At-A-Glance: Aging Research News
Leading researchers and authorities on aging are constantly making news with their breakthroughs and discoveries. Below is a small sample of the articles, podcasts, blog postings, and other media that highlight some of this important information on aging, age-related disease, and the science behind getting old:
Pharma Seeks Genetic Clues to Healthy Ageing
Reuters – 4/6/10
Scientists continue to study centenarians for their secrets to a long and healthy life.
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Oldest American Dead: Mary Josephine Ray Dies at Age 114
The Huffington Post - 3/31/10
The woman believed to be the oldest in America, died in March—just hours before a fellow super-centenarian who was 113.
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Four Preventable Risk Factors Reduce Life Expectancy in US and Lead to Health Disparities, Study Finds
ScienceDaily – 3/24/10
Smoking, high blood pressure, elevated blood glucose levels, and being overweight or obese are estimated to reduce life expectancy by 4.9 years in men and 4.1 years in women.
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Osteoporosis Drugs May Help Fight Breast Cancer Risk
ABC News – 3/3/10
New research finds that while they do carry risks, bisphosphonates—a common class of osteoporosis drugs—may reduce the risk of breast cancer in non-obese women.
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Insight: Ageing
Nature – 3/10
This podcast explores the biology of aging, consequences for society, and what we can all do to ensure a long and healthy life.
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Health Checkup: How to Live 100 Years
Time Magazine - 2/11/10
This series highlights how science is slowly unraveling the secrets of living long. Read about the potential cost to society of long life, how eating less may help you live longer, and more.
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NIA Funds Centers to Study Demography of Aging
NIH News – 2/2/10
The National Institute on Aging announced a commitment of more than $36 million over the next 5 years to support the network of universities and organizations that lead innovative studies on the characteristics of the aging population.
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Not a Part of Normal Aging
Alliance for Aging Research Blog – 1/26/10
Aortic stenosis is an under-diagnosed and under-treated disease that is often misinterpreted as a “normal part of aging.”
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Alzheimer’s Disease “Could be Detected by Eye Test”
BBC News – 1/14/10
Scientists have found a potential new way to detect early cognitive decline—through the eye!
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Yoga “Prevents Age-Related Illness”
Sideways News – 1/14/10
Yoga may do more than help you stay fit—it may also help you fend off a number of old-age illnesses.
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Longevity Genes May Protect Against Alzheimer’s
Technology Review – 1/13/10
Those with a genetic link to longevity may also be protected against the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Scientists Are Changing the Definition of “Old Age”
US News & World Report – 12/23/09
More and more research is showing that the aging process can be manipulated and that learning more about how we age could lead to longer & healthier lives.
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Amyloid Deposits in Cognitively Normal People May Predict Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
NIH News – 12/14/09
Studies funded by the National Institutes of Health have found a potential new predictor of who will develop Alzheimer’s.
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