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USC research uncovers previously unknown genetic risk factor for dementia

New research from USC has uncovered a previously unknown genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The study provides insights on how these conditions, and other diseases of aging, might one day be treated and prevented.

21 Sep 2018

Researchers develop technology to study behavior of implants without animal testing

An international team of researchers consisting of scientists from NUST MISIS and TU Dortmund University has developed a technology to study the behavior of orthopedic implants in laboratory conditions as close as possible to the human body.

21 Sep 2018

Study explores connection between sexuality and cognitive status in older adults

The number of people who live at home with Alzheimer's Disease (AD), a brain disease that causes abnormal changes that kill brain cells, is expected to grow from 3.2 million today to more than 8 million in 2050.

21 Sep 2018

New federally-funded research project could lead to treatments that extend human lifespan

A new federally-funded research project at the Ohio University Edison Biotechnology Institute and Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine could lead to treatments that extend human lifespan and allow people to enjoy better health in their old age.

21 Sep 2018

Body organs undergo structural changes in response to diet

Body organs such as the intestine and ovaries undergo structural changes in response to dietary nutrients that can have lasting impacts on metabolism, as well as cancer susceptibility, according to Carnegie's Rebecca Obniski, Matthew Sieber, and Allan Spradling.

20 Sep 2018

First evaluation of benefits, harms of Alzheimer's screening for family members of older adults

With the support of a new $3 million, five-year National Institute on Aging grant, researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Center for Aging Research are conducting the first evaluation of the benefits and harms of Alzheimer's disease screening for family members of older adults.

20 Sep 2018

Despite red flags at surgery centers, overseers award gold seals

At his surgery center near San Diego, Rodney Davis wore scrubs, was referred to as "Dr. Rod" and carried the title of director of surgery. But he was a physician assistant, not a doctor, who anesthetized patients and performed liposuction with little input from his supervising doctor, court records show.

20 Sep 2018

Older individuals with multiple sclerosis report higher quality of life than younger counterparts

A recent brief report by MS researchers provides preliminary evidence that older individuals with multiple sclerosis report lower levels of depression and higher quality of life than their younger counterparts.

20 Sep 2018

Geroscience takes center stage in Journal of the American Medical Association

Geroscience--the burgeoning research field that focuses on the genetic, molecular, and cellular mechanisms that make aging a major risk factor for most chronic diseases as we age--takes center stage in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the world's most widely circulated medical journal.

20 Sep 2018

Demographers create detailed color map of population aging in Europe

Demographers from the Higher School of Economics and the University of Southern Denmark have created a detailed color map of population aging in European countries; a collection of demographic stories, it uses color coding to indicate the varying stages of population aging across Europe.

20 Sep 2018

Neuroplasticity is increased but dysregulated in the aging brain, study finds

They say you can't teach old dogs new tricks, but new research shows you can teach an old rat new sounds, even if the lesson doesn't stick very long.

19 Sep 2018

Pittcon Program Committee: Dr. Fenella France to deliver 2019 Plenary Lecture

The Pittcon Program Committee is extremely pleased to announce that Fenella France, Chief of the Preservation Research and Testing Division at the Library of Congress, will deliver the 2019 Plenary Lecture.

From Pittcon 18 Sep 2018

Key signaling molecule that helps stem cells make healthy bone declines as we age

With age, expression of a small molecule that can silence others goes way up while a key signaling molecule that helps stem cells make healthy bone goes down, scientists report.

18 Sep 2018

New online tools aid surgeons and specialists who care for older people

The American Board of Medical Specialties and the American Geriatrics Society, with funding from The John A. Hartford Foundation, today unveiled one of the field's first suites of online tools to aid surgeons and related medical sub-specialists who care for older people.

18 Sep 2018

Scientists to focus on length of time when a person is alive and healthy

Clinicians, scientists and public health professionals should proudly "declare victory" in their efforts to extend the human lifespan to its very limits, according to University of Illinois at Chicago epidemiologist S. Jay Olshansky.

18 Sep 2018

ASPREE trial explores whether low dose aspirin can prolong good health in elderly people

The ASPREE trial of more than 19,000 participants in Australia and the US is the largest and most comprehensive study to look at whether the many millions of older people around the world who take (100mg) low dose aspirin to preserve good health are deriving any benefit by doing so.

18 Sep 2018

Patients with severe TBI recover to functional independence more often than before

Patients with severe traumatic brain injury treated at Helsinki University Hospital, Finland, recover to functional independence more often than before.

17 Sep 2018

Researchers study if brain regions activated after negative facial stimulus are activated in people with MCI

Greek researchers investigated whether specific brain regions, which have been found to be highly activated after negative facial stimulus, are also activated in different groups of people with subjective cognitive impairment, mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's Disease compared to healthy controls.

17 Sep 2018

New Medicare Advantage tool to lower drug prices puts crimp in patients’ choices

Starting next year, Medicare Advantage plans will be able to add restrictions on expensive, injectable drugs administered by doctors to treat cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, macular degeneration and other serious diseases.

17 Sep 2018

Daily low-dose aspirin does not prolong healthy life in older people, study finds

In a large clinical trial to determine the risks and benefits of daily low-dose aspirin in healthy older adults without previous cardiovascular events, aspirin did not prolong healthy, independent living (life free of dementia or persistent physical disability).

17 Sep 2018

Aging News and Research

USC research uncovers previously unknown genetic risk factor for dementia

Researchers develop technology to study behavior of implants without animal testing

Study explores connection between sexuality and cognitive status in older adults

New federally-funded research project could lead to treatments that extend human lifespan

Body organs undergo structural changes in response to diet

First evaluation of benefits, harms of Alzheimer's screening for family members of older adults

Despite red flags at surgery centers, overseers award gold seals

Older individuals with multiple sclerosis report higher quality of life than younger counterparts

Geroscience takes center stage in Journal of the American Medical Association

Demographers create detailed color map of population aging in Europe

Neuroplasticity is increased but dysregulated in the aging brain, study finds

Pittcon Program Committee: Dr. Fenella France to deliver 2019 Plenary Lecture

Key signaling molecule that helps stem cells make healthy bone declines as we age

New online tools aid surgeons and specialists who care for older people

Scientists to focus on length of time when a person is alive and healthy

ASPREE trial explores whether low dose aspirin can prolong good health in elderly people

Patients with severe TBI recover to functional independence more often than before

Researchers study if brain regions activated after negative facial stimulus are activated in people with MCI

New Medicare Advantage tool to lower drug prices puts crimp in patients’ choices

Daily low-dose aspirin does not prolong healthy life in older people, study finds

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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