend the lifespan of mice by up to a fifth and reduce the number of age-related diseases the animals suffer. The research, which involved blocking a key molecular pathway, mimics ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Europe's children still unsafe in online world: EU
European Union nations are not doing enough to protect children in the digital world and need to upgrade hotline systems, social networking awareness and age-rating, the EU executive said Tuesday.
Sep 13, 2011 |
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One in five European kids dodge Facebook age limit: survey
Three-quarters of Europe's children have a profile on a social networking website, while one in five under 13 manage to dodge Facebook's age restriction, a survey showed Monday.
Apr 18, 2011 |
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Scientists ID key protein that links dietary restriction with healthy hearing, aging
Restricting calories extends life and slows a range of age-related disorders in mice, rats and other organisms. But even after eight decades of research on the subject, scientists are still unclear just how caloric restriction ...
Dec 16, 2010 |
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Study of flies raises doubts about fasting leading to longer lives
They're called "fruit flies" for a reason, and it sure isn't for lack of appetite. But like most animals, the pests typically lose their appetite when they get infected. We humans go them one better: Even when bug-free and ...
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Judge orders FDA to let 17-year-olds use Plan B (Update)
(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration let politics cloud its judgment when it denied teenage girls over-the-counter access to the Plan B morning-after pill, a federal judge said Monday as he ordered the FDA to let 17-year-olds ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Age restriction on emergency stroke treatment should be lifted, say researchers
Thrombolysis (giving anti-clotting drugs within three hours of an acute stroke) is effective in patients aged 40 to 90 years and should not be restricted in elderly patients, as current guidelines advise, concludes a study ...
Nov 24, 2010 |
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Preserving memory with age
If you lived longer, would you still remember everything? It depends. Two methods of extending life span have very different effects on memory performance and decline with age, researchers at Princeton University have shown ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 18, 2010 |
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FTC: Children still marketed violent content
(AP) -- The video game industry is doing a better job at keeping young kids away from violent and other inappropriate content than the music and movie businesses, according to a new report by the Federal Trade Commission.
Dec 03, 2009 |
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