News tagged with aging disease

Oxidative stress: Less harmful than suspected?

Arterial calcification and coronary heart disease, neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, cancer and even the aging process itself are suspected to be partially caused or accelerated ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

UN: Deaths up from cancer, diabetes, heart disease

(AP) -- Nearly two-thirds of deaths in the world are caused by noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart and lung disease which are rapidly increasing at a cost to the global economy of trillions of dollars, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

FDA panel unanimously backs Regeneron eye drug

(AP) -- A panel of federal health experts voted unanimously in favor of a new eye drug from Regeneron, bringing the company one step closer to competing against a blockbuster Roche drug that currently dominates the market.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Seniors' sex lives are up -- and so are STD cases

Across the nation, and especially in communities that attract a lot of older Americans, the free-love generation is continuing to enjoy an active - if not always healthy - sex life.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Molecular researchers discover novel gene linked to aging hearts

Researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) have identified a novel gene in the nucleus of muscle and brain cells that affects heart development and the aging process. Their investigation brings the promise ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds link between chronic depression and accelerated immune cell aging

(PhysOrg.com) -- Certain cases of major depression are associated with premature aging of immune cells, which may make people more susceptible to other serious illness, according to findings from a new UCSF-led study.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New aging cause revealed by test tube

(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemists from The Australian National University have discovered a new way that ageing-related diseases can progress, opening up new preventative and treatment possibilities for conditions ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists find a key to maintaining our DNA

DNA contains all of the genetic instructions that make us who we are, and maintaining the integrity of our DNA over the course of a lifetime is a critical, yet complex part of the aging process. In an important, albeit early ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 18, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

'Ageless' animals give scientists clues on how to overcome the aging process

Ornithologist Ian Nisbet loves to share two photos of himself with his beloved terns.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (13) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover molecular 'switch' that contributes to cellular aging process

A team of Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) scientists report finding a molecular "switch" that can "turn off" some cellular processes that are protective against aging and metabolic diseases. While more research is ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Partial reversal of aging achieved in mice

(PhysOrg.com) -- Harvard scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute say they have for the first time partially reversed age-related degeneration in mice, resulting in new growth of the brain and testes, improved ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 29, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (45) | comments 48 | with audio podcast

Americans less healthy than English, but live as long or longer, study finds

Older Americans are less healthy than their English counterparts, but they live as long or even longer than their English peers, according to a new study by researchers from the RAND Corporation and the Institute for Fiscal ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Certain new therapies for age-related eye disease do not appear to increase heart risks

Newer treatments for age-related macular degeneration (AMD)—including an intravitreous (into the eye) injection of a chemotherapy drug and use of a related compound approved for use against the eye disease—do not ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 11, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stress in middle age could contribute to late-life dementia

Psychological stress in middle age could lead to the development of dementia later in life, especially Alzheimer's disease, reveals research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Based on data from a study which followed ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 16, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Major breakthrough in Alzheimer research: Looking for Alzheimer's causes at cellular level

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of Sydney's Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease Laboratory have achieved a major breakthrough by finding the causes of Alzheimer's disease at a cellular level and thereby identifying ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (17) | comments 3 | with audio podcast