News tagged with aging disease
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 ...
Mar 18, 2011 |
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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
Nov 29, 2010 |
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Scientists solve ageing puzzle (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A discovery by Newcastle University experts could provide the next step in fighting age related diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 16, 2010 |
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Most babies born this century will live to 100
(AP) -- Most babies born in rich countries this century will eventually make it to their 100th birthday, new research says. Danish experts say that since the 20th century, people in developed countries are living about three ...
Oct 01, 2009 |
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'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
Mar 01, 2011 |
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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 ...
Mar 22, 2011 |
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New evidence ties gene to Alzheimer's
Of dozens of candidates potentially involved in increasing a person's risk for the most common type of Alzheimer's disease that affects more than 5 million Americans over the age of 65, one gene that keeps grabbing Johns ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 06, 2009 |
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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
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Phosphorous in sodas and processed foods accelerates signs of aging, scientists say
Here's another reason to kick the soda habit. New research published online in the FASEB Journal shows that high levels of phosphates may add more "pop" to sodas and processed foods than once thought. That's because resear ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 26, 2010 |
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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
Jul 23, 2010 |
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Key Brain Receptors Linked To Learning and Memory Decrease with Age
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying cognitive decline that accompanies aging have been interested in nicotinic receptors, part of a key neural pathway that not only enhances learning and memory skills but ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Brief exercise reduces impact of stress on cell aging, study shows
Exercise can buffer the effects of stress-induced cell aging, according to new research from UCSF that revealed actual benefits of physical activity at the cellular level.
May 26, 2010 |
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Gene linked to aging also linked to Alzheimer's
MIT biologists report that they have discovered the first link between the amyloid plaques that form in the brains of Alzheimer's patients and a gene previously implicated in the aging process, SIRT1.
Jul 22, 2010 |
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Ingredient in red wine may prevent some blinding diseases
found in red wine, grapes, blueberries, peanuts and other plants — stops out-of-control blood vessel growth in the eye, according to vision researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 25, 2010 |
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Higher levels of protein hormone associated with lower risk of dementia, Alzheimer's disease
Persons with higher levels of leptin, a protein hormone produced by fat cells and involved in the regulation of appetite, may have an associated reduced incidence of Alzheimer disease and dementia, according to a study in ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 15, 2009 |
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