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Researchers set out to
address a question that has
been challenging scientists
for years: How does dietary
restriction produce
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New Culprit for Viral Infections Among Elderly An Overactive Immune Response
Researchers have found that
exaggerated responses of the
immune system explain why
the elderly succumb to viral
infections more readily than ... > full story

Potential Treatment for Huntington's Disease
Normal synaptic activity in
nerve cells protects the
brain from the misfolded
proteins associated with
Huntington's disease,
researchers have discovered.
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Analyzing Structural Brain Changes in Alzheimer's Disease
In a study that promises to
improve diagnosis and
monitoring of Alzheimer's
disease, scientists have
developed a fast and
accurate method for
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Surgery Not Linked to Memory Problems in Older Patients
November 19, 2009 For years, it has been widely assumed that older adults may experience memory loss and other cognitive problems following surgery. But a new study questions that assumption. In the 575 patients they ... > full story -
Saliva Proteins Change as Women Age
November 18, 2009 In a step toward using human saliva to tell whether those stiff joints, memory lapses, and other telltale signs of aging are normal or red flags for disease, scientists are describing how the protein ... > full story -
New Neuroimaging Analysis Technique Identifies Impact of Alzheimer's Disease Gene in Healthy Brains
November 17, 2009 Brain imaging can offer a window into risk for diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. A new study has demonstrated that genetic risk is expressed in the brains of even those who are healthy, but carry ... > full story -
Exercise-Linked Ventricular Tachycardia Is Not a Risk to Healthy Older Adults
November 16, 2009 Healthy, older adults free of heart disease need not fear that bouts of rapid, irregular heartbeats brought on by vigorous exercise might increase short- or long-term risk of dying or having a heart ... > full story -
Bladder Cancer Risks Increase Over Time for Smokers
November 16, 2009 Risk of bladder cancer for smokers has increased since the mid-1990s, with a risk progressively increasing to a level five times higher among current smokers in New Hampshire than that among ... > full story -
Longevity Tied to Genes That Preserve Tips of Chromosomes
November 15, 2009 Scientists have found a clear link between living to 100 and inheriting a hyperactive version of an enzyme that rebuilds telomeres -- the tip ends of ... > full story -
High Blood Pressure and Markers of Inflammation in Blood More Common in Offspring of Parents With Alzheimer's Disease
November 13, 2009 High blood pressure, evidence of arterial disease and markers of inflammation in the blood in middle age appear more common in individuals whose parents have Alzheimer's disease than in individuals ... > full story -
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Large People Prone to Enlarged Hearts: Obesity Leading Risk Factor of Left Atrial Enlargement During Aging
November 12, 2009 Aside from aging itself, obesity appears to be the most powerful predictor of left atrial enlargement, upping one's risk of atrial fibrillation (the most common type of arrhythmia), stroke and death, ... > full story -
Mouse Study Sheds Light on Hearing Loss in Older Adults
November 12, 2009 Becoming "hard of hearing" is a standard but unfortunate part of aging: A syndrome called age-related hearing loss affects about 40 percent of people over 65 in the United States, and will afflict an ... > full story -
Unravelling The Pathology Of Dementia
November 12, 2009 Combination therapies to tackle multiple changes in the brain may be needed to combat the growing problem of dementia in aging societies, according to a new ... > full story
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