Aging

Surprise Physical Fitness Regimen- Gardening

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine recommends at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on most days of the week in order to maintain and improve optimal health. This recommendation ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 4 2009 - 5:21pm

Glucose Spikes Increase Memory Loss

John Hawks r eviews an article by Roni Caryn Rabin on the connection with glucose metabolism and age related cognitive decline. The original authors made clear that we remember: Previous observational studies have shown that physical activity reduces the ...

Blog Post - Nicholas Horton - Jan 9 2009 - 12:51am

Why Do Women Suffer More From Rheumatoid Arthritis Than Men?

Women appear to suffer more from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than men, according to research published in Arthritis Research and Therapy. ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 14 2009 - 1:53am

Caloric Restriction Only Extends Life Of Obese Mice- Study

A recent theory of aging says that caloric restriction may do the trick but the research is inconsistent; the mice in the most promising studies were weaned that way, something unlikely to happen in human children. New research says even those studies m ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 23 2009 - 1:04pm

Gardening Is Good For You- Study

Gardening can offer enough moderate physical activity to keep older adults in shape but Kansas State researchers writing in the journal HortScience say that among the other health benefits of gardening is keeping older hands strong and nimble. "One of ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 3 2009 - 7:25pm

RHAMM- The Protein That May Eliminate Wrinkles

Hollywood stars of a certain age take note: Research at Berkeley Lab suggests that a protein linked to the spread of several major human cancers may also hold great potential for the elimination of wrinkles and the rejuvenation of the skin. If this promise ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 17 2009 - 3:03pm

Participating in certain mental activities, like reading magazines or crafting in middle age or later in life, may delay or prevent memory loss, according to a study released today. The study involved 197 people between the ages of 70 and 89 with mild cogn ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 17 2009 - 8:02pm

Hormonal Regeneration: Turn Back The Wheel Of Time Like Benjamin Button

- Bioidentical Hormones for Physical Rejuvenation and Fitness "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" has come to the movie theatres around the globe. Benjamin Button is born with the appearance and physical maladies of an elderly man but continuou ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 11 2009 - 10:16pm

Mediterranean Diet Linked To Womens' Skeletal Health

A study from the Harokopio University of Athens (Greece) says that adherence to a dietary pattern close to the Mediterranean diet, with high consumption of fish and olive oil and low red meat intake, has a significant impact in women skeletal health. Resul ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 18 2009 - 3:39pm

New hypothesis on cause of Alzheimer's

A new hypothesis, published in today's Nature, suggests that Alzheimer's may be caused by a normal prenatal developmental process gone awry in the adult brain. Before you cast aside years of beta-amyloid research or proclaim a cure is imminent, ...

Blog Post - Becky Jungbauer - Feb 19 2009 - 11:39am